A tuber-damaging strain of Alfalfa Mosaic Virus A discovered

on January 22, 2017

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When alfalfa mosaic virus (AMV) happens to occur in potatoes, it usually causes leaf mottling and blotching. Now, researchers have identified an unusual strain that causes necrosis â€“ brownish dead patches â€“ in tubers, the first such AMV strain found in Canada.Â The story of how this tuber-necrosis culprit was identified is a little like something from CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.[Read More...]

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