Celery mosaic virus that the crops are harvested quickly after infection. Celery is the most common host of this virus. As the name implies, this virus causes a mosaic or mottling in the leaves of celery. There can also be malformation of leaflets. In older leaves, chorotic/necrotic spots may occur and the plants can be stunted. (see symptoms description) Viral Inclusions of Celery mosaic virus. In addition to celery, this virus has been identified in other important crops in the " Apiaceae " including carrots ("Daucus carota"), coriander ("Coriandrum sativum"), parsley ("Petroselinum crispum"), parsnip ("Pastinaca sativa"), and dill ("Anethum graveolens"). It has also
Celery mosaic virus also affects umbelliferous plants, removal of umbelliferous weeds, like wild celery and wild parsnip, helps to control aphid populations. Celery grown in fields that have been host free for 2–3 months show greatly reduced risk of exposure to CeMV. Many studies have shown reduced virus outbreaks and severity in fields treated with reflective mulch which can provide unappealing visual stimuli to infected aphids. Fields treated with this mulch experience reduced infection rates. The complete genome of Celery Mosaic Virus was sequenced in 2011. It was found to be 9999 nucleotides in length, encoding for 3181 amino acids in a single