Research Article
First Report of Phyllody Disease in Parthenium hysterophorus L. from Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Yasmeen M1, Sana H1, Sushama PR1 and Barwant MM2*
1Department of Botany, Veeranari Chakali Ilamma Women’s University, Koti, Hyderabad, Telangana,India.
2Department of Botany, Sanjivani Arts, Commerce and Science College, Kopargaon, Ahilyanagar, Maharashtra, India.
2Department of Botany, Sanjivani Arts, Commerce and Science College, Kopargaon, Ahilyanagar, Maharashtra, India.
*Corresponding author:Mukul Machhindra Barwant, Department of Botany, Sanjivani Arts, Commerce and Science College, Kopargaon, Ahilyanagar, Maharashtra, India. E-mail Id: mukulbarwant97@gmail.com
Copyright: © Yasmeen M, et al. 2025. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Article Information: Submission:15/01/2025; Accepted:10/03/2025; Published:14/03/2025
Abstract
During July-October, 2023 symptoms of phyllody on Parthenium hysterophorus L. (Asteraceae) were observed in the college campus at Hyderabad. The phyllody infected plants were characterized by excessive branching, reduced plant height, leaf size, and transformation of floral structures in to leaf-like structures that lead to sterility. Phyllody in Parthenium hysterophorus is reported from different parts of India specifically in parts of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka. Recently, it is also reported from Tirupati and Annamayya districts of Andhra Pradesh but no reports are found from the state of Telangana and this is the
first report.
Keywords:Parthenium hysterophorus; Phyllody; Phytoplasma; Hyderabad, Telangana.