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 | |
|---|---|
Virus classification  | |
| (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
- 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.
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