Manual Transmission of Dasheen Mosaic Virus from Richardia to Nonaraceous Hosts. G. L. Rana, Associate Professor, Institute of Plant Pathology, University of Bari, Via Amendola 165/A, Italy. C. Vovlas, Associate Professor, Institute of Plant Pathology, University of Bari, Via Amendola 165/A, Italy, and F. W. Zettler, Professor, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611. Plant Dis. 67:1121-1122. Accepted for publication 18 April 1983. Copyright 1983 American Phytopathological Society. DOI: 10.1094/PD-67-1121.

Dasheen mosaic virus was isolated from diseased calla lily plants (Richardia africana) growing in southern Italy. Chenopodium amaranticolor, C. quinoa, C. ambrosioides, Nicotiana benthamiana, and Saponaria vaccaria were infected when inoculated with triturated epidermal strips from R. africana.

Keyword(s): Araceae, Zantedeschia sp.