EPPO Global Database

Ipomovirus lenisbatatae(SPMMV0)

Distribution details in New Zealand

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2000: Present, no details
From CABI Disease map 1070 (2025): Present, no details
Comments
Tugume et al. (2023) consider this report of sweet potato mild mottle virus, based on serological methods and not backed by genetic sequence data, as unconfirmed.
* Tugume AK, Mbanzibwa DR, Alicai T, Omongo CA, Maruthi MN (2023) Endemism and Reemergence Potential of the Ipomovirus Sweet Potato Mild Mottle Virus (Family Potyviridae) in Eastern Africa: Half a Century of Mystery. Phytobiomes Journal 7(1), 5-28.
References
* Fletcher, J. D.; Lewthwaite, S. L.; Fletcher, P. J.; Dannock, J. (2000) International workshop on sweetpotato cultivar decline, Kyushu National Agricultural Experiment Station, Japan, 8-9 September 2000, 42-47.
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