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Re: [NAFEX] Plum Pox, was Apricots from Afghanistan
- From: Melissa Kacalanos <mijwiz@yahoo.com>
- To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Plum Pox, was Apricots from Afghanistan
- Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2010 07:06:23 -0700 (PDT)
Apparently, plum pox actually can be transmitted through seeds: http://www.actahort.org/books/130/130_51.htm But these apricot seedlings didn't actually get the disease, even though they came from infected trees: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10073234 In other species, for other viruses, seeds are generally a safe way too get virus-free plants. I know, for instance, that lilies are often grown from seed to avoid viruses that infect vegetatively-propagated plants. Of course, that might not be relevant to this virus. This page: http://plantclinic.cornell.edu/FactSheets/plumpoxvirus/plumpox.htm says: " PPV was introduced into several European countries via infected nursery stock or infected buds grafted onto healthy trees. This is the only known method of long-distance transmission." This one little apricot seedling of mine looks perfectly healthy. I guess everyone has to make up their own minds about whether or not they want to risk planting these. Let me know if you'd still like seeds. Melissa --- On Sun, 4/11/10, Scott Smith <scott@cs.jhu.edu> wrote:
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[NAFEX] Apricots from Afghanistan,
Scott Smith, 04/11/2010
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Re: [NAFEX] Plum Pox, was Apricots from Afghanistan,
Melissa Kacalanos, 04/11/2010
- Re: [NAFEX] Plum Pox, was Apricots from Afghanistan, Road's End Farm, 04/18/2010
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Re: [NAFEX] Plum Pox, was Apricots from Afghanistan,
Melissa Kacalanos, 04/11/2010
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