Potexvirus pepini(PEPMV0)
Distribution details in Korea, Republic of
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2026: Present, no details
First recorded in: 2020
From CABI Disease map 856 (2022): Present, no details
First recorded in: 2020
From CABI Disease map 856 (2022): Present, no details
EPPO Reporting Service (2023/103) : detected in 2020 in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) in Jeolla province.
* Cho IS, Chung BN, Yoon JY, Hammond J, Lim HS (2023) First report of pepino mosaic virus infecting tomato in South Korea. Plant Disease 107(3), 971. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-02-22-0380-PDN
* Kim SH, Kang HM, Sim JE, Lee YH, Park HK, Kim JK, Ahn JY, Jeon BJ (2026) Targeted RT-PCR survey of ten economically important tomato viruses in major tomato producing regions of Korea. Horticultural Science and Technology. 44(0) https://doi.org/10.7235/HORT.20260014
------- not detected during surveys in 2024. However, authors noted that "non-detection for this virus does not necessarily indicate its absence in Korean tomato production systems, and it may still be present at low prevalence or outside the surveyed temporal and spatial scope"
* Kim SH, Kang HM, Sim JE, Lee YH, Park HK, Kim JK, Ahn JY, Jeon BJ (2026) Targeted RT-PCR survey of ten economically important tomato viruses in major tomato producing regions of Korea. Horticultural Science and Technology. 44(0) https://doi.org/10.7235/HORT.20260014
------- not detected during surveys in 2024. However, authors noted that "non-detection for this virus does not necessarily indicate its absence in Korean tomato production systems, and it may still be present at low prevalence or outside the surveyed temporal and spatial scope"