Tomato black ring virus explained

Tomato black ring virus (TBRV) is a plant pathogenic virus of the family Secoviridae, that was first discovered in 1946.^[1]

Hosts

TBRV infects several hosts including:^[2]

• Allium cepa
• Allium porrum
• Apium graveolens
• Beta vulgaris var. saccharifera
• Brassica napus var. napobrassica
• Brassica rapa subsp. rapa
• Capsicum
• Cucumis sativus
• Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus
• Fragaria including Fragaria ananassa
• Gladiolus hybrids
• Lactuca sativa
• Narcissus
• Phaseolus vulgaris
• Prunus persica
• Ribes
• Rubus including Rubus idaeus
• Solanum lycopersicum
• Solanum melongena
• Solanum tuberosum
• Vitis vinifera

External links

• ICTVdB—The Universal Virus Database: Tomato black ring virus
• Family Groups—The Baltimore Method

Notes and References

1. Smith. Kenneth M.. August 1946. Tomato black-ring: a new virus disease. Parasitology. 37. 3–4. 126–130. 10.1017/s0031182000013263. 20276049. 37729677 . 0031-1820.
2. Web site: Plantwise Knowledge Bank . CABI (Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International) . Tomato black ring virus . 2022-04-14.