Indicator plant for tristeza virus in citrus is
A. Citrus timmetoides
B. C. aurantifolia
C. C. reticulata
D. C. paradisi
Answer: Option B
Solution (By Examveda Team)
Indicator plant for tristeza virus in citrus is C. aurantifolia.CTV is citrus tristeza virus, it is a viral species of the genus closterovirus that causes the most economically damaging disease of citrus.
CTV is classically diagnosed by graft-inoculating a Mexican lime (Citrus aurantifolia) with tissue from a diseased plant. Symptoms on the leaves begin as clear veins that turn corky, which is then followed by chlorosis and cupping of the leaf.

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