Plant virus infection can alter the suitability of host plants for their aphid vectors. Most reports
indicate that virus-infected plants are superior hosts for vectors compared to virus-free plants …

MEASURING THE ECONOMIC IMPACTS Page 1 AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY: INSECT
CONTROL BENEFITS Leonard P. Gianessi Janet E. Carpenter July 1999 National Center for …

US farmers have adopted genetically modified crop varieties rapidly since their introduction.
By 2000, roughly one fifth of US corn acreage, over half of the soybean acreage, and almost …

Potatoes are vegetatively propagated and this can result in the dissemination of pathogens,
and viruses in particular, in the tubers. Viruses infecting potato can be categorized by their …

In recent years, emerging phytoplasma diseases of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) have
increasingly become important in central and eastern Europe. Accurate identification of …

Experiments were conducted to determine whether the beet leafhopper, Circulifer tenellus
(Baker)(Hemiptera: Cicadellidae), transmits the purple top phytoplasma to potato, Solanum …

A one-step triplex RT-PCR method was characterised that allows rapid, strain-specific
detection of potato virus Y (PVY) occurring on potato: PVYN, PVYO, PVYNTN (recombinant …

The propagation materials such as rootstocks, cuttings and other types of grafting materials
used as scions play a relevant role in the dissemination of phytoplasma-associated …

Potato virus Y (PVY) is a global challenge for potato production and the leading cause of
seed crop downgrading and rejection for certification. Accurate and timely diagnosis is key …

Several species of leafhoppers and psyllids are important pests of potato. These insects are
not only capable of causing serious damage to potato by direct feeding, but may also …