Apple Stem Pitting Virus
Foveavirus sp.
Appleviral
A latent virus on most apple cultivars that reduces vigor mainly on sensitive rootstocks.
Symptoms
Often symptomless on scion cultivars but causes stem pitting and reduced vigor on sensitive rootstocks.
Favorable conditions
- •Propagation from untested, virus-carrying budwood
Management
- 1Use certified virus-tested propagation material
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