Rational design of a survey protocol for avocado sunblotch viroid in commercial orchards to demonstrate pest freedom

Avocado sunblotch viroid (ASBVd) is a subcellular pathogen of avocado that reduces yield from a tree, diminishes the appearance of the fruit by causing unsightly scarring and impedes trade because of quarantine conditions that are imposed to prevent spread of the pathogen via seed-borne inoculum. Fo...

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Main Authors: D. B. Bonnéry, L. -S. Pretorius, A. E. C. Jooste, A. D. W. Geering, C. A. Gilligan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10089318/?tool=EBI