Tulip Color Breaking
Tulip breaking virus[a] is one of five plant viruses of the family Potyviridae that cause color-breaking of tulip flowers. These viruses infect plants in only two genera of the family Liliaceae: tulips (Tulipa) and lilies (Lilium). Foliar symptoms are rare but may occur on some varieties.
Flower petals show streaks, stripes, feathering, or flames of different colors. Symptoms vary according to cultivar and age at the time of infection. Lighter colors will appear as irregular streaks or fine feathering.
Tulip Broken by Viruses. Variegated Colors Produced by Tulip Breaking ...
Dark coloring occurs in the form of small streaks or elongated flecks. Spread by aphids, this Tulip Breaking or "Mosaic" virus infects the bulb and causes the flower to 'break' its lock on a single color. This results in the intricate flaring, feathering streaks on the petals.
The primary color of the Tulip (its anthocyanin) is suppressed, leaving the underlying white or yellow to show through. Tulip breaking is a phenomenon where the tulip's color changes from one or more uniform to stripes or splashes. This phenomenon was once prized by florists and artificially inducible, but Dutch growers wanted their "breeder" tulips free of breaks.
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The authors developed a mathematical model that provides a non. TULIP BREAKING OR MOSAIC Tulip "breaking" is an old term that refers to an unusual mosaic pattern of petal colors. Typically, dark colors appear on a lighter colored background, with the patterns of the darker colors being irregularly broken into stripes, flecks, or featherings (Figure 1).
The condition is caused by one or more viruses, and because it is not genetically induced, the. In the present study, we aimed to determine the diversity of potyviruses present in Hungarian tulip plants showing typical color breaking syndrome. We also analyzed the taxonomic relationships between tulip infecting potyviruses and incidence of recombination in the evolution of tulip infecting potyviruses.
Tulip Broken by Viruses. Variegated Colors Produced by Tulip Breaking ...
2. Results 2.1. Tulip breaking virus (TBV) is defined as a plant virus in the Potyviridae family that causes color loss in tulip flowers and primarily infects tulips (Tulipa) and lilies (Lilium).
It is associated with the phenomenon of ornamental flower breaking, which historically influenced the value of tulips. AI generated definition based on: Viral Diseases of Field and Horticultural Crops, 2024. The flower shown is heavily infected with Tulip Color Breaking Virus, which is what causes the crazy markings on the old "Rembrandt" tulip mixtures from decades past.
Regularly inspect your garden throughout the growing season, bearing in mind that some cultivars may have suspicious-looking foliage early in the season, but look great later. Note the irregular break in red color. Photo by Kathy Merrifield, 1991.
Cause Break is a disease name for any of several viruses including tulip breaking virus, tulip band-breaking virus, tulip top-breaking virus, Rembrandt tulip.
