Potato is the world's fourth major food crop. Potato virus disease is one of the most serious diseases and causes the yield loss. Sixty-six virus samples of potato collected from main potato areas of Hunan province were identified with RT-PCR in 2010. The results showed that 6 kinds of main potato virus (viroid) including PVY, PLRV, PVX, PVS, PVA and PSTVd were detected. Their proportions were 54.5 % (PVS), 45.5 % (PVX), 39.4 % (PVY), 21.2 % ( PSTVd and PVA) and 18.2% (PLRV), respectively. Moreover, 2-4 kinds of virus mixed infection were prevalent, among the ...