The most extensively studied virus and the first to be discovered, FTP, what is this virus which produces a characteristic pattern in the leaves of infected plants?
The Japanese common strain and the masked strain M are major strains of this virus first discovered by Mayer and independently by Iwanowski. A rigid, rod-shaped virus, its active content consists of alkaline phosphatase and peroxidase. It is generally transmitted by insects, and must be controlled by proper sanitation, as it has been shown to survive for up to 50 years in dried plant parts. The most extensively studied virus and the first to be discovered, FTP, what is this virus which produces a characteristic pattern in the leaves of infected plants?
The Japanese common strain and the masked strain M are major strains of this virus first discovered by Mayer and independently by Iwanowski.
tobacco mosaic virus