Partial characterization and development of sensitive and reliable diagnostic for the detection of cucumber mosaic virus

The results of RT-PCR showed that the CP gene was more sensitive than the MP gene for the detection of CMV as it amplified the gene product up to 0.02 ng RNA. The CP gene based RT-PCR assay may be a more sensitive, reliable, and convenient molecular tool for detection of the CMV pathogen, and can be used in quarantine, eradication, and tissue culture certification programs.