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Optimizing sampling strategies for nematode‐transmitted viruses and their vectors 1
Author(s) -
BOAG B.,
BROWN D. J. F.,
BANCK A. S. G.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
eppo bulletin
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.327
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1365-2338
pISSN - 0250-8052
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2338.1989.tb00423.x
Subject(s) - sampling (signal processing) , vector (molecular biology) , biology , population , distribution (mathematics) , sequential sampling , spatial distribution , computer science , statistics , mathematics , computer vision , mathematical analysis , biochemistry , demography , filter (signal processing) , sociology , gene , recombinant dna
The detection of virus‐vector nematodes and the viruses they transmit depends upon the efficiency of the sampling and extraction procedures. A knowledge of the horizontal and vertical distribution and population dynamics of the vectors is required to maximize the chances of detecting small numbers of nematodes, while data on the size of virus patches are needed for quantifying the probability of finding the virus in the field. Information on the spatial and temporal distribution of both vectors and viruses is reviewed and, in light of the limited present knowledge, optimum sampling strategies are recommended.