Fiji disease virus of sugarcane: A review of techniques for its diagnosis and elimination from tissue culture and planting materials.

Abstract

A practical scheme for developing sugarcane plants free of Fiji Disease Virus (FDV) and a reliable diagnostic method to test for the virus in tissue culture and planting materials are of key importance to sugarcane improvement as well as quarantine. Establishment of tissue culture techniques and development of diagnostic techniques are reviewed. The practical implications of such techniques are discussed.