Wedelia Trilobata

Wedelia trilobata is a flowering plant of sunflower family, Asteraceae. A tropical perennial medicinal herb, with deeply lobed fleshy leaves, growing up to 10 inch tall, spreading like a mat; it makes a dense cover, blossoms profusely, the flowers are orange- yellow. Wedelia trilobata is a medicinal plant used to treat hepatitis infections, to clear the placenta after birth and is used for menstrual pain and unspecified female complaints. In a survey conducted in March- April year 2010, Wedelia trilobata plants were found to be heavily infected with virus disease. Disease symptoms comprised of mosaic and mottling in beginning followed by distortion of leaves in later stages. Attempts were made to identify the virus causing mosaic and mottling in the experimental plant. To date no reports of viral disease on Wedelia trilobata has been reported. OMICS Group International is one of the leading Open Access Publishers which is publishing 700+ peer-reviewed journals with the support of 50,000+ editorial board members as editorial team and aimed to disseminate the scholarly knowledge to the scientific society. OMICS Group also organizing 3000+ International Scientific Conferences and events yearly all over the world with the support of 1000+ Scientific associations worldwide. Citation: Sheikh M, Ashraf M, Mahmood I (2012) Biological and Molecular Detection of a virus infecting Wedelia trilobata (Linn.) Hitchc (A Medicinal Herb). J Plant Pathol Microbiol 3:119.

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Last date updated on September, 2024