Black and Hairy Nightshade, the first weedy hosts of Potato virus A in the United States

• Published in: Plant disease Vol. 88; no. 8; p. 905
• Main Author: Thomas, P.E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Phytopathological Society 01.08.2004
• Subjects: disease detection; enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; host plants; host range; plant viruses; Potato virus A; reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction; Solanum nigrum; Solanum sarrachoides; weeds; USA

Potato virus A (PVA; genus Potyvirus, family Potyviridae) occurs wherever potatoes are grown and may reduce tuber yields as much as 40%. Its host range consists of six experimental hosts (Lycopersicon pimpinellifolium (Jusl.) P. Mill., Nicandra physalodes (L.) Gaertn., Nicotiana tabacum L., Solanum...