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First Report of Citrus Blight in Costa Rica
(2005-01)
Citrus blight (CB), causing a chronic decline of citrus, has been an important disease in Florida for over 100 years. CB was first reported in Brazil in the 1980s and is now responsible for the removal of nearly 10% of the ...
First Report of Xylella fastidiosa in Avocado in Costa Rica
(2008-01)
Since the late 1990s, chlorotic mottling, marginal scorch, deformation of leaves, defoliation, shortening of internodes, and branch dieback have been observed in avocado trees (Persea americana Mill.) in Costa Rica. The ...
Identification and distribution of melon infecting viruses and their vectors in two provinces of Costa Rica
(1993)
Papaya ringspot potyvirus (PRSV), watermelon mosaic 2 potyvirus (WMV-2), cucumber mosaic cucumovirus (CMV) and zucchini yellow mosaic potyvirus (ZYMV), singly or in mixed infections, were identified by ELISA in melon ...
Guazuma ulmifolia (Sterculiaceae), a new natural host of 16SrXV phytoplasma in Costa Rica
Guazuma ulmifolia (Sterculiaceae), un nuevo hospedero natural de fitoplasmas del grupo 16SrXV en Costa Rica
(2011-04)
Guacimo trees (Guazuma ulmifolia, Sterculiaceae) showing witches’ broom symptoms (GWB), small leaves, short internodes, stunting and no flower and fruit production were observed on side roads and fences in different areas ...
Estudio de la distribución de las enfermedades virosas de la caña de azúcar en Costa Rica
(2006)
El estudio de las enfermedades de origen viral requiere de técnicas inmunológicas de alta precisión y confiabilidad. Haciendo uso de estas herramientas y con el apoyo del Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología y del Centro de ...
First report of Xylella fastidiosa infecting coffee in Costa Rica
(2001-09)
In 1995, severe symptoms were observed on ‘Caturra’ and ‘Catuaí’ coffee (Coffea arabica L.) varieties in farms in the southern part of the Central Valley in Costa Rica. Symptoms were reduced leaf size, malformation of ...
First Report of Citrus variegation virus in Palestine Sweet Lime, as Coffee Shade in Costa Rica
(2011)
Symptoms resembling those of Citrus variegation virus (CVV) were observed in old Palestine sweet lime trees (Citrus limettioides Tan.) used as coffee shade in the Central Valley in Costa Rica. The symptoms include leaf ...
Infección de la orquídea terrestre Phaius tankervillae (Orchidaceae) con el cymbidium mosaic potexvirus (CymMV) en Costa Rica
(1999)
En 1996, en un pequeño vívero comercial en la zona oeste del Valle Central de Costa Rica se observaron plantas de la orquídea terrestres Phaius tankervilliae que mostraban síntomas foliares de leves a severos de un estriado ...
Comparative Epidemiology of Citrus tristeza virus in Plantings of Various Citrus Species in Costa Rica, and Long Distance Spread by the Brown Citrus Aphid
(2002)
Five 400-tree plots were established to compare the virus increase and spread of Citrus tristeza virus (CTV) among grapefruit, orange and lemon plots in San Carlos and Nicoya citrus producing areas of Costa Rica. Tree ...
First Report of New Phytoplasma Diseases Associated with Soybean, Sweet Pepper, and Passion Fruit in Costa Rica
(2009-02)
A new soybean disease outbreak occurred in 2002 in a soybean (Glycine max) plantation in Alajuela Province, Costa Rica. Symptoms on the affected plants included general stunting, small leaves, formation of excessive buds, ...