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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Karen-Beth G. Scholthof
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Dr. Scholthof is an Associate Professor in the Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology at Texas A&M University. Her research is on the biology of Panicum mosaic virus and its satellite virus (SPMV). In addition to her research program, Dr. Scholthof teaches a graduate level plant virology course and a undergraduate course on 'Pathogens, the Environment, and Society.' |
© 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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