Plant Diseases Flashcards
1
Q
Example of a viral plant disease?
A
tobacco mosaic virus
2
Q
When was tobacco mosaic virus discovered?
A
1930
3
Q
What does tobacco mosaic virus do to plants?
A
attacks leaves making them mottled by preventing chloroplasts from forming which stunts the growth of the plant
4
Q
Example of a bacterial plant disease?
A
agrobacterium tumefaciens
5
Q
How does agrobacterium tumefaciens affect a plant?
A
it has a tumor-inducing plasmid what contains the genes which cause crown gall disease
