First report of tomato bush stunt virus isolated from lettuce
1999
A:PS
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Title
First report of tomato bush stunt virus isolated from lettuce
Publication Date
1999
Call Number
A:PS
Summary
In recent years a disease causing dieback and necrosis of Romaine and leaf lettuce has become increasingly important in California, USA, and incidence is becoming more widespread. This disease has been primarily found in areas where soil has been dredged from a river or in flooded land. Tomato bushy stunt tombusvirus isolates have been isolated from roots and leaves of symptomatic tissue. Although inoculation under greenhouse conditions has not reproduced the dieback disease in lettuce, TBSV has been consistently isolated from field-grown, symptomatic lettuce. Whether this new dieback disease of lettuce is caused only by lettuce isolates of TBSV or if some other viruses are also involved needs further studies.
Journal Citation
v.83(3):301, PLANT DISEASE
Contact Information
harvest@worldveg.org
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