freesia/atrophy

Lachenalia (Lachenalia species, family Hyacinthaceae) is a bulbous ornamental plant endemic to southern Africa. In 1998, several lachenalia lines from ARC-Roodeplaat showing virus-like symptoms, and presumed to be infected with Ornithogalum mosaic virus (OrMV), were sent from South Africa under an

In the spring of 2008, freesia, cvs. Honeymoon and Santana, with striking virus-like symptoms similar to freesia leaf necrosis disease were received by the Virginia Tech Plant Disease Clinic from a cut-flower nursery in Gloucester, VA and forwarded for analysis to the USDA-ARS Floral and Nursery