Tob. Sci., 1976, 20-39, p. 133-135, ISSN.0082-4523
Soil-borne tobacco mosaic virus as an inoculum source for flue-cured tobacco
Department of Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina USA
Soil-borne tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) is an important source of inoculum for flue-cured tobacco in North Carolina. Destruction of stalks and roots by fall plowing followed by discing and planting a cover crop reduced but did not eliminate...