Pome Fruit Virus Testing
Protect your apple and pear orchards with comprehensive virus screening and virus-free certification support
Why Test Pome Fruit?
Pome fruit viruses can silently spread through orchards via grafting, propagation material, and contaminated tools — often showing no symptoms for years while reducing yield and fruit quality. By the time visible symptoms appear, the virus has typically spread throughout the block.
For orchardists, nurseries, and exporters, regular virus testing is essential for:
- Verifying clean nursery stock before planting
- Preventing yield losses and fruit quality degradation
- Protecting long-term orchard investments
Pome Fruit Virus Panel
Impact: Graft incompatibility, stem grooving, decline in sensitive rootstocks
Transmission: Grafting, vegetative propagation
Impact: Stem pitting, reduced vigor, graft union necrosis
Transmission: Grafting, contaminated budwood
Impact: Leaf spotting, reduced fruit size, graft incompatibility
Transmission: Grafting and infected propagation material (budwood/scion/rootstocks)
Impact: Mosaic patterns, reduced photosynthesis, yield and quality losses in susceptible cultivars
Transmission: Primarily via grafting and infected propagation material; natural spread is generally limited
Custom Panels Available: Need testing for additional pathogens or specific pome fruit varieties? We offer custom assay development for specialized needs.
Testing Process & Turnaround
1
Order & Collect
Order your testing kit online. Collect leaf tissue or dormant budwood samples following our guide.
2
Ship to Lab
Ship samples to our facility. We extract RNA/DNA and run qPCR analysis on our advanced platforms.
3
Results Delivered
Receive detailed reports in up to 10 working days with interpretation support and certification documentation.
Standard Turnaround
Up to 10 Working Days
For pome fruit samples
Sample Submission Form
Collection guide with step-by-step instructions and submission table — coming soon
Compliance & Certification Support
Nexus Diagnostics provides testing documentation that supports regulatory submissions for:
- Nursery licensing and clean stock verification
- Pre-planting certification for new orchards
Our reports include detailed pathogen detection results, methodology descriptions, and information suitable for regulatory submissions. Learn more about our compliance and certification services.
Ready to Protect Your Crops?
Order your testing kit today and get results you can trust