Yellow mosaic disease (YMD) on horsegram caused by begomovirus belongs to family geminiviridae is an emerging threat for crop cultivation in peninsular India and in many parts of Karnataka. The present etiological studies indicated that the symptoms characterized by faint yellow discoloration on the young leaves in the beginning as disease progresses, the leaves show characteristic symptoms of mottling. | Etiology and symptomatology, survey and host range studies of yellow mosaic disease on horsegram transmitted by whitefly (B. tabaci) in North Eastern Karnataka, India