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IN the spring and summer of 1938 one of us (R. N. S.) was working on potato leaf roll with the object of producing an attenuated strain of the virus. To this end, attempts were made to convey leaf roll not only to members of the Solanaceæ but also to a wide range of unrelated genera. Two successes were secured by means of grafts, one with Matthiola, the other with a garden Campanula, both of which behaved as carriers.
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SALAMAN, R., WORTLEY, W. Potential Hosts of Potato Viruses in Garden and Field. Nature 144, 1049–1050 (1939). https://doi.org/10.1038/1441049d0
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