Abstract
Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) and lily symptomless virus (LSV) were readily detected from bulb scales of infected Maximowicz's lily (Lilium leichtlinii var. maximowiczii Baker) plants by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). However, tulip breaking virus (TBV) was not efficiently detected from them by ELISA. The concentration of CMV and LSV appeared to be higher in the outer and inner bulb scales than in the middle ones. To detect both viruses reliably in Maximowicz's lily bulbs, it was necessary to homogenize two or more outer and/or inner bulb scales and to test the extracts by ELISA.
