title: Little cherry disease in a fruit farm at the Niederelbe ("Altes Land").
abstract: Little cherry disease (LCD) was detected as such at the Niederelbe in the early 80s and is observed spreading since. Until now two clostero-viruses were detected and investigated on the molecular level (LChV1 and LChV2), but the use of that knowledge in performing PCR-detection did not lead to a coincidence of the presence of these two viruses with the presence of LCD. So symptomatological screening is still required. In a particular farm all cherry orchards were screened for the presence of LCD. They are all grouped around the farm buildings and so in a close juxtaposition. Despite that, every orchard shows a distinct pattern when the data are arranged according to symptom severity indicating a multifactorial incidence in the disease spread.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Angewandte Botanik-Pflanzenschutzamt Universität Hamburg, D-20355 Hamburg, Germany.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Eppler
mesh_terms: D029381:Closteroviridae / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005638:Fruit / Q000821:virology; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D015994:Incidence; D010935:Plant Diseases / Q000821:virology*; D027861:Prunus / Q000821:virology*