Is anyone aware of a diagnostic tool (serology?, bioassay?) for
rhododendron necrotic ringspot virus? It produces lovely brown concentric
ringspots on mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia) plants in our landscape.
I had an inquiry about how best to detect or confirm the presence of this
virus in suspect rhododendrons.
Joseph
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