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://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0277725