Survey of Commercial Carnation Cultivars for Four Viruses in California by Indirect Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
- 1 January 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Scientific Societies in Plant Disease
- Vol. 67 (1) , 53-56
- https://doi.org/10.1094/pd-67-53
Abstract
An indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay technique was used to survey for carnation ringspot virus, carnation mottle virus, carnation necrotic fleck virus, and carnation etched ring virus in commercial carnations throughout California. A total of 226 samples was collected from 31 locations; statewide incidences were carnation mottle virus, 78%; carnation necrotic fleck virus, 13%; carnation etched ring virus, 15%; and carnation ringspot virus, 0%. Of the samples surveyed, 21% were infected with 2 or more of these viruses. The statewide average of plants free from these viruses was 18%. Survey samples were derived from 7 propagation sources. Carnations from different propagators varied widely in the incidence of the tested viruses. Initial infection of commercial carnation apparently occurred at the propagator level and only limited spread occurred in production greenhouses, with the exception of carnation mottle virus.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit: