Prevalence and genetic diversity of potato virus Y strains in Pakistani potato fields: insights from partial sequence analysis

• Published in: Journal of plant diseases and protection (2006) Vol. 132; no. 1
• Main Authors: Shahid, Muhammad Hamza, Sahi, Ghulam Mustafa, Naveed, Zunaira Afzal, Ali, Safdar, Wahab, Muhammad, Sagheer, Muhammad, Mustafa, Azher
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.02.2025
• Subjects: Biomedical and Life Sciences; Life Sciences; Original Article; Plant Pathology; Plant Physiology; Plant Sciences; PVY recombinants; PVY genetic diversity; Potato virus Y; PVY strains

Potato virus Y (PVY) is the fifth most economically important plant virus and continues to remain an existential threat to the potato crop around the world. Its inherent ability to rapidly develop new strains is the major cause of concern. Therefore, PVY-infected samples were collected by surveying...