EPPO Global Database

Lettuce chlorosis virus(LCV000)

Distribution details in Israel

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2019: Present, no details
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2021/185) : detected for the first time during a survey conducted in 2017-2019 in 4 farms authorized to produce Cannabis sativa. Symptoms of leaf yellowing, chlorotic and necrotic old leaves were observed with no apparent symptoms on the apical leaves.
References
* Hadad L, Luria N, Smith E, Sela N, Lachman O, Dombrovsky A (2019) Lettuce chlorosis virus disease: A new threat to cannabis production. Viruses 11(9), 802. https://doi.org/10.3390/v11090802