ISHS Acta Horticulturae 109: III International Symposium on Flower Bulbs
DETECTION OF TULIP-BREAKING VIRUS IN TULIPS BY THE ENZYME - LINKED IMMONOSORBENT ASSAY (ELISA) |
| Authors: | A.R. van Schadewijk, J. Eggink |
| Abstract:
As part of the quality improvement and inspection program of the Netherlands Bulb Inspection Service, a test was needed for the serological diagnosis of viruses, including tulip-breaking virus (TBV) in tulips. The enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) proved to be a sensitive test. Special precautions are necessary for the preparation of a TBV anti-serum, such as serological purification of the TBV suspension by the complete removal of contaminations, i.e., lily symptomless virus (LSV) and fraction-1-proteins, with anti-LSV and anti-F1 sera. During the growing season, TBV was detected in tulip leaves and bulbs by ELISA. During storage, TBV could be detected in bulbs from primarily infected tulips. | |
