Abstract:
The research and experimental plot for peach and nectarine at University of Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam (KSU) has been established in the growing period of 1998-1999. The severity and distribution of five virus diseases of peach and nectarine trees were determined during the 2004-2005 growing season. A total of 262 samples were individually collected and tested by DAS-ELISA for Prunus necrotic ringspot virus (PNRSV), Prune dwarf virus (PDV), Plum pox virus (PPV), Apple chlorotic leafspot virus (ACLSV) and Apple mosaic virus (ApMV). A total of 22.9% of ELISA-tested samples (60 out of 262) were infected by one (22.5 %) or two (0.4%) viruses. PPV was the most widespread virus (11.45%), followed by PNRSV (7.25%) and ACLSV (3.82%). ApMV and PDV were not detected in the all tested samples. These results demonstrated that we are facing to the problem of not having healthy nursery stocks for fruit trees.
Nihal Buzkan, Veysel Oztekin , Mehmet Demir , N. Yesim Yalcin-Mendi and Muruvet Ilgin , 2005. Sanitary Status of Fruit Trees with Implementation of Clean Stocks. Asian Journal of Plant Sciences, 4: 660-663.
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