Author/Authors :
Vamenani, R Department of Plant Pathology - Sari Agriculture Science and Natural Resource University, Sari , Rahimian, H Department of Plant Pathology - Sari Agriculture Science and Natural Resource University, Sari , Alavi, SM Sari Agriculture Science and Natural Resources University - Genetic & Agriculture Biotechnology Institute of Tabarestan, Sari , Borhani, B Department of Plant Pathology - Sari Agriculture Science and Natural Resource University, Sari
Abstract :
Background and Aims: Apple scar skin disease (ASSD) is one of the destructive diseases of pome fruits which is caused by ASSVd.
Case presentation: We report molecular detection of ASSVd in symptomatic apples cv. Red Delicious with simultaneous presence of a new variant of HSVd from Khorasan Razavi province.
Conclusion: This is the first report on the association of HSVd with ASSVd in apple trees showing merely symptoms of apple dapple on the fruit.
Keywords :
Apple , Viroid , Hop stunt , Khorasan
