Eradication of Potato spindle tuber viroid from Poland
In Poland Potato spindle tuber viroid (Pospiviroid, PSTVd – EPPO A2 List) was first reported in 2016 in 2 lots of seed potatoes (Solanum tuberosum) in Melanowo and in Turzyn. Eradication measures were applied (EPPO RS 2016/175). In 2016-2019, samples were collected from the infected places of production. All laboratory tests were negative. The NPPO of Poland declared that PSTVd is eradicated from these places of production, and therefore from Poland.
The pest status of Potato spindle tuber viroid in Poland is officially declared as: Absent, pest eradicated.
Sources
NPPO of Poland (2022-03).