EPPO Global Database

Pepper chat fruit viroid(PCFVD0)

Distribution details in Thailand

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2011: Present, few occurrences
First recorded in: 2009
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2013/127) : detected for the first time at the end of 2009 in tomato leaf samples collected from field crops in the province of Lampang. Affected tomato plants were stunted and showed leaf necrosis, distortion and discoloration.
References
* Reanwarakorn K, Klinkong S, Porsoongnurn J (2011) First report of natural infection of Pepper chat fruit viroid in tomato plants in Thailand. New Disease Reports 24, 6. http://www.ndrs.org.uk/article.php?id=024006