Whilst molecular methods for plant virus detection are usually based on PCR amplification, loop mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) is a rapid and sensitive molecular diagnostic tool increasingly used for plant virus detection, particularly in field conditions and resource-limited laboratories. In this study, a novel LAMP primer set (ID: 334) was developed for the specific detection of Potato virus Y (PVY), a globally sig...

Use of vertical farms is increasing rapidly as it enables year-round crop production, made possible by fully controlled growing environments situated within supply chains. However, intensive planting and high relative humidity make such systems ideal for the proliferation of fungal pathogens. Thus, despite the use of bio-fungicides and enhanced biosecurity measures, contamination of crops does happen, leading to extensive crop...