Discovery of known and novel viruses in wild and cultivated blueberry in Florida through viral metagenomic approaches

• Main Authors: Saad, Norsazilawati, Olmstead, James W., Varsani, Arvind, Polston, Jane Elizabeth, Jones, Jeffery, Folimonova, Svetlana Y., Harmon, Philip F.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/96754/1/ABSTRACT.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/96754/; https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/6/1165

Southern highbush blueberry (interspecific hybrids of Vaccinium corymbosum L.) is cultivated near wild V. corymbosum as well as closely related species in Florida, USA. The expansion of blueberry cultivation into new areas in Florida and deployment of new cultivars containing viruses can potentially...