Closterovirus tristezae(CTV000)
Distribution details in Lebanon
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
1997: Present, widespread
EPPO Reporting Service (97/210): high incidence in southern Lebanon.
EPPO Reporting Service (98/170): survey in 1996 in main citrus-growing areas. 65 out of 4537 trees tested gave positive results (62 from commercial groves in north and south, 3 from a nursery in the north). No clear symptoms. Virus is more widely distributed than previously thought, but at very low levels. Severe strains do not occur in Lebanon. Eradication measures may be considered.
EPPO Reporting Service (98/170): survey in 1996 in main citrus-growing areas. 65 out of 4537 trees tested gave positive results (62 from commercial groves in north and south, 3 from a nursery in the north). No clear symptoms. Virus is more widely distributed than previously thought, but at very low levels. Severe strains do not occur in Lebanon. Eradication measures may be considered.
* D'Onghia et al. (1998) Phytopathologia mediterranea 37, 75-78.
* Saade, P.; Khoury, W.; de Nivea, A.M.; Savino, V. (1997) Evaluation of the sanitary status of citrus trees in Lebanon and the incidence of CTV in infected orchards. Abstract of a paper presented at the 6th Arab Congress of Plant Protection , 1997-10-27/31, Beirut (LB), p 189.
* Saade, P.; Khoury, W.; de Nivea, A.M.; Savino, V. (1997) Evaluation of the sanitary status of citrus trees in Lebanon and the incidence of CTV in infected orchards. Abstract of a paper presented at the 6th Arab Congress of Plant Protection , 1997-10-27/31, Beirut (LB), p 189.
| Country | State | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | Present, restricted distribution | ||
| Syria | Present, restricted distribution |