Virus diseases in lettuce in the Mediterranean basin. 2012

Aranzazu Moreno, and Alberto Fereres
Department of Plant Protection, Instituto de Ciencias Agrarias, ICA-CSIC, Madrid, Spain.

Lettuce is frequently attacked by several viruses causing disease epidemics and considerable yield losses along the Mediterranean basin. Aphids are key pests and the major vectors of plant viruses in lettuce fields. Lettuce mosaic virus (LMV) is probably the most important because it is seed-transmitted in addition to be transmissible by many aphid species that alight on the crop. Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) is another virus that causes severe damage since the introduction of its major vector, the thrips Frankliniella occidentalis. In regions with heavy and humid soils, Lettuce Mirafiori big-vein virus (LMBVV) can also produce major yield losses.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D010935 Plant Diseases Diseases of plants. Disease, Plant,Diseases, Plant,Plant Disease
D010942 Plant Viruses Viruses parasitic on plants. Phytophagineae,Plant Virus,Virus, Plant,Viruses, Plant
D018545 Lactuca Any of the various plants of the genus Lactuca, especially L. sativa, cultivated for its edible leaves. (From American Heritage Dictionary, 2d ed) Iceberg Lettuce,Lactuca sativa,Lettuce,Iceberg Lettuces,Lettuce, Iceberg,Lettuces,Lettuces, Iceberg
D019083 Mediterranean Region The Mediterranean Sea, the Mediterranean islands, and the countries bordering on the sea collectively.

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