Plant identification is a hard challenge when no morphologically parts are available or when you only have seeds. This is mainly interesting in frauds: like the illegal propagation of protected vegetal varieties and the purchase of fake certified farm varieties. Demonstrate this, could be a difficult task to achieve but DNA amplification and sequencing are an unequivocal technique for plant varieties determination.
Most common plant diseases can be provoked by bacteria, fungi or virus. Without the proper experience, and sometimes with experience too, diagnosis could be nearby impossible. Molecular diagnosis could help to dilucidate the as Agrobacterium vitis and tumefaciens (crown gall disease), Spiroplasma citri (citrus stubborn disease), Grapevine fanleaf virus (GFLV) and different species of Mosaic Virus.
The detection and quantification of genetically modified organisms (GMO) in food is an essential part of GMO labeling and their traceability. The quantitative PCR is the most powerful technique allowing specific detection and accurate quantification of GMO markers.
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