European Journal of Plant Pathology (2015) 141, 193-197

Yosuke Matsushita and Shinya Tsuda (2015)
Host ranges of Potato spindle tuber viroid, Tomato chlorotic dwarf viroid, Tomato apical stunt viroid, and Columnea latent viroid in horticultural plants
European Journal of Plant Pathology 141 (1), 193-197
Abstract: Host ranges of Potato spindle tuber viroid (PSTVd), Tomato chlorotic dwarf viroid (TCDVd), Tomato apical stunt viroid (TASVd), and Colmunea latent viroid (CLVd) were investigated in 30 species from 12 genera of horticultural plants that are frequently traded internationally. They were mechanically inoculated, and viroid infection was checked using both ways of reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction and back-inoculation to tomato. Among 30 species examined, eight to 10 were susceptible to PSTVd, TCDVd, TASVd, and CLVd. Most of these species belong to the Compositae and Solanaceae families, and symptoms were only observed in Calendula officinalis, Petunia × hybrida, and Solanum melongena. These data indicate a risk of unexpected viroid expansion by international trading of vegetatively propagated asymptomatic plant materials.
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Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
general biology - morphology - evolution
quarantine treatments/regulations/aspects

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Potato spindle tuber viroid
	Tomato chlorotic dwarf viroid
	Tomato apical stunt viroid
	Columnea latent viroid