title: Long-distance movement of viruses in plants.
abstract: During systemic infections, plant viruses move long distances through the plant vasculature. Leaf age, the rate of plant development, plant anatomy and the direction of nutrient flow in the vasculature influence the pattern and extent of systemic spread of the virus, and, in turn, these factors are major determinants of virus resistance.
authors.affiliation: Dept of Biology, University of Toledo, OH 43606-3390.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Leisner
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Howell
mesh_terms: D009068:Movement; D010942:Plant Viruses / Q000502:physiology*; D010944:Plants / Q000382:microbiology*