Phytopathology
Classic: Concerning a Contagium Vivum Fluidium as a Cause
of the Spot-Disease
of Tobacco Leaves
by Martinus W. Beijerinck
Historical view of
TMV-related research:
The Discovery of the Causal Agent of the
Tobacco Mosaic
Disease
by Milton Zaitlin
Lessons in plant
pathology:
Tobacco
mosaic
by Karen-Beth G. Scholthof
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The Discovery of the
Causal Agent of the Tobacco Mosaic Virus Disease
by Milton Zaitlin
This excellent chapter offers a historical view of
TMV-related research.
It is from the book Discoveries in Plant Biology, 1998, pp.:
105-110. S. D. Kung and S. F. Yang (eds) and is reprinted here by
permission of the World Publishing Co., Ltd. Hong Kong.
Click here to download the chapter (pdf format, 49K).
© Copyright 2001 by The American Phytopathological Society. This article was first published July 1, 1998. It was reviewed, revised, and published as a feature article for The Plant Health Instructor January 29, 2001.
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