Diagnostics of fruit trees phytoplasmas – the importance of latent infections
Abstract
In the period 2000-2008 more than 1300 fruit trees from different regions of Slovenia were tested for the quarantine phytoplasmas Apple proliferation (AP), Pear decline (PD), and European stone fruit yellows (ESFY). The majority of samples were collected within systematic official surveys, which was conducted for assessing the presence of these phytoplasma in Slovenia in production and mother plant orchards. Samples were taken from trees with and without expressed symptoms. DNA was extracted from the symptomatic shoots. In addition some roots from asymptomatic trees were sampled for the evaluation of latent infections. The presence of phytoplasmas was analyzed with a nested PCR, RFLP and a real time PCR (Hren et al., 2007). AP, PD and ESFY were confirmed as being present in several areas in Slovenia where fruit trees are cultivated. AP was found not only in apple, but also in stone fruit trees such as cherry, apricot and plum (Mehle et al., 2007). By using highly sensitive diagnostic methods, such as real time PCR, some latent infections were detected and they were confirmed next year also by less sensitive methods.Keywords: Phytoplasma, AP, PD, ESFY, latent infection, fruit trees
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