Tomato ringspot virus: Difference between revisions

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▲'''Tomato ringspot virus (ToRSV)''' is a plant pathogenic virus of the family ''[[Secoviridae]]''. It affects species of cucumber, tobacco, tomato, cowpea, among others.<ref>{{cite journal| authors=Teliz, Grogan, and Lownsberry| year=1966| title=Transmission of tomato ringspot, peach yellow- bud mosaic, and grape yellow vein viruses by Xiphinema americanum| journal=Phytopathology| volume=56| pages=658–63}}</ref> It causes ringspots in tobacco plants and raspberries, yellow bud mosaic in peaches, yellow vein in grapes, and stunted growth in ''[[gladiolus]]'' and ''[[Narcissus (plant)|Narcissus]]''. Its range is in the temperate regions of North America, especially where its [[Vector (epidemiology)|vector]], ''[[Xiphinema americanum]]'' is present.<ref>{{cite journal| authors=Frazier, Yarwood, and Gold| journal=Plant Disease Reporter| year=1961| title=Yellow-bud virus endemic along California coast| volume=45| page=649}}</ref> Along with the adult and larval stages of this nematode, the virus is also spread by seed. This type of infection is more common in strawberries and soybeans than any other susceptible plant.<ref>{{cite journal| title=Dual transmission of tobacco ringspot virus and tomato ringspot virus by Xiphineina umeriianum| journal=Phytopathology| volume=57| pages=535–537}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal| authors=Mellor and Stace-Smith| year=1963 |title=Reaction of strawberry to a ringspot virus from raspberry| journal=Canadian Journal of Botany| volume=41| pages=865–870| doi=10.1139/b63-070}}</ref>