Viruses pose a serious threat to strawberry cultivation all over the world as infections resulting from viruses and related pathogens are limiting factors in the production of certified planting material in strawberry. In Himachal Pradesh, strawberry is fast emerging as a short duration fruit crop yielding lucrative returns. Viruses, however, have emerged as a major hindrance in its commercial cultivation. Direct antigen coating (DAC)-ELISA was performed in major commercial cultivars of strawberry to assess the presence of nematode transmitted nepoviruses in these cultivars as the infected plants developed typical ringspots on leaves, the most striking symptom of nepoviruses. | Prevalence of nepoviruses in strawberry and their serological detection
