TY - JOUR JF - virusj JO - Iran J Virol VL - 9 IS - 1 PY - 2015 Y1 - 2015/2/01 TI - A Viroid Resembling Hop Stunt Viroid in Infected Apple Trees with Apple Scar Skin Disease in the Northeast of Iran TT - N2 - Abstract Background and Aims: Apple scar skin disease (ASSD) is one of the destructive diseases of pome fruits which is caused by ASSVd. Case presentation: We report molecular detection of ASSVd in symptomatic apples cv. Red Delicious with simultaneous presence of a new variant of HSVd from Khorasan Razavi province. Conclusion: This is the first report on the association of HSVd with ASSVd in apple trees showing merely symptoms of apple dapple on the fruit. SP - 25 EP - 28 AU - Vamenani, Ramtin AU - Rahimian, H AU - Alavi, SM AU - Borhani, B AD - Department of Plant Pathology, Sari Agriculture Science and Natural Resource University, Sari, Iran KW - Apple KW - Viroid KW - Hop stunt KW - Khorasan UR - http://journal.isv.org.ir/article-1-153-en.html DO - 10.21859/isv.9.1.25 ER -