Composed of a naked circular non-protein-coding genomic RNA, counting only a few
hundred nucleotides, viroids—the smallest infectious agents known so far—are able to …

Virus and viroid-free apple rootstocks are necessary for large-scale nursery propagation of
apple (Malus domestica) trees. Apple stem grooving virus (ASGV) and Apple chlorotic leaf …

Apple decline in Washington state has been increasing in incidence, particularly on
Honeycrisp trees grown on G. 935 rootstock. In this disease the trees exhibit dieback with …

Apple hammerhead viroid (AHVd) was detected in the apple cultivar 'Šampion'and in mixed
infection with Solanum nigrum ilarvirus 1 (SnIV-1) in the cultivars 'Selena'and 'Jonagored …

Many viruses occur in apple (Malus domestica (Borkh.)), but no information is available on
their seed transmissibility. Here, we report that six viruses infecting apple trees, namely …

Apple hammerhead viroid-like RNA (AHVd RNA) has been reported in different apple
cultivars and geographic regions and, considering the presence of hammerhead ribozymes …

Loquat (Eriobotrya japonica) is an important crop in Spain. To date, only one viral species,
apple stem pitting virus (ASPV), has been detected in Spanish loquat orchards. In this study …

High-throughput sequencing of two trees with apple decline revealed the presence of three
bunya-like viruses: apple rubbery wood-associated viruses 1 and 2 (ARWaV-1, ARWaV-2) …

Grafting cultivars onto rootstocks is a widely used practice by the apple industry
predominantly aimed at faster fruit bearing. Using high-throughput sequencing, we revealed …

In June of 2017, a 'Honeycrisp'apple (Malus pumila Mill.) cultivar from central Washington
exhibiting shoot decline and dieback symptoms was submitted for diagnosis to the …