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- Title
First Record of Papaya Ring Spot Virus (PRSV) Strain in Malir District Sindh and in Islamabad Pakistan.
- Authors
Noshad, Qum Qum; Zafar, Yusuf; Khan, Mahmood Ali; Rashid, Neelam; Zahid, Nafeesa; Bashir, Tanveer; Ali, Zahid; Naseem, Saadia
- Abstract
The papaya strain of Papaya ring spot virus (PRSV), that causal agent of PRSV disease was confirmed in Malir District Sindh and in Islamabad by double antibody sandwich enzyme linked immunosorbant assay (DAS-ELISA). In Malir district, the virus attacked on the papaya trees growing in field induced great losses to the farmer's income. Later it was also reported in National Agriculture Research Centre (NARC) field, Islamabad. A survey was conducted in Malir district and samples were brought to NARC Plant Virology laboratory. In contrast, PRSV has only recently appeared in Malir district and is now the subject of eradication campaign. © 2015 Friends Science Publishers
- Subjects
ISLAMABAD (Pakistan); SINDH (Pakistan); PAPAYA ringspot virus; ENZYME-linked immunosorbent assay; ZAFAR, Y.; ALI, Mahmood
- Publication
International Journal of Agriculture & Biology, 2015, Vol 17, Issue 2, p399
- ISSN
1560-8530
- Publication type
Article