Ayub Agriculture Research Institute

Expanded Genomic Diversity of Cacao Leafroll Virus Enables Improved Detection Using Multiplex RT-PCR

Cacao leafroll virus (CaLRV; species Polerovirus CALRV, family Solemoviridae), previously referred to as cacao polerovirus, infects cacao (Theobroma cacao) germplasm in the Americas. Screening of 287 cacao accessions with three published multiplex RT-PCR assays detected CaLRV in...