tobacco rattle A disease that occurs in tobacco, tomato, potato, and other plants. Symptoms vary with the nature of the plant infected. The causal agent is a virus which consists of 2 entirely separate particles, both of which must be present in the plant for replication of the complete virus to occur.

tobacco rattle A disease which occurs in tobacco, tomato, potato, and other plants. Symptoms vary with the nature of the plant infected. The causal agent is a virus which consists of two entirely separate particles, both of which must be present in the plant for replication of the complete virus to occur.