plant viruses
Botanical infectious agents
Plant viruses are microscopic infectious agents that replicate only inside living plant cells, causing diseases that damage crops and ornamental plants.
They spread through insects, contaminated tools, seeds, or physical contact between plants.
Common symptoms include mottled leaves, stunted growth, and reduced yields.
Tobacco mosaic virus was the first virus ever discovered.
- capsidViral genetic material's casing
- mosaic patternsDesigns from fitted pieces
- leaf curlFungal plant deformation
- coat proteinViral particle's outer layer
- aphidsSap-feeding garden insects
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