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Unusual Idea to Cure Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus

Posted on November 1, 2017 by Elliott Killian

Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus is a Diseases that is studied in Plant Pathology

Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus or TSWV is one of the most important viruses for horticultural crops. It was discovered in 1915 in Australia. But back then we didn’t know what a virus was. TSWV is a single strained RNA virus. The… Continue Reading →

Unusual Idea to Cure Tobacco Mosaic Virus

Posted on June 9, 2017 by Elliott Killian

TMV Tobacco Mosaic Virus Plant Pathology

Tobacco Mosaic Virus or TMV was the first virus discovered. In 1886 Adolf Mayer described the plant disease. Back then bacterias were the main culprit for diseases. Mayer noted the disease and everyone thought it was a bacteria. This changed in the 1930’s. It… Continue Reading →