EPPO Global Database

Plum pox virus(PPV000)

Distribution details in Korea, Republic

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2017: Transient
First recorded in: 2016
Pest status declared by NPPO: Transient : actionable, under eradication by official control (2016-09)
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2017/046) : first found in August 2016 in a peach tree (Prunus persica). Under eradication.

Kim et al. (2019): During 2016-2017, samples were collected from 30,333 trees in 1,985 orchards of stone fruits in 8 provinces and 4 cities, and tested by RT-PCR. As a result, 21 trees including peach (9 trees), Japanese apricot (4 trees), plum (1 tree), apricot (7 trees) in 10 orchards were infected and controlled by eradication program. Under eradication
References
* Kim M, Kim G-S, Kwak H-R, Kim J-E, Seo J-K, Hong S-J, et al. (2019) Occurrence and eradication of Plum pox virus on Ornamentals in Korea, 2016-2017. Research in Plant Disease 25(1), 8–15. (in Korean with English abstract) https://doi.org/10.5423/RPD.2019.25.1.8

* IPPC website. Official Pest Reports – Republic of Korea (KOR-04/4 of 2016-09-06) First outbreak of Plum pox virus (PPV). https://www.ippc.int/en/countries/republic-of-korea/pestreports/2016/08/first-outbreak-of-plum-pox-virus-ppv/

* Oh JH, Park CY, Lee HK, Yeom YA, Lim SM, Moon JS, Lee SH (2017) First report of Plum pox virus strain D isolate in peach (Prunus persica) in Korea. Plant Disease 101(1), p 265.