GENETIC DIVERSITY AND POPULATION STRUCTURE
Journal: Sel skokhozyaistvennaya Biologiya
Year: 2015

Plum pox virus (PPV) is the causal agent of Sharka that is considered the most detrimental viral disease of stone fruit crops.Regular monitoring of stone fruit plantings using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction for PPV detection and identification resulted in the findings of numerous focuses of the disease in European Russia.The virus was found in collections, variety test plots, nurseries, fructiferous and abandoned orchards, decorative plantin