EPPO Global Database

Pelargonium zonate spot virus(PZSV00)

Distribution details in Argentina

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2014: Present, no details
First recorded in: 2011
Comments
Detected during the 2011/2012 growing season in sunflower (Helianthus annuus) plants showing chlorotic concentric rings and line patterns on the leaves, in field crops near Parana city (Entre Rios region).
References
* Giolitti F, Bejerman N, Nome C, Visintin G, de Breuil S, Lenardon S (2014) Biological and molecular characterization of an isolate of Pelargonium zonate spot virus infecting sunflower in Argentina. Journal of Plant Pathology 96(1), 189-194.
------- First record in Argentina and in sunflower (Helianthus annuus).