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Definition of Tobacco mosaic
1. Noun. A plant disease causing discoloration of the leaves of tobacco plants.
Definition of Tobacco mosaic
1. Noun. A particular RNA virus (of genus ''Tobamovirus'') that infects plants, especially tobacco and other members of the family ''Solanaceae'', causing characteristic patterns of mottling and discoloration on the leaves. ¹
2. Noun. A disease of tobacco plants, characterized by mottled leaves, caused by this virus ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
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1. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"After infection with tobacco mosaic virus, acidic and basic beta-, 3-glucanases
are induced in the inoculated and virus-free leaves of the plant. ..."
2. Annual Report by Ohio State Board of Agriculture (1904)
"Some recent investigations of tobacco mosaic disease ... made by Hunger, seem to
prove that tobacco mosaic disease there is transmitted from diseased to ..."
3. Rice Genetics IV by Gurdev S. Khush, D. S. Brar, Bill Hardy (2001)
"Plants transformed with a tobacco mosaic virus nonstructural gene sequence are
... Reduction of tobacco mosaic virus accumulation in transgenic plants ..."
4. Application of Rflp & Rapd Molecular Technologies to Plant Breeding: A edited by Andrew Kalinski (1994)
"... FUSARIUM-WILT; RACES-(GENETICS); TOBACCO-MOSAIC-VIRUS; FUNGUS-DISEASES-(PLANTS);
VIRUS-DISEASES-(PLANTS); GENE-PRODUCTS; GENE-CLONING CT: Basic 100%; ..."
5. Viral Resistance in Plants/Viral Coat Proteins: Bibliography-January 91-July 96 by Raymond Dobert (1996)
"M65 tobacco mosaic virus elicitor coat protein genes produce a hypersensitive
phenotype in transgenic Nicotiana sylvestris plants. ..."
6. Flue-Cured Tobacco: The Complete Handbook by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"tobacco mosaic This problem is caused by a virus and is the most contagious ...
The virus that causes tobacco mosaic is a large, complex chemical molecule ..."
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