Occurrence and Identification of Lucerne Transient Streak Virus in Alberta, Canada. A. L. N. Rao, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Plant Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2P5. C. Hiruki, Professor, Department of Plant Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2P5. Plant Dis. 69:610-612. Accepted for publication 6 February 1985. Copyright 1985 The American Phytopathological Society. DOI: 10.1094/PD-69-610.

A previously unrecognized virus isolated from severely diseased alfalfa (Medicago sativa) plants at the University of Alberta farm was identified as a strain of lucerne transient streak virus on the basis of host range, particle morphology, serology, and nucleic acid and coat protein analysis.