Virus Flashcards
1
Q
VIRUS
A
- possess nucleic acid with protein coat
- require plant host’s protein synthesizing machinery for replication
2
Q
MODE OF INVASION OF VIRUS
A
- mechanical damage to cell
- vectors
3
Q
MEANS OF VIRUS TRANSMISSION
A
- mechanical
- biological vector
- seed
- pollen
- infected vegetative part
4
Q
PLAST DISEASE CAUSED BY VIRUS
A
- rice tungro
- tobacco mosaic
- papaya ringspot
- banana bunchy top
- abaca bunchy top
- tomato leaf curl
- tulip color break
- rice grassy stunt
5
Q
RICE TUNGRO VECTOR
A
Nepothettix virescens
6
Q
BANANA/ABACA BUNCHY TOP VECTOR
A
Pentalonia nigronervosa
7
Q
TULIP COLOR BREAK
A
Tulip breaking virus
8
Q
RICE GRASSY STUNT VECTOR
A
Nilaparvata lugens