Figures & data
Fig. 1 Addition of aphids to PPV-infected plum leaves positioned over detached peach leaves on a gel bed. Peach leaves were incubated 2 weeks in a containment room before being tested by DRT-PCR for PPV infection.
![Fig. 1 Addition of aphids to PPV-infected plum leaves positioned over detached peach leaves on a gel bed. Peach leaves were incubated 2 weeks in a containment room before being tested by DRT-PCR for PPV infection.](/cms/asset/31e72826-4396-4bea-8aa6-ddfeaaec3fac/tcjp_a_1035753_f0001_b.gif)
Table 1. Percentage infection of peach seedlings and detached peach leaves following manual serial aphid transmission of PPV from infected plum leaves.
Table 2. Comparison of PPV infection rates of detached leaves by the manual serial aphid transfer method and the leaf overlay method.
Table 3. Percentage infection of detached peach leaves influenced by the number of aphids applied to infected plum leaf segments overlaid on the peach leaves.
Table 4. Effect of pre- and post-incubation temperatures on PPV multiplication in peach leaves collected from the field during the growing season.