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Indicator plant for tristeza virus in citrus is
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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.
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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