Abstract:In recent years, citrus production has rapidly increased within the state of Georgia (USA), and there are now citrus plantings within at least 32 counties in residential, production, and nursery settings. Among the pathogens capable of infecting citrus are viroids, the smallest plant pathogens. Viroids are comprised of circular, single-stranded RNA ranging from 246-463 nucleotides in length (Ito et al., 2002). Hop stunt viroid (HSVd) is one of several viroids known to infect citrus. This viroid has been previo… Show more
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