First official report of tobacco ringspot virus in Poland
The NPPO of Poland recently informed the EPPO Secretariat of the first official finding of tobacco ringspot virus (Nepovirus nicotianae, TRSV, EPPO A2 List) on its territory. TRSV was detected in 4 varieties of Iris pumila plants and 1 variety of Iris germanica in the municipality of Rogowo (Kujawsko-Pomorskie province) grown in an open field for the production of plants for planting. The infested lot comprised 14380 plants. Official measures are applied to eradicate the virus in this place of production.
The pest status of tobacco ringspot virus in Poland is officially declared as: Present.
EPPO note: some scientific articles had already reported the presence of the virus in other crops (e.g. Korbecka-Glinka et al., 2021).
Sources
NPPO of Poland (2024-07).
Korbecka-Glinka G, Przybyś M, Feledyn-Szewczyk B (2021) A survey of five plant viruses in weeds and tobacco in Poland. Agronomy 11(8), 1667.