First report ot tomato brown rugose fruit virus in India
Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (Tobamovirus, ToBRFV – EPPO A2 List) is reported for the first time in India. ToBRFV was detected in symptomatic tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) plants grown in open fields in May 2023 in Karnataka and Maharashtra states. Affected plants showed symptoms of mosaic patterns, mottling, yellowing, chlorosis, deformed leaves, and necrotic spots or brown rugose patches on the fruits. Laboratory analysis (DAS-ELISA, RT-PCR, sequencing) confirmed the presence of ToBRFV in 11 fruit samples which had been collected from symptomatic plants.
The situation of tomato brown rugose fruit virus in India can be described as follows: Present not widely distributed.
Sources
Kavya SS, Mahantesha V, Chowdappa A, Mantesh M, Pooja PS, Venkataravanappa V, Reddy CL (2024) Tomato brown rugose fruit virus associated with leaf mosaic, mottling and brown rugose patches on fruits of tomato in India. Australasian Plant Disease Notes 9(1),9.https://doi.org/10.1007/s13314-024-00534-5