Database research record2009·China (Kunming)
First Report of Cherry virus A in Sweet Cherry Trees in China
W.-L. Rao, Z.-K. Zhang, Runzhong Li
Plant Disease
Urban Farm DB summary
In June 2007, sweet cherry trees with mottling and mosaic symptoms were observed in a private garden near Kunming, Yunnan Province, China. Twenty-four samples from sweet cherry, sour cherry, flowering cherry, and peach trees in private and community gardens were tested for eight viruses by RT-PCR. Cherry virus A (CVA) was detected in two symptomatic sweet cherry trees, marking the first report of CVA in sweet cherry in China.