Japanese Journal of Phytopathology
Online ISSN : 1882-0484
Print ISSN : 0031-9473
ISSN-L : 0031-9473
The first record in the literature of the possible plant virus disease that appeared in “Manyoshu”, a Japanese classic anthology, as far back as the time of the 8th century
Tadao INOUYETakeshi OSAKI
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1980 Volume 46 Issue 1 Pages 49-50

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Yellow vein of Eupatorium chinense var. simplicifolium caused by a geminivirus (Osaki and Inouye, 1979) had long been attracted attentions by some Japanese botanists and plant pathologists. A poem written by the Empress Koken on the yellow leaf of Eupatorium in the year of 752 that appeared in “Manyoshu” would be the first record in all over the world in the literature of the possible plant virus disease.

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