ABSTRACT
Genome studies in Australia reported a novel virus, Phasey bean mild yellows virus (genus Polerovirus;PBMYV), in mixed infections with Bean leaf roll virus, Faba bean polerovirus 1, Soybean dwarf virus and Turnip yellows virus naturally infecting phasey bean (Macroptilium lathyroides) (Sharman et al., 2021). Symptoms observed on groundnut in Kenya included mild chlorosis, chlorotic mottling and spots, interveinal chlorosis, reddening and thickening of the leaves, leaf curling and bunching, reduced leaf size and stunting A total of 673 leaf samples were collected, pooled into one sample then sequenced on the MiSeq platform (Illumina, USA). The British Society for Plant Pathology Covid-19 PhD Student Support;COmmunity Network for africaN vECTor borne plant viruses (CONNECTED) training grant;Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology Second University Innovation Fund;and the JR Biotek Foundation Plant Molecular Biology and Agricultural Research Capacity Building Program.