<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Viral diseases in narcissus can drastically affect yields and quality of narcissus bulbs and flowers, leading even to a total crop loss. To test the frequency of viral infections in production fields in Central Poland, samples were collected over three years from two cultivars and two plantations, and tested for the presence of <italic>Arabis mosaic</italic> (ArMV), <italic>Cucumber mosaic</italic> (CMV), <italic>Narcissus latent</italic> (NLV), <italic>Narcissus mosaic</italic> (NMV) and the potyvirus group using the Enzyme Linked ImmunoSorbent Assay. Potyviruses, NLV and NMV were detected in almost all leaf samples in both cultivars, in all three years of testing. Other viruses were detected in a limited number of samples. In most cases mixed infections were present. Tests on bulbs have shown the presence of potyviruses and NMV, with the higher number of positives in cultivar ‘Carlton’. In addition, for most viruses an increase in their detectability was observed on both plantations in subsequent seasons.</p></abstract>

Viral diseases in narcissus can drastically affect yields and quality of narcissus bulbs and flowers, leading even to a total crop loss. To test the frequency of viral infections in production fields in Central Poland, samples were collected over three years from two cultivars and two plantations, and tested for the presence of Arabis mosaic (ArMV), Cucumber mosaic (CMV), Narcissus latent (NLV), Narcissus mosaic (NMV) and the potyvirus group using the Enzyme Linked ImmunoSorbent Assay. Potyviruses, NLV and NMV were detected in almost all leaf samples in both cultivars, in all three years of testing. Other viruses were detected in a limited number of samples. In most cases mixed infections were present. Tests on bulbs have shown the presence of potyviruses and NMV, with the higher number of positives in cultivar ‘Carlton’. In addition, for most viruses an increase in their detectability was observed on both plantations in subsequent seasons.

The Frequency of Viral Infections on Two Narcissus Plantations in Central Poland

Warsaw University of Life Sciences – SGGW, Nowoursynowska 166, 02-767 Warsaw,

Research Institute of Horticulture, Konstytucji 3 Maja 1/3, 96-100 Skierniewice

Journal of Horticultural Research

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Viral diseases in narcissus can drastically affect yields and quality of narcissus bulbs and flowers, leading even to a total crop loss. To test the frequency...

The Frequency of Viral Infections on Two Narcissus Plantations in Central Poland

Published Online: Dec 30, 2016

Page range: 19 - 24

Received: Nov 01, 2016

Accepted: Dec 01, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/johr-2016-0016

Keywords
ELISA, flower bulbs, negative selection, viral disease

© 2016 Dariusz Sochacki et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The Frequency of Viral Infections on Two Narcissus Plantations in Central Poland

Published Online: Dec 30, 2016

Page range: 19 - 24

Received: Nov 01, 2016

Accepted: Dec 01, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/johr-2016-0016

KeywordsELISA, flower bulbs, negative selection, viral disease

© 2016 Dariusz Sochacki et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
ELISA, flower bulbs, negative selection, viral disease