Virus diseases of bananas: methods for early detection and characterization of bunchy top associated virus

Iskra, M.L.; Bove, J.M. . Institut de Recherches sur les Fruits et Agrumes

Virus diseases of bananas: methods for early detection and characterization of bunchy top associated virus

1987

Iskra, M.L. | Bove, J.M. (Centre de Cooperation International en Recherche Agronomique pour le Developpement, Montpellier (France). Institut de Recherches sur les Fruits et Agrumes)

Describes a purification method for the Bunchy top virus based on density gradient centrifugation which allowed observation of the virus particles for the first time. Thirty micrograms of virus were obtained from 200g of infected leaves. To obtain large amounts of virus for antisera preparation the purification procedure has to be improved

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AGROVOC Keywords

banane banano diagnostic

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Other Subjects

Diagnostico; Virus des vegetaux/ epuration; Virus de las plantas/ purificacion

Language

English

Note

3 figs., 8 ref. *XG

Type

Conference; Non-Conventional

Source

Seminar proceedings: Improving Citrus and Banana Production in the Caribbean through Phytosanitation, Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Co-operation, ACP-EEC Convention of Lome, Wageningen (Netherlands); Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute, St. Augustine (Trinidad and Tobago).- Port of Spain (Trinidad and Tobago), [1987]. p. 29-32

Conference

Improving Citrus and Banana Production in the Caribbean through Phytosanitation, (St. Lucia), 2-5 Dec 1986

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