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When a scion is grafted onto a rootstock and one of the graft components is virus-infected, virus may pass through the graft site from the diseased component into the healthy one. Naturally occurring grafts are rare and mainly found in roots. However, grafting as a standard cultural propagation method is responsible for a great deal of inadvertent virus spread.
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Dijkstra, J., de Jager, C.P. (1998). Virus Transmission by Grafting. In: Practical Plant Virology. Springer Lab Manual. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-72030-7_24
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