Other Plant Disease — Worldwide/Unknown
Mexico ranks among the top exporters in the world for papaya. Recently, however, producers have begun to suffer significant losses due to 2 viruses that affect the plant — papaya ringspot and papaya mosaic virus.
Currently, producers rely on visual identification [of the] viruses in the plants. Laura Silva of Mexico’s Cinvestav [National Polytechnic] research center explained that to properly [deal with] infected plants, producers need to be certain that the diagnosis is valid. “It means
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