Feb 3, 2011PVY mutations concerns researchers
A potato virus that has been around for years is mutating and that’s got both researchers and industry leaders worried.
Growers have grown used to seeing some signs of Potato Virus Y, better known as simply PVY, in fields. The disease causes foliar damage and infected plants must be rouged out of certified seed fields, but otherwise the virus hasn’t really been a threat. Ag Weekly
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