EPPO Global Database

Pelargonium zonate spot virus(PZSV00)

Distribution details in United States of America

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2012: Present, no details
First recorded in: 2006
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2013/195) : first found in June 2006 in field tomatoes in Yolo county (California).
References
* Biccheri R, Babini AR, Blouin A, Lanzoni C, Pisi A, Poggi Pollini C, Credi R, Laghi L, Rocculi P, Rubies Autonell C, Pearson MN, Ratti C (2012) Pelargonium zonate spot virus infecting kiwifruit plants in Italy. Abstract of a paper presented at the 22nd International Conference on virus and other graft transmissible diseases of fruit crops (Rome, 2012-06-03/08), p 27.

* Gulati-Sakhuja A, Sears JL, Nunez A, Liu HY (2009) Production of polyclonal antibodies against Pelargonium zonate spot virus coat protein expressed in Escherichia coli and application for immunodiagnosis. Journal of Virological Methods 160(1/2), 29-37 (abst.).
------- Recently found in the USA on tomatoes (without further details).

* Liu HY, Sears JL (2007) First report of Pelargonium zonate spot virus from tomato in the United States. Plant Disease 91(5), p 633.
------- First record in the USA (California).