EPPO Global Database

Little cherry virus 2(LCHV20)

Distribution details in China

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2011: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2008
From CABI Disease map 1133 (2012): Present, no details
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2012/038) : Little cherry disease was observed for the first time in China during a survey conducted in Yunnan (2008-2009) on viruses of flowering cherry (Prunus serrulata) and sweet cherry (P. avium). LChV-2 was detected in samples collected from private orchards and community gardens in the counties of Anning, Chenggong, Fumin, Jinning, and Yiliang (Yunnan).

EPPO Reporting Service (2016/070) : also detected on sweet cherry (Prunus aviam) samples from Shandong province.
References
* Rao WL, Li F, Zuo RJ, Li R (2011) First report of Little cherry virus 2 in flowering and sweet cherry trees in China. Plant Disease 95(11), p 1484.

* Zong X, Wang W, Wei H, Wang J, Yan X, Hammond RW, Liu Q (2015) Incidence of sweet cherry viruses in Shandong province, China and a case study on multiple infection with five viruses. Journal of Plant Pathology 97(1), 61-68.