Other Plant Disease -- Germany
The potyvirus _Asparagus virus 1_ (AV-1) is the most important virus attacking garden asparagus worldwide. While the damage caused by AV-1 is often underestimated because of no visible symptoms on shoots or cladophylls, yield losses between 30 to 70 per cent have been reported. Furthermore, influence of virus infection on spear quality and susceptibility to other pathogens such as _Fusarium_ spp. was discussed intensively. It is currently estimated that European asparagus plantations have an
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