Family Plant species Stage of inoculation Symptoms
Aizoaceae Trianthema portulacastrum Lower 4-5 leaves NS
Amaranthaceae Gomphrena globosa 4 leaf stage CS
Amaranthus viridis NS
Caricaceae Carica papaya 2-month-old seedlings NS
Chenopodiaceae Chenopodium amaranticolor 5-6 leaf stage CS
Chenopodium album
Compositae Helianthus annuus (sunflower) 4-leaf stage NS
Cucurbitaceae Trichosanthes cucumerina (snake gourd) 3-leaf stage MMo/LB/LD
Lagenaria siceraria (bottle gourd) M/LB/LD/VT
Luffa acutangula (ridge gourd) M/CL
Cucumis sativus (cucumber) M/LD
Cucurbita moscheta (pumpkin) M/LD
Cucumis melo (melon) M/LB
Fabaceae Vigna sinensis (cowpea) 2-leaf stage NS
Vigna mungo (black gram)
Vigna radiata(green gram)
Dolichus lablab (lablab)
Phaseolus vulgaris (bean)
Portulacaceae Portulaca oleracea Lower 5-6 leaves NS
Solanaceae Datura stramonium 4-leaf stage NS
Nicotiana benthamina 10 days after transplanting NS
Nicotiana glutinosa
Nicotiana tabacum (White burley)
Nicotiana tabacum (Samsun)
Nicotiana rustica
M-Mosaic; CS-Chlorotic spots; MMo-Mosaic mottling; LB-Leaf blisters; LD-Leaf distortion; VT-Vein thickening; CL-Chlorosis; NS-No symptom
Table 1: Symptoms observed on assay plants through mechanical transmission using the sap of virus infected snake gourd leaves.