A Survey Of Maine’s Wild and Cultivated Elderberries for Tomato Ringspot Virus
ISSN 2158-9429
Volume 11, Issue 1 - June 2018
Editor: Linda Chalker-Scott
Abstract
- Cooperating elderberry growers participated in a survey to determine if Tomato Ringspot Virus is present in wild and cultivated crops in Maine. Elderberries (Sambucus canadensis and Sambucus nigra) are susceptible to Tomato Ringspot Virus (TomRSV), which could limit how long cultivated orchards remain productive. Fifty-seven wild and cultivated plants were sampled, none of which tested positive for TomRSV, using ELISA (enzyme linked immunosorbent assay). The absence of the virus in this survey has cleared the way for future research, including a variety trial, to be conducted in Maine beginning in 2018.
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