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A NEW VIRUS DISEASE OF THE TOMATO
Author(s) -
SMITH KENNETH M.
Publication year - 1935
Publication title -
annals of applied biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1744-7348
pISSN - 0003-4746
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-7348.1935.tb07180.x
Subject(s) - biology , solanaceae , virus , plant virus , virus diseases , ultrafiltration (renal) , horticulture , botany , virology , genetics , biochemistry , gene
S ummary . A new virus disease of the tomato plant is described. An account is given of the symptoms produced on a variety of host plants, mostly in the Solanaceae. Some of the physical properties of the virus have been investigated and its particle size measured by ultrafiltration through Gradocol membranes. The size as measured by filtration in plant sap is approximately 17–25 mμ. The virus is compared with other viruses commonly affecting tomato and tobacco and methods of differentiating them are discussed.