Chapter 30 - Peach Latent Mosaic Viroid in Temperate Fruit Trees Other Than Peach

Abstract

Since 1997, research on the host range of peach latent mosaic viroid has been gradually extended outside peach and peach hybrids, to include: other stone fruits such as almond, apricot, cherry, Japanese apricot (mume), Japanese plum, European plum (prune); the pome fruits, apple, pear, quince, and wild pear; and a few nonrosaceous species. Geographically, it has been found in 20 countries in Europe, Africa, Asia, and North and South America. No clear data are available on the symptomatology and economic significance of peach latent mosaic viroid in these species.