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A potyvirus of Polianthes tuberosa in New Zealand

A potyvirus of Polianthes tuberosa in New Zealand M.N. Pearson and Mary B. Horner Department of Botany, University of Auckland, Private Bag, Auckland. New Zealand Tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa L.). a member 21, Samsun, Xanthi. Petunia hybrida Hort. cv. of the Amaryllidaceae, is a cutflower crop Titan. Pisum sativum L. cv. Greenfeast, Spinacea currently being evaluated for export potential by oleracea L.. Vicia tebe L. cv. Exhibition Longpod, the New Zealand Ministry of Agriculture and Zeas mays L. cvs. Golden Cross. Bantam and Fisheries (MAF). Tuberose, a native of Mexico. is Zinnia elegans Jacq. All attemps to mechanically grown commercially in several countries inoculate the above species with the virus were including Japan. Taiwan, Italy and India. unsuccessful. The lack of known virus-free Production is primarily for cut flowers. but tuberose has so far excluded attempts to transmit essential oil may also be extracted (5). the virus from tuberose to tuberose either mechanically or with aphids. It is intended that Observations by MAF staff suggest that the vast majority. possibly all. tuberose plants in New tuberose propagated from meristem tips will be Zealand exhibit a leaf mottling symptom charac­ used for this purpose but this material is yet to be teristic of virus infection (D.J. Brundell. personal screened http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Australasian Plant Pathology Springer Journals

A potyvirus of Polianthes tuberosa in New Zealand

Pearson, M.; Horner, Mary
Australasian Plant Pathology , Volume 15 (2) – Jan 25, 2011
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A potyvirus of Polianthes tuberosa in New Zealand

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M.N. Pearson and Mary B. Horner Department of Botany, University of Auckland, Private Bag, Auckland. New Zealand Tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa L.). a member 21, Samsun, Xanthi. Petunia hybrida Hort. cv. of the Amaryllidaceae, is a cutflower crop Titan. Pisum sativum L. cv. Greenfeast, Spinacea currently being evaluated for export potential by oleracea L.. Vicia tebe L. cv. Exhibition Longpod, the New Zealand Ministry of Agriculture and Zeas mays L. cvs. Golden Cross. Bantam and Fisheries...
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Life Sciences; Plant Pathology; Plant Sciences; Agriculture; Entomology; Ecology
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10.1071/APP9860039
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M.N. Pearson and Mary B. Horner Department of Botany, University of Auckland, Private Bag, Auckland. New Zealand Tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa L.). a member 21, Samsun, Xanthi. Petunia hybrida Hort. cv. of the Amaryllidaceae, is a cutflower crop Titan. Pisum sativum L. cv. Greenfeast, Spinacea currently being evaluated for export potential by oleracea L.. Vicia tebe L. cv. Exhibition Longpod, the New Zealand Ministry of Agriculture and Zeas mays L. cvs. Golden Cross. Bantam and Fisheries (MAF). Tuberose, a native of Mexico. is Zinnia elegans Jacq. All attemps to mechanically grown commercially in several countries inoculate the above species with the virus were including Japan. Taiwan, Italy and India. unsuccessful. The lack of known virus-free Production is primarily for cut flowers. but tuberose has so far excluded attempts to transmit essential oil may also be extracted (5). the virus from tuberose to tuberose either mechanically or with aphids. It is intended that Observations by MAF staff suggest that the vast majority. possibly all. tuberose plants in New tuberose propagated from meristem tips will be Zealand exhibit a leaf mottling symptom charac­ used for this purpose but this material is yet to be teristic of virus infection (D.J. Brundell. personal screened

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Published: Jan 25, 2011

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