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Practical Experiment on the Test of Plant Viruses

The below mentioned article provides a practical experiment on the test of plant viruses. Requirements: 1. TMV infected tobacco plant. 2. Healthy tobacco plant of the same age as that of the infected plant. 3. Homogenizer. 4. Filtration apparatus. 5. K2HPO4 - 1 % or (0.057M). 6. Distilled water, Carborundrum powder, etc. 7. Pipette, brush and spatula. 8. Glass-door chambers. [...]

By Shanti Joshi|2016-05-16T05:34:25+00:00May 16, 2016|Virus Infection|Comments Off

Symptoms of Virus Infection in Plants

In this article we will discuss about the external and internal symptoms of virus infection in plants. External Symptoms of Virus Infection: These are further divided into two main categories: (a) Primary symptoms and (b) Systemic symptoms. (a) Primary Symptoms: These are the initial symptoms and are the result of local reaction at the spot of inoculation. These symptoms appear [...]

By Shagun Khandelwal|2016-03-03T06:21:37+00:00March 3, 2016|Virus Infection|Comments Off