Effects of Lettuce Mosaic Virus on the Fine Structure of Mesophyll Cells of Chenopodium Quinoa Willd

Abstract

Although lettuce mosaic virus (LMV) has been studied from many points of view, as summarized by Tomlinson (1970), there has been no published record of the effects of this virus on the fine structure of its host's cells. Edwardson (1966) noted that LMV induced cytoplasmic inclusions in host cells but did not record any effects on organelles. This communication reports the effects of LMV on fine structure of mesophyll cells of C. quinoa.