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A simple and rapid method for the detection of potato spindle tuber viroid (PSTVd) by RT-PCR

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A test procedure for PSTVd is described based on immobilisation of plant sap on filter paper, by dotting or tissue printing followed by RT-PCR. Tests were carried out using primarily and secondarily infected potato plants, primarily infected in vitro plants, and potato tubers. Print PCR was shown to be suitable for testing large samples of potato plants whereas dot PCR is recommended for in vitro plantlets and tuber tissue. Bulking one infected plant to 4 or 9 healthy plants gave reliable results with secondarily infected potato plants, but sometimes the test failed to detect PSTVd in primarily infected in vitro plants. Dotted and printed paper squares could be stored at 4°C for at least 2 weeks in Triton X-100 solution or under dry conditions. Storing at room temperature can lead to unreliable results.

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  1. Federal Biological Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, Institute for Biochemistry and Plant Virology, Messeweg 11/12, D-38104, Braunschweig, Germany

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Weidemann, H.L., Buchta, U. A simple and rapid method for the detection of potato spindle tuber viroid (PSTVd) by RT-PCR. Potato Res 41, 1–8 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02360256

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