• Detection of Plantago asiatica mosaic virus in lily hybrid plants(Lilium spp.) in Costa Rica grown from imported bulbs 

      Garita Salazar, Laura Cristina; Hammond, John; Moreira Carmona, Lisela; Vásquez Céspedes, Elena; Montero Astúa, Mauricio (2017-12)
      Plantago asiatica mosaic virus (PlAMV) was detected in Costa Rica infecting lily plants showing foliar chlorotic and necrotic streaking. Virus identity was established by TEM, sequencing and ELISA. Pathogenicity was confirmed ...
    • Diagnóstico de infecciones virales en plantaciones de papa (Solanum tuberosum L.) en la zona de Alfaro Ruiz, Costa Rica 

      Vásquez Sancho, Viviana; Montero Astúa, Mauricio; Rivera Herrero, Carmen (2008)
      La presencia de 13 virus que afectan al cultivo de papa se investigó en el cantón de Alfaro Ruiz (zona de Zarcero) en Costa Rica. Se muestrearon 14 plantaciones de papa, y de cada una se recolectaron muestras foliares de ...
    • First Report of Xylella fastidiosa in Nerium oleander in Costa Rica 

      Montero Astúa, Mauricio; Saborío Rodríguez, Guido Alonso; Chacón Díaz, Carlos; Villalobos Muller, William; Rodríguez Solís, Carlos Mario; Moreira Carmona, Lisela; Rivera Herrero, Carmen (2008-08)
      Oleander (Nerium oleander L.) shrubs presenting mottling, leaf tip and margin scorch, short internodes, defoliation, and branch dieback were observed at different localities in the Central Valley in Costa Rica. Severity ...
    • Genus Orthotospovirus in Costa Rica: A Central American case 

      Montero Astúa, Mauricio; Dejuk Protti, Natasha; Bermúdez Gómez, David; Vásquez Céspedes, Elena; Sandoval Carvajal, Izayana; Garita Salazar, Laura Cristina; Albertazzi Castro, Federico José; Adkins, Scott; Moreira Carmona, Lisela (2023-12-28)
      Objective/Background. The Orthotospovirus genus encompasses a range of economically significant and emerging plant viruses that affect a variety of crops globally. While the prevalence and characteristics of these ...