Corn salad necrosis virus explained

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]

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

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

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

References

  1. 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. 10.1094/PHYTO-08-17-0284-R. 29490195. free.