Detection and elimination of solanaceous viroids in tomato seeds and seedlings

• Methods for the detection of solanaceous viroids affecting tomato have been developed and validated.
• Transmission of CLVd from seed lots known to carry inoculum remains unproven.

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• PC 294 Annual report 2009
• PC 294 Final report 2010

1. i) Overall aim of the project

• To improve the control of seed-borne tomato viroids.

1. ii) Specific objectives

• To validated of methods for the detection of the major tomato viroid diseases.
• To determine the type and frequency of seed-borne transmission.
• To investigate the efficacy of seed treatments for viroid control.
• To investigate the detection of latent infection in tomato seedlings.