EPPO Global Database

Potato mop-top virus(PMTV00)

Distribution details in Costa Rica

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2008: Present, no details
Comments
PMTV detected in samples collected from potato fields in the main potato-growing regions of Costa Rica.
References
* Montero-Astua M, Vasquez V, Turecheck WW, Mertz U, Rivera C (2008) Incidence, distribution, and association of Spongospora subterranea and Potato mop-top virus in Costa Rica. Plant Disease 92, 1171-1176.