Project Number: 5352-22000-017-10
Project Type: Specific Cooperative Agreement

Start Date: Sep 25, 2003
End Date: Jul 31, 2008

Objective:
To develop more rapid and dependable methods of pathogen detection in order to enhance the production and maintenance of virus free tree fruit cultivars.

Approach:
Candidate viruses to be targeted for the development of diagnostic methods will be found by searching the literature and through correspondence with both tree fruit industry representatives as well as scientists in the field. Potential diagnostic approaches to be followed are the development of immunological test, possibly involving ELISA plate readers, and DNA amplification using PCR methods to provide tests for virus specific DNA sequences. Documents SCA with WSU. Formerly 5352-22000-015-29S (6/05).