Cotton leafroll dwarf virus detected in Timor-Leste

Cotton leafroll dwarf virus (CLRDV) is vectored by cotton aphid ( Aphis gossypii) and causes Cotton blue disease. This disease results in significant crop losses in commercial cotton ( Gossypium hirsutum ) from several regions of the world. CLRDV was detected using molecular tools in a sample of Sea island cotton ( Gossypium barbadense ) collected from Timor-Leste.