<em>In vitro</em> thermotherapy and shoot-tip culture to eliminate <em>Caper latent virus</em> in <em>Capparis spinosa</em>

Capparis spinosa plants in the Sicilian Islands, Italy, are frequently infected with Caper latent virus (CapLV). CapLV affects the vigour and longevity of caper plants and exacerbates the effect of other adverse biotic and abiotic factors. To have CapLV-free cuttings of caper for multiplication and...

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Main Authors: Laura Tomassoli, Giovanni di Lernia, Antonio Tiberini, Gelsomina Chiota, Elisa Catenaro, Marina Barba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Firenze University Press 2008-08-01
Series:Phytopathologia Mediterranea
Online Access:https://oajournals.fupress.net/index.php/pm/article/view/5245