Serological Strains of Tobacco Ringspot Virus Transmitted by Xiphinema americanum

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  • M. C. Rush

Abstract

Five serological strains of tobacco ringspot virus isolated from naturally infected tobacco in North Carolina, and a strain isolated from watermelon in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas were transmitted from cucumber to cucumber by mass-screened and handpicked Xiphinerna americanum from North Carolina. The Eucharis mottle strain from Peru was not transmitted, indicating that a specific strain-vector relationship may exist between the geographically isolated strains from North and South America. Key Words: Xiphinema americanum, Tobacco ringspot virus, Serological strains, Vector, Virus transmission.

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1970-07-15

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