Tobacco Mosaic Virus Is Seedborne in Pimiento Peppers

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Tobacco mosaic virus can be transmitted from 1 generation to the next on the seed of pimiento peppers. The virus was associated with the seed coats but rarely with the endosperm or embryo. More infected seedlings developed from freshly harvested seed than from seed stored for 9 mo. Disease incidence was greatest in transplanted seedlings; few, if any, plants became infected when seed was planted directly without transplanting. Observable systemic symptoms on seedlings took 10-50 days after transplanting to develop. Treating seed with HCl, Calcium hypochlorite, sodium hypochlorite or trisodium phosphate effectively controlled seedling infection.

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