laboratories in US for virus testing?
M. Gastil-Buhl (Tue, 08 Apr 2014 08:26:28 PDT)
I found a more recent 2009 article by Deborah Mathews of UC Rivierside
is detailed but not too technical:
'Optimizing detection and management of virus diseases of plants'
http://ucanr.org/sites/ucnfa/files/62197.pdf
On page 3 there is a summary of how to distinguish symptoms similar to
those caused by viruses.
This article also mentions ELISA and estimates cost of sending a
sample to a lab at "$50 to 75 per sample for first virus, less for
each additional virus test".
The list of hosts of two particular viruses on page 6 includes several
bulb species.
- Gastil
On Apr 8, 2014, at 7:45 AM, M. Gastil-Buhl wrote:
Rick Buell asks
"What labs in the US or elsewhere have you used for testing? Can you
describe the approximate expense of this service?"
and I too would appreciate this information. There is a 1997
publication from UC Davis with the promising title
"Easy On-Site Tests for Fungi and Viruses in Nurseries and
Greenhouses".
http://homeorchard.ucdavis.edu/8002.pdf
Although that was written 17 years ago perhaps some of it is still
relevant. On page 2 it gives a useful overview of virus diagnosis,
then introduces the ELISA technique. Is this ELISA the technique
currently used? "The virus test kits require more skill and
patience ..." so perhaps sending material to a lab is a better
option. Would a test kit for crops be relevant to testing our bulb
plants?
- Gastil