Tobacco rattle virus

Family   : Virgaviridae
Genus    : Tobravirus
Acronym  : TRV

Introduction

Tobacco rattle virus (TRV) is the type member of Tobravirus infecting gladiolus in India.It causes notched leaf blade margin symptoms.

Major Diseases

Mottle disease

Geographical Distribution

Himachal Pradesh

Particle Morphology

Straight tubular particles of two predominant lengths, the longer about 190 nm and the shorter 50 to 115 nm.

Transmission Method

Transmitted by a vector; a nematode; Paratrichodorus allius, P. anemones, P. christiei, P. nanus, P. pachydermus, P. teres, Trichodorus minor, T. primitivus, T. viruliferus; Trichodoridae. Virus transmitted by mechanical inoculation.

Detection

ELISA and RT-PCR

Host Range and Symptomatology ShowHide

Host	Symptoms
Gladiolus grandiflorus(Gladiolus)	Notched leaf blade margins.

References ShowHide

1	Tobacco rattle virus. [Distribution map].. 2004, Distribution Maps of Plant Diseases, October (Edition 1), pp Map 938.
2	Katoch, M. ; Abdin, M. Z. ; Zaidi, A. A., First report of tobacco rattle virus occurring in gladiolus in India.. 2004, Plant Pathology, 53, 2, pp 236.
3	Khurana, S. M. P. ; Garg, I. D., Potatoes in warm climates.. 2003, 2, pp 167-193.
4	Zaidi, A. A. ; Hallan, V. ; Rana, T. ; Raikhy, G. ; Ram, R., Viruses in ornamental crops and their management: an Indian scenario.. 2009, Journal of Ornamental Horticulture, 12, 3, pp 147-166.