Coconut cadang-cadang viroid(CCCVD0)
Distribution details in Sri Lanka
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2009: Absent, unreliable record
EPPO Reporting Service (2010/120) : closely related viroids could be detected in 1 sample of coconut (Cocos nucifera) from Sri Lanka. However, further studies are needed to confirm that the viroid found is indeed CCCVd.
* Vadamalai G, Perera AAFLK, Hanold D, Rezaian MA, Randles JW (2009) Detection of Coconut cadang-cadang viroid sequences in oil and coconut palm by ribonuclease protection assay. Annals of Applied Biology 154(1), 117-125.