Diseases caused by viruses are a significant problem
constantly present in commercial production of plants,
horticultural species in particular. The need for virusfree
stocks has therefore become essential. In order to
obtain virus-free material, the following methods can
be applied: meristem culture, thermotherapy, chemotherapy,
cryotherpy or a combination of these several
techniques as virus elimination is more effective when
different techniques are combined. Investigations in
Serbia have begun and the first successful virus elimination
protocol using meristem culture has been tested