Abstract
Virus diseases are primary problems to flower crops in Mexico. Diseases have been mostly introduced from other countries through propagation material. Diseases found are Carnation Mottle (carnation), Tomato Aspenny (chrysanthemum), Tomato Spotied Wilt (chrysanthemum, gerbera, gladiolus, begonia), Bean Yellow Mosaic (gladiolus), and Rose Mosaic (rose. Diseases very in incidence and damage to the crop depending on the particular variely and climatic conditions. An additional disease was found in daisy-type chrysanthemums apparently caused by a Mycoplasma-Like Organism. Suggested approaches to manage viral diseases of flower crops are plant quality, vector management and cultural practices in an integrated manner.
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