Hm. Munger et al., LEAF BLOWER ADAPTED FOR LARGE-SCALE INOCULATION OF PLANTS WITH MECHANICALLY TRANSMITTED VIRUSES, HortScience, 30(6), 1995, pp. 1266-1267
Plants to be screened for resistance to mechanically transmitted virus
es can be inoculated by using an inexpensive electric-powered leaf blo
wer, This device greatly reduces the amount of time to inoculate large
populations when compared with hand-rubbing methods. No significant d
ifferences were noted with regard to the frequency of seedlings that e
scaped infection.