EPPO Global Database

Potato spindle tuber viroid(PSTVD0)

Distribution details in Germany

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2011: Present, few occurrences
First recorded in: 1980s
Pest status declared by NPPO: Under eradication (2011-06)
From CABI Disease map 729 (2012): Present, few occurrences
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2000/138) : found in Nordrhein-Westfalen on transgenic potato material grown in an experimental field. Material was destroyed. Area now under surveillance. Status is "Present: only at one location, under eradication".

EPPO Reporting Service (2004/006) : found in a tomato fruit production house in Nordrhein-Westfalen. Under eradication.

EPPO Reporting Service (2006/159) : isolated finding in Solanum jasminoides. Eradicated.

EPPO Reporting Service (2007/024) : found by RT-PCR in mother plants of ornamentals (Solanum jasminoides, S. rantonnetii, Datura, Brugmansia) at 17 nurseries in Nordrhein-Westfalen. All infected lots destroyed
References
* NPPO of Germany (2000-02, 2004-01, 2006-09, 2006-02, 2011-06).
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Austria Present, few occurrences view...
Belgium Present, few occurrences view...
Czech Republic Present, few occurrences view...
Denmark Absent, unreliable record view...
France Absent, pest eradicated view...
Netherlands Present, few occurrences view...
Poland Absent, pest eradicated view...
Switzerland Present, few occurrences view...