Thursday, 19 April 2018

PRO/PL> Potato spindle tuber viroid - Netherlands: epidemiology

Other Plant Disease -- Netherlands
In 2014, potato spindle tuber viroid (PSTVd) was identified in a potato clone originating from a breeding company in the Netherlands. This clone was submitted for micro propagation and tested for PSTVd. This initiated actions to track the infections. PSTVd was also found at a research institute. At both locations the viroid was eradicated.
Additional surveys revealed no further infections [in seed potato lines] in the Netherlands. They included testing of each plant in all crossing

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?5756586&promed&0

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