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PRO/PL> Potato spindle tuber viroid, seed & breeding lines – Poland, Netherlands ex UK

Other Plant Disease -- PolandThe NPPO of Poland recently informed EPPO of the confirmed report [see comment below] of _Potato spindle tuber viroid_ (_Pospiviroid_, PSTVd - EPPO A2 List) on its territory. In 2016, PSTVd was detected in 2 lots of seed potatoes (_Solanum tuberosum_ cvs. 'Etola' and 'Denar') in 2 districts of Kujawsko-pomorskie province, and the infected areas were estimated at 2.8 ha and 5 ha, [respectively]. In both cases, the identity of the viroid was confirmed by molecular methods Read more [...]