Potato mop-top virus (PMTV)
Potato mop-top virus causes an economically important disease of potato since serious yield and quality reductions can occur in some cultivars. The powdery scab fungus (Spongospora subterranea), a soil-borne organism, is the only known vector of potato mop-top virus.
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Policy directives
- D-98-01: Import Requirements for Seed Potatoes and other Potato Propagative Material
- D-96-05: Phytosanitary requirements for the importation and domestic movement of non-propagative potatoes (Solanum tuberosum) and related potato articles, including associated soil
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