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Title
The host range of the southern celery-mosaic virus
Author
Wellman, F.L.
Publication Date
1935
Call Number
REP.G1830
Summary
The southern celery-mosaic Virus (Celery virus 1) has been reported by the writer from certain portions of the subtropital United States (Florida), from the tropics (Cuba), and it is probable that it occurs in other subtropical and tropical regions. Results reported in this paper are largely from studies made in Florida.Inoculation experiments, pplemented by symptom studies and field obscrvations, have demonstrated that the southern celery-rnosaic virus may infect at least 91 different host plants, comprising 4 families of the monocotyledonae and 19 families of the dicotyledonae. Of the susceptible host plants, 4G have been fonnd natural1y infected in the field, In addition to the 91 susceptible hosts mentioned, 146 species were tested and were apparently not susceptible to infection by Celery virus 1.Some of the important 29 susceptible vegetable crops are: different types of celery, sweet corn, cucumber, ground cherry, sweet pepper', spinach, squash, and sw'eet potato. Some important vegetable crops that did not suceumb to the virus infection are: differcnt types of cabbage and mustard, garden and field beans, garden pea, lettuce, endive, and Irish potato.Some of the important 23 ornamental hosts are: .Aztec and French marigolds, floras paintbrush, geranium, larkspor', pcriwinkle, petunia, and zinnia. Some of the important 14 susceptible weed hosts ar'e: Crane's-bill, species of Physalis, pokeberrys, ragweed, .wild wandering jew, and creeping day-flower. Some of the important 25 susceptible miscellaneous plants are: broadbean, bananas, varietis of sorghum, tobacco and other solanaceons species, wheat, and rye..Extreme var'iability in symptoms was notable, Primary lesions resulted in certain eases from both aphid and rubbing methods of inoculation and systemic infection did not always. follow priimary-lesion development. Severe necrosis, stunting, yellowing, mottling, and distortion deeveloped on some hosts, while in certain others these symptoms were mild,in somc cases. infected leaves were dropped, which precluded systemic disease, and masked carriers were noted in certain species of plants.
Journal Citation
v.25:377-404, PHYTOPATHOLOGY
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