Strawberry Virus Dissemination in Arkansas. J. P. Fulton, Professor, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville 72701. B. J. Moore, Research Assistant, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville 72701. Plant Dis. 66:847-848. Accepted for publication 17 December 1981. Copyright 1982 American Phytopathological Society. DOI: 10.1094/PD-66-847.

A recent survey of commercial strawberry plantings in Arkansas revealed a low incidence of veinbanding virus and a much higher incidence of pallidosis virus. It is suggested that these viruses and indigenous and persist in hosts other than cultivated strawberry. Mottle virus, which formerly moved into virus-free plantings, has been eliminated by the regular release of virus-free plants.

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