EPPO Global Database

Citrus bark cracking viroid(CBCVD0)

Distribution details in Slovenia

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2021: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2015
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present, under containment, in case eradication is impossible (2021-04)
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2015/111) : found during surveys (initially targeting HSVd) in Šempeter (Savinja valley), as well as in 2 hop gardens in Koroška region near Slovenj Gradec, and in Polskava near Slovenska Bistrica. Studies have revealed that CBCVd is the causal agent of the 'severe hop stunt disease' which has been observed in Slovenia since 2007.

EPPO Reporting Service (2019/166) : in 2018, recorded in 145 ha. Under eradication.

EPPO Reporting Service (2021/109) : the infested area covers 341 ha in 2020. Official measures have been changed from eradication to containment measures.
References
* INTERNET
Phytosanitary Administration of the Republic of Slovenia.
Archive on HSVd. http://www.arhiv.fu.gov.si/en/services_and_measures/regulated_organisms/hop_stunt_viroid/index.html
Citrus bark cracking viroid – CBCVd (in Slovenian)
https://www.gov.si/teme/huda-viroidna-zakrnelost-hmelja-citrus-bark-cracking-viroid/

* Jakše J, Radisek S, Pokorn T, Moatoušek J, Javornik B (2014) Deep-sequencing revealed a CBCVd viroid as a new and highly aggressive pathogen on hop. Plant Pathology doi: 10.1111/ppa.12325

* NPPO of Slovenia (2015-06, 2017-07, 2019-06, 2021-04).
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Italy Present, no details view...