Bean Yellow Mosaic Virus (BYMV) infects rose

Bean Yellow Mosaic Virus (BYMV) infects rose

“The virus was also detected for the first time in up to 10% of commercially grown ornamental plants (Taif Roses) Rosa damascena, in which it caused mosaic symptoms on leaf and moderate flower breaking.”

See Figure 1 for picture of infected rose leaf.

http://scholar.google.com/scholar_url?url=http://ijagcs.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/149-159.pdf&hl=en&sa=X&scisig=AAGBfm1GAasdYa-0ayxv2CwtzHO41rv0iQ&nossl=1&oi=scholaralrt

It is possible that this virus is transmitted by aphids:

http://ecommons.library.cornell.edu/handle/1813/36098

http://www.dpvweb.net/dpv/showdpv.php?dpvno=040