The transmission of plant viruses by aphides

1. Experiments are described on the transmission of mottle and vein-distorting viruses by aphides. 2. A quantitative analysis is made of Watson's experiments on the aphis transmission of persistent and non-persistent viruses. The principal features of the experimental results can be explained i...

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Published in:Parasitology 1946-01, Vol.37 (1-2), p.25-37
Main Authors: Smith, Kenneth M., Lea, D. E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Aphids
Old Medline
Plant Viruses
Plants
Virus Diseases
Viruses
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Summary:1. Experiments are described on the transmission of mottle and vein-distorting viruses by aphides. 2. A quantitative analysis is made of Watson's experiments on the aphis transmission of persistent and non-persistent viruses. The principal features of the experimental results can be explained in terms of different rates of inactivation of the virus in the insect. 3. It is shown that these considerations explain why non-persistent viruses are more commonly sap-transmissible than persistent viruses.
ISSN:0031-1820
1469-8161
DOI:10.1017/S0031182000013111