Physiology of Phaseolus mungo L. affected by Urd bean mosaic virus II. Effect on carbohydrate and phosphorus

I n t r o d u c t i o n Survey of literature reveals that a number of studies have been carried out on the metabolic disturbances of virus infected plants (DIENER 1963, BAWDEN 1964, OPEL 1965). However, no work about the physiology and biochemistry of virus infected Phaseolus mungo L. (Black gram) plants has been done. In this series II) the results of the studies carried out on the changes of different fraction of carbohydrate and total phosphorus of urd mosaic virus infected P. mungo-plants are given here. The authors wish to thank Prof. K. S. BHARGAVA, Head of the Botany Department, University of Gorakhpur, U. P. India for providing laboratory facilities and Mr. S. N. GUPTA for going through the manuscript.