EPPO Global Database

Potato yellowing virus(PYV000)

Distribution details in Chile

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 1995: Present, no details
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (1993/151)

EPPO Reporting Service (2006/237) : commonly observed in the Andes, causing systemic yellowing of the foliage. It is transmitted in a semi-persistent manner by aphids and potato true seeds (on which it can cause a necrosis).
References
* Fuentes S, Jayasinghe U (1993) [Potato yellowing, caused by a new bacilliform virus]. Fitopatologia 28(1), 22-37 (in Spanish).

* Salazar LF (2006) Emerging and re-emerging potato diseases in the Andes. Potato Research 49(1), 43-47.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Bolivia Present, restricted distribution view...
Peru Present, no details view...