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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Taxonomic Hierarchy
  2. Viruses and Viroids
  3. Pospiviroidae
  4. Pospiviroid
  5. Potato spindle tuber viroid

Preferred term

Potato spindle tuber viroid

Type

  • Organism

Definition

  • Information Potato spindle tuber viroid (PSTV) can cause a destructive disease of potato and receives particular attention for certified seed production. It is often transmitted through breeders' progenies mechanically, as well as through pollen and true seed.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Synonyms

  • PSTVd (Potato spindle tuber viroid)
  • PSTV (Potato spindle tuber viroid)

Source

  • International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/59352

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