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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 ...
Detection of Potyvirus-like Particles Associated with Oil Palms (Elaeis guineensis) in Ecuador
(1996-09-03)
Oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) seedlings showing a conspicuous mottling, composed of alternating dark green and chlorotic areas in the form of discontinuous streaks or irregular ring patterns, were observed in 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 ...
Incidence, Distribution, and Association of Spongospora subterranea and Potato mop-top virus in Costa Rica
(2008)
A survey was conducted in 39 potato (Solanum tuberosum) fields in Costa Rica to determine incidence and association of Spongospora subterranean f. sp. subterranea and Potato mop-top pomovirus (PMTV). The fields were located ...
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 ...
Papaya ringspot virus and Cucumber mosaic virus associated with a severe mosaic in melon
(1991-09)
Severe mosaic disease was observed in several melon fields in Costa Rica during the period 1987-1991. Two viruses, papaya ringspot virus (PRSV) and cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) were associated in single and mixed infections ...
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 ...
Chayote mosaic, a new disease in Sechium edule caused by a tymovirus
(1997-04)
A sap-transmissible virus was isolated from chayote (Sechium edule) in Costa Rica. Infected plants showed chlorotic spots and rings, and blotchy mosaics, which often coalesced to give a complete mosaic and leaf deformation. ...
Caracterización del MStV asociado a una enfermedad de maíz en Costa Rica
(1991-09)
Maize stripe virus (MStV) was identified as a causal agent of a corn disease in Costa Rica. Cytoplasmic inclusion bodies in needle, ring and eight-shapes were observed by light microscopy in infected leaf tissue. Different ...