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A sequential batch testing procedure was used in conjunction with ELISA or cDNA probes to estimate the incidence of chrysanthemum stunt viroid (CSVd), chrysanthemum carlavirus B (CVB), tomato aspermy cucumovirus (TAV) and tomato spotted wilt tospovirus (TSWV) in chrysanthemum (Dendranthema grandiflora) crops in Australia. A total of 2480 samples of potted, field-grown and greenhouse-grown chrysanthemums was tested from six Australian States. All four of these pathogens were detected. CVB (39.2%) and TAV (6.7%) were the most prevalent, CSVd (0.7%) was detected only in greenhouse chrysanthemums from Queensland, and TSWV (1.4%) was detected only in field-grown chrysanthemums from Western Australia.
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Hill, M.F., Giles, R.J., Moran, J.R. et al. The incidence of chrysanthemum stunt viroid, chrysanthemum B carlavirus, tomato aspermy cucumovirus and tomato spotted wilt tospovirus in Australian chrysanthemum crops. Australasian Plant Pathology 25, 174–178 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1071/AP96030
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