First Report and Molecular Characterization of Umbra-like Virus on Ficus carica Caprifig Trees in Crimea
Journal: Plants
Year: 2024

Fig mosaic is the most serious viral disease affecting figs. A fig germplasm collection from the Nikita Botanical Garden on the Crimean Peninsula was surveyed for viruses using high-throughput sequencing and RT-PCR with primers specific to known fig viruses. Reads related to fig umbra-like virus (FULV) were generated in samples from <i>Ficus carica</i> caprifig (pollinator) trees of the cultivar Belle dure. <i>F. carica</i> trees of other cultivars, as well as <i>F. afghanistanica</i>, <i>F. pal