Current situation of Sharka disease in Ankara, Turkey
PHYTOPARASITICA, cilt.32, sa.4, ss.417-420, 2004 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 32 Sayı: 4
- Basım Tarihi: 2004
- Doi Numarası: 10.1007/bf02979855
- Dergi Adı: PHYTOPARASITICA
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.417-420
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Sharka, PPV strains, virus identification, PLUM POX VIRUS
- Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
Sharka disease has a limited distribution in Turkey and does not present a problem for stone fruit production. However, sharka is the most common virus disease of apricots, plums and peaches in Ankara, although it is not a common disease in other cities in Turkey. In different parts of Ankara, 212 private gardens in 21 locations were surveyed for Plum pox virus (PPV) incidence. All together 935 trees of apricot, plum, peach, sweet cherry and sour cherry were sampled and tested for the presence of PPV by double-antibody sandwich enzyme-linked immumosorbent assay (DAS-ELISA). PPV was identified in numerous trees, viz. 286 apricots, 172 plums and 65 peaches. Strain differentiation of PPV was accomplished using double-antibody sandwich indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (DASI-ELISA). These assays confirmed the presence of isolates belonging to PPV-M, PPV-D and mixed infections of PPV-M+D. This is the first report of the presence of PPV-D and mixed infections of PPV-M+D in Turkey.