Quantitative analysis of individual flue-cured tobacco seed tissues reveals Tobacco mosaic virus infection in embryos

Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) is an extensively studied RNA virus that reduces quality and yield in commercially grown tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.). The virus is transmitted mechanically, although infections have been associated with contaminated seeds with the seed coat being the source of virus. Th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ellis, Madeleine D.
Other Authors: Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2020
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/101554