Wednesday, 17 January 2018

PRO/PL> Grapevine viruses: USA, Pakistan

Other Plant Disease -- United States
_Grapevine Pinot gris virus_ (GPGV) is a new member of the genus _Trichovirus_. A total of 249 grapevine samples were collected from different regions in Pakistan and tested by RT-qPCR for 17 viruses known to infect grapevine, including GPGV. Five self-rooted asymptomatic vines from the same vineyard in Punjab tested positive for GPGV. Multiple infections with leafroll viruses and vitiviruses were also identified in these samples. Two samples were also positive for _Grapevine fanleaf

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://bit.ly/2FNN769

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