In this article we will discuss about the classification of viruses. It is still in a fluid state. Whether viruses are plants or animals is purely an academic question and difficult to answer with any assurance. Perhaps they are neither. According to the commonly accepted view, the viruses represent the transition stage between the living and non-living world. In other [...]
The following points highlight the eight chief methods used for the transmission of plant viruses. The methods are: 1. Seed Transmission of Virus 2. Transmission by Vegetative Propagation 3. Transmission by Mechanical Means 4. Transmission by Cuscuta 5. Soil Transmission 6. Insect Transmission 7. Transmission by Fungi 8. Some Soil Inhabiting Viruses have Nematode Vectors. Method # 1. Seed Transmission [...]
The following points highlight the six main symptoms of viral diseases. The symptoms are: 1. Mosaic Spotting 2. Ring Spotting 3. Chlorosis 4. Distortion 5. Necrosis 6. Breaking of Blossoms. Symptom # 1. Mosaic Spotting: In this case usually the leaves, sometimes the blossoms and other parts of the host plants show spots or patches of light green, yellow or [...]