VIRUS ELIMINATION FROM IN VITRO POTATO PLANTS
Paulina Smyda-Dajmund
p.smyda@ihar.edu.plPlant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute – National Research Institute, Młochów Research Center, Platanowa Str. 19, 05-831 Młochów, Poland (Poland)
Abstract
The routine and the most effective method of viruses elimination from potato plants is in vitro culture of apical shoots combined with thermo- and/or chemotherapy. At times electrotherapy or cryotherapy is also applied. Elimination of potato viruses by thermotherapy required treatment of infected plants with high tem-perature (35°C - 45°C) for about two weeks. Thermotherapy is useful for elimination of PLRV and PVY from potato plants. In chemotherapy antimetabolite, like ribavirin is used. Chemotherapy is dedicated for elimina-tion of PVM, PVS and PVX. Very often the successful virus elimination require a few cycles of thermo- and/or chemotherapy.
Keywords:
chemotherapy, potato viruses, ribavirin, thermotherapyAuthors
Paulina Smyda-Dajmundp.smyda@ihar.edu.pl
Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute – National Research Institute, Młochów Research Center, Platanowa Str. 19, 05-831 Młochów, Poland Poland
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