Tomato spotted wilt tospovirus found in artichoke in France
Tomato spotted wilt tospovirus (EPPO A2 quarantine pest) was observed for the first time in France on artichoke (Cynara scolymus), near Hyères (south of France), in 1993. It causes a chocolate brown discoloration and leaf curl symptoms.
Sources
Monnet, Y. (1994) Les principaux problèmes phytosanitaires des cultures légumières et du fraisier en 1993.
Phytoma - La Défense des Végétaux, n° 459, 38-42.