EPPO Bulletin (2002) 32, 485-488

F. Ismaeil, A. Myrta, N. Abou Ghanem-Sabanadzovic, S. Al Chaabi and V. Savino (2002)
Viruses and viroids of stone fruits in Syria
EPPO Bulletin 32 (3), 485-488
Abstract: Field surveys were carried out in the main stone fruit-growing areas of Syria to evaluate the sanitary status of mother blocks, varietal collections and commercial orchards. The presence of virus and virus-like diseases was checked by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), sap transmission to herbaceous hosts, testing on the woody indicators Prunus persica cv. GF 305 and Prunus serrulata cv. Kwanzan and dot-blot hybridization tests. A total of 1337 samples was tested by ELISA (444 apricot, 283 peach, 246 cherry, 222 almond and 142 plum). The overall mean infection rate was 13%, and the percentage infection level of single species was: peach 24%, cherry 16%, almond 13.5%, apricot 6%, plum 5%. The following viruses and viroids were detected: PNRSV, PDV, ACLSV, PPV, ApMV, PLMVd and HSVd
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Database assignments for author(s): Arben Myrta, Faiz Ismaeil

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
surveys/sampling/distribution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Prunus necrotic ringspot virus		Syria
	Plum pox virus		Syria
	Apple chlorotic leaf spot virus		Syria
	Apple mosaic virus		Syria
	Prune dwarf virus		Syria
	Hop stunt viroid		Syria
	Peach latent mosaic viroid		Syria