Detection and eradication of tobacco ringspot virus in Slovakia
The NPPO of Slovakia recently informed the EPPO Secretariat of a new report* of Tobacco ringspot virus (Nepovirus, TRSV – EPPO A2 List) on its territory. TRSV was detected in plants of Capsicum annuum grown in a greenhouse in the town of Snina in June 2021. All plants of Capsicum grown in the greenhouse (1890 plants in total) were incinerated. The origin of the seed could not be traced back. Surveys will be carried out in 2022 and 2023 in the greenhouse and a surrounding area of 100 m radius to confirm the absence of the virus.
The pest status of tobacco ringspot virus in Slovakia is officially declared as: Absent, pest eradicated.
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* TRSV had been found in fruit crops in 2002 but no occurrence in fruit crops has been registered by the NPPO in recent years.
Sources
NPPO of Slovakia (2021-12).
Šubíková V, Kollerová E, Slováková L (2002) Occurrence of nepoviruses in small fruits and fruit trees in Slovakia. Plant Protection Science 38, 367-369.