Corn salad necrosis virus

The corn salad necrosis virus is a virus infecting corn salad. It is related to tobacco necrosis virus and is highly similar to TNVA and Satellite tobacco necrosis virus.[1]

Corn salad necrosis virus
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(unranked): Virus
Realm: Riboviria
Kingdom: Orthornavirae
Phylum: Kitrinoviricota
Class: Tolucaviricetes
Order: Tolivirales
Family: Tombusviridae
Genus: Alphanecrovirus
Virus:
Corn salad necrosis virus

Even though corn salad necrosis virus and tobacco necrosis virus are similar, only corn salad necrosis virus can systemically infect corn salad.[1]

Infection remains low at only 2%, or 20 plants per square metre.[1]

Viral particles of the virus are spherical and 30 nanometre in diameter.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Verdin, E; Marais, A; Wipf-Scheibel,C; Faure, C; Pelletier, B; David, P; Svanella-Dumas, L; Poisblaud, C; Lecoq, H; Candresse, T (June 2018). "Biological and Genetic Characterization of New and Known Necroviruses Causing an Emerging Systemic Necrosis Disease of Corn Salad (Valerianella locusta) in France". Phytopathology. 108 (8): 1002–1010. doi:10.1094/PHYTO-08-17-0284-R. PMID 29490195.