Virus diseases in the tobacco fields of Guilan and Western Azerbaijan provinces of Iran.

Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) is one of the important industrial plants in Iran. Viruses as an important group of plant pathogens cause many losses on the quality and quantity of tobacco crop.

Evaluating the efficiency of a TPIA method for the detection of two tobacco viruses.

Field experiments are usually necessary for analyzing the efficiency of control methods, the resistance of varieties and many other virological studies. Such experiments generally include a large number of samples to be tested serologically. DAS-ELISA is a very accurate technique that has been widely used for identifying viral infections.

High incidence of tobacco streak virus in the tobacco fields of Iran.

Currently the northern provinces of Iran (Mazandaran, Golestan and Gilan) are the main tobacco growing regions in the country and this crop has an special importance in the national economy. Three tobacco types including flue-cured (mainly Coker 347 and some Virginia E1), burley (Burley 21) and oriental (Basma 178-2) are presently grown in these regions. Epidemics of viral diseases have occurred during the recent years in many tobacco fields in these areas.