Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science · 1978 · 22 citations · 5 references
AgricultureCrop SciencesPlant SciencesPlant VirologyViral Plant PathologyVirologyPlant Virus Disease ManagementPlant Virus ResistancePlant Virus TransmissionPlant VirusesVirus EpidemiologyVirus-host InteractionsBreeding Program EvaluationPlant Viral PathogenesisVegetative Growth SuppressionViral Diseases Of CropsViral Fruit DiseasesViral Infection ProcessesVirus DiseasesVirus-free Clones
Abstract Raspberry bushy dwarf virus (RBDV) was found in 25 of 75 cultivars maintained in the British Columbia red raspberry ( Rubus idaeus L.) breeding program. Crumbly-appearing fruit and leaf abnormalities were associated with infection in some of the cultivars. No RBDV was found in commercial fields of the Willamette cultivar. Comparisons of RBDV-infected and virus-free plants of BC 64-6-68, a selection from the breeding program, showed that the virus reduced yield and fruit size, and increased drupelet abortion resulting in crumbly fruit. RBDV infection did not affect vegetative growth. Field spread of the virus in BC 64-6-68 was through pollen.
5