Abstract

During blueberry scorch virus (BlScV) surveys of highbush blueberries in Italy between 2005 and 2010, we initially discovered infected orchards only in Piedmont. Since 2009, however, three infected orchards have also been found in Trentino, where a new host species, Vaccinium ashei, was found to be infected by BlScV. Molecular characterization of isolates during the study period suggests that two very distinct epidemics are now present in Italy: the Piedmont isolates belong to a new BlScV strain, whereas the Trentino isolates are almost identical to the Washington State strain.

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