Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4490567 | Agricultural Sciences in China | 2008 | 7 Pages |
Citrus viroids are the small but economically important RNA pathogens. For investigating their occurrence and distribution in China, 65 viroid samples collected from 8 major citrus cultivated regions were evaluated using one-step or multiplex one-step RT-PCR and biological indexing for specifically detection of Citrus exocortis viroid (CEVd), Citrus bent leaf viroid (CBLVd), Hop stunt viroid (HSVd), Citrus viroid-III (CVd-III) and Citrus viroid-IV (CVd-IV). The results showed that there were at least 4 kinds of citrus viroids (CEVd, CBLVd, HSVd, and CVd-III) on citrus trees in China. Most of the infected citrus plants harbored more than one viroid species, and two plants were infected with up to 4 citrus viroids. Sweet orange was more frequently infected by viroids than other citrus varieties. It is the preliminary report on the species and distribution of citrus viroids in China.