Association of Olpidium brassicae and Tobacco Necrosis Virus

TOBACCO necrosis virus infects the roots of many plants, usually without symptoms. The virus is soil-borne 1–3 , but the conditions necessary for natural infection have not been determined. Attempts to obtain artificial infection of roots by adding virus suspensions to roots of plants grown in steri...

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Published in:Nature (London) 1960-10, Vol.188 (4748), p.431-432
Main Author: TEAKLE, D. S
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:TOBACCO necrosis virus infects the roots of many plants, usually without symptoms. The virus is soil-borne 1–3 , but the conditions necessary for natural infection have not been determined. Attempts to obtain artificial infection of roots by adding virus suspensions to roots of plants grown in sterilized soil commonly fail.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/188431a0