This impressive reference presents state-of-the-art biological, molecular, and immunological advances surrounding the causes and strategies for diagnosing and controlling virus diseases of stone fruits. The book’s vivid color images aid in the visual identification of symptomatology while distribution data and improved laboratory techniques provide reliable information and tools for higher diagnostic accuracy. It includes information on economic impact, biology, distribution, taxonomy, genomes, epidemiology, pathogenicity detection, and control measures. This will be an important resource for anyone working with these high-value crops.

From the Preface:

Graft transmissible diseases of pome and stone fruits have been known for several centuries to reduce yield and quality of fruits before the discovery that their etiological agents are viruses, viroids or phytoplasmas. The recognition that these agents are involved in the etiology of pome and/or stone fruit diseases was revealed during the first few decades of the 20th century for viruses and the 1970s and 1980s for viroids and phytoplasmas. During the last three decades much progress has been made in the fields of plant virology, molecular biology, genomics, biotechnology, and immunology, which significantly accelerated and facilitated research on these pathogens. As a consequence, the flow of published information on these systemic pathogens has increased steadily, reporting both new findings on known pathogens and the discovery of new ones. After having collaborated with each other for many years in this research field, Virus and Virus-Like Diseases of Pome and Stone Fruits was conceived in 2004 with our recognition of the need for a book that would provide state-of-the-art information on biological, molecular and immunological advances in our knowledge of these pathogens and of strategies to control them. This book presents the result of this team endeavor, providing up to date information in a comprehensive, scientific, and systematic manner.

Virus and Virus-Like Diseases of Pome and Stone Fruits

Part I. Introduction

Chapter 1: Economic Impact of Pome and Stone Fruit Viruses and Viroids

A. Hadidi and M. Barba

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Chapter 2: Economic Impact of Pome and Stone Fruit Phytoplasmas

B. C. Kirkpatrick, G. Pasquini, S. Scott, and X. Foissac

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Chapter 3: Classification of Pome and Stone Fruit Viruses, Viroids, and Phytoplasmas

G. P. Martelli, R. Flores, and B. Schneider

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Part II. Pome Fruit Viruses and Related Diseases

Chapter 4: Apple chlorotic leaf spot virus in Pome Fruits

H. Yaegashi, N. Yoshikawa, and T. Candresse

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Chapter 5: Apple latent spherical virus

H. Koganezawa and T. Ito

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Chapter 6: Apple mosaic virus in Pome Fruits

K. Petrzik and O. Lenz

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Chapter 7: Apple stem grooving virus

S. Massart, M. H. Jijakli, and J. Kummert

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Chapter 8: Apple stem pitting virus

W. Jelkmann and S. Paunovic

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Chapter 9: Tomato ringspot virus

H. Sanfaçon and M. Fuchs

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Part III. Pome Fruit Viroids and Related Diseases

Chapter 10: Apple dimple fruit viroid

F. Di Serio, M. Malfitano, D. Alioto, A. Ragozzino, and R. Flores

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Chapter 11: Apple fruit crinkle viroid

H. Koganezawa and T. Ito

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Chapter 12: Apple scar skin viroid

A. Hadidi and M. Barba

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Chapter 13: Pear blister canker viroid

R. Flores, S. Ambrós, G. Llácer, and C. Hernández

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Part IV. Pome Fruit Phytoplasmas and Related Diseases

Chapter 14: Apple Proliferation Phytoplasma

E. Seemüller, L. Carraro, W. Jarausch, and B. Schneider

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Chapter 15: Apple Sessile Leaf Phytoplasma

R. Jomantiene and R. E. Davis

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Chapter 16: Pear Decline Phytoplasma

E. Seemüller, B. Schneider, and B. Jarausch

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Part V. Stone Fruit Viruses and Related Diseases

Chapter 17: Apple chlorotic leaf spot virus in Stone Fruits

A. Myrta, S. Matic, T. Malinowski, G. Pasquini, and T. Candresse

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Chapter 18: Apple mosaic virus in Stone Fruits

S. Paunovic, G. Pasquini, and M. Barba

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Chapter 19: Apricot latent virus

L. G. Nemchinov, P. Gentit, E. Zemcic, T. Candresse, and A. Hadidi

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Chapter 20: Apricot pseudo-chlorotic leaf spot virus

T. Candresse, D. Liberti, M. Barone, A. Marais, and A. Ragozzino

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Chapter 21: Asian Prunus Viruses

T. Candresse, A. Marais, L. Svanella-Dumas, and P. Gentit

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Chapter 22: Cherry Detrimental Canker

W. Jelkmann

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Chapter 23: Cherry green ring mottle virus

W. Jelkmann, M. Rott, and J. K. Uyemoto

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Chapter 24: Cherry leaf roll virus

C. Büttner, S. von Bargen, M. Bandte, and A. Myrta

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Chapter 25: Cherry mottle leaf virus

D. James

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Chapter 26: Cherry necrotic rusty mottle and Cherry rusty mottle viruses

M. Rott and W. Jelkmann

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Chapter 27: Cherry rasp leaf virus

D. James

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Chapter 28: Cherry Twisted Leaf Disease and its Associated Virus

D. James

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Chapter 29: Cherry virus A

A. Marais, T. Candresse, L. Svanella-Dumas, and W. Jelkmann

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Chapter 30: Epirus cherry virus

A. Avgelis and M. Barba

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Chapter 31: Little cherry virus-1 and -2

W. Jelkmann and K. C. Eastwell

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Chapter 32: Nematode-Borne Viruses of Stone Fruits

G. P. Martelli and J. K. Uyemoto

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Chapter 33: Peach mosaic virus

H. J. Larsen and D. James

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Chapter 34: Plum bark necrosis stem pitting-associatedvirus

D. Boscia, A. Myrta, and J. K. Uyemoto

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Chapter 35: American plum line pattern virus

A. Myrta, M. C. Herranz, E. Choueiri, and V. Pallás

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Chapter 36: Plum pox virus

M. Barba, A. Hadidi, T. Candresse, and M. Cambra

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Chapter 37: Prune dwarf virus

K. Çaglayan, C. Ulubas Serce, M. Gazel, and C. Varveri

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Chapter 38: Prunus necrotic ringspot virus

R. W. Hammond

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Chapter 39: Stocky prune virus

T. Candresse, L. Svanella-Dumas, and P. Gentit

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Part VI. Stone Fruit Viroids and Related Diseases

Chapter 40: Peach latent mosaic viroid and its Diseases in Peach Trees

R. Flores, F. Di Serio, C. Hernández, M. Barba, and A. Hadidi

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Chapter 41: Peach latent mosaic viroid in Naturally Infected Temperate Fruit Trees

L. Giunchedi, P. E. Kyriakopoulou, M. Barba, and A. Hadidi

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Chapter 42: Hop stunt viroid

T. Sano

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Part VII. Stone Fruit Phytoplasmas and Related Diseases

Chapter 43: European Stone Fruit Yellows Phytoplasma

C. Marcone, B. Jarausch, W. Jarausch, and F. Dosba

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Chapter 44: X-Disease Phytoplasma

J. K. Uyemoto and B. C. Kirkpatrick

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Chapter 45: Peach Yellow Leaf Roll Phytoplasma

B. C. Kirkpatrick and J. K. Uyemoto

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Chapter 46: Peach Rosette Phytoplasma

A. Ragozzino

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Chapter 47: Cherry Lethal Yellows and Decline Phytoplasmas

S. F. Zhu, A. Bertaccini, I.-M.Lee, S. Paltrinieri, and A. Hadidi

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Part VIII. Diseases of Pome and Stone Fruits of Undetermined Etiology

Chapter 48: Virus-like Disorders of Fruit Trees with Undetermined Etiology

W. E. Howell, D. Thompson, and S. Scott

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Part IX. Virus and Virus-Like Diseases of Nuts, Figs, and Olive Trees

Chapter 49: Hazel Mosaic

A. Ragozzino

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Chapter 50: Virus and Phytoplasma Diseases of Almond

V. Savino, A. Bazzoni, and D. Boscia

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Chapter 51: Almond Witches’-Broom Phytoplasma

X. Foissac, E. Choueiri, and J.-M Bové

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Chapter 52: Fig Mosaic Disease and Associated Pathogens

G. P. Martelli

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Chapter 53: Viruses, Phytoplasmas, and Diseases of Unknown Etiology of Olive Trees

K. Çaglayan, F. Faggioli, and M. Barba

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Part X. Detection Methods for Pome and Stone Fruit Viruses, Viroids and Phytoplasmas

Chapter 54: Biological Indexing

D. Thompson, W. E. Howell, and M. Kolber

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Chapter 55: Immunology and Immunological Assays Applied to the Detection, Diagnosis and Control of Fruit Tree Viruses

M. Cambra, D. Boscia, M. Gil, E. Bertolini, and A. Olmos

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Chapter 56: Fluorescent and Ultramicroscopic Methods for Plant Virus Diagnostics and the Study of Virus-Plant Cell Interactions

V. Hari, M. H. A. Ghaffar, and V. Undyala

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Chapter 57: Double-Stranded RNAs and their Use for Characterization of Recalcitrant Viruses

R. R. Martin, W. Jelkmann, and I. E. Tzanetakis

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Chapter 58: Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis for Viroid Detection

D. Hanold, J. W. Randles, and A. Hadidi

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Chapter 59: Molecular Hybridization Techniques for Detecting and Studying Fruit Tree Viruses and Viroids

V. Pallas, F. Faggioli, F. Aparico, and J. A. Sanchez-Navarro

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Chapter 60: Polymerase Chain Reaction for Detection of Systemic Plant Pathogens

A. Hadidi, A. Olmos, G. Pasquini, M. Barba, R. R. Martin, and A. M. Shamloul

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Chapter 61: DNA Microarrays and Other Future Trends in Detection and Typing of Viruses, Viroids, and Phytoplasmas

M. Barba and A. Hadidi

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Part XI. Control Measures for Pome and Stone Fruit Viruses, Viroids and Phytoplasmas

Chapter 62: Strategies for Control of Systemic Pathogens of Fruit Trees – An Overview

A. Hadidi, G. Pasquini, M. Barba, S. Spiegel, A. Zaidi, and A. Crescenzi

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Chapter 63: Vector Control of Fruit Tree Viruses and Phytoplasmas

L. Carraro, G. Labonne, and S. Dallot

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Chapter 64: Exclusion of Pome and Stone Fruit Viruses, Viroids, and Phytoplasmas by Certification and Quarantine

P. J. Reed and J. A. Foster

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Chapter 65: Elimination of Systemic Pathogens by Thermotherapy, Tissue Culture, or In Vitro Micrografting

M. Laimer and M. Barba

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Chapter 66: Biotechnological Approaches for Resistance to Viruses, Viroids, and Phytoplasmas

M. Ravelonandro, R. Scorza, and R. W. Hammond

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Chapter 67: Breeding for Resistance to Plum pox virus

V. Decroocq, M.-L Badenes, and M. Neumüller

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Chapter 68: Control Measures of Pome and Stone Fruit Viruses, Viroids, and Phytoplasmas: Role of International Organizations

A.-S. Roy

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Publish Date: 2011
Format: 8.5” x 11” hardcover
ISBN: Print: 978-0-89054-396-2
Online: 978-0-89054-501-0
Pages: 428
Images: 163 color images
Publication Weight: 4 lbs