EPPO Global Database

Tobamovirus fructirugosum(TOBRFV)

Distribution details in China

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2025: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2019
From CABI Disease map 1252 (2022): Present, few occurrences
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2019/143) : first found in April 2019 on tomato in Shandong.

EPPO Reporting Service (2020/114) : detected on Capsicum annuum seed imported from China into the UK (interception).
EPPO Reporting Service (2021/077) : detected on Solanum lycopersicum seed imported from China into Cyprus, Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Poland (interception).

EPPO Reporting Service (2021/185) : on tomato in Yunnan.

EPPO Reporting Service (2024/001) : on tomato in Liaoning.

EPPO Reporting Service (2025/206) : on mile-a-minute in a greenhouse in May 2024 in Shandong Province
References
* Guo H, Dong X, Wang Z, An M, Yang X, Xia Z, Wu Y (2023) First report of tomato brown rugose fruit virus infecting Solanum lycopersicum in Northeast China. Plant Disease early view https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-11-23-2395-PDN

* Hua M, Song L, Cui S, Sun H, Jin F (2024) Molecular detection and genome sequence analysis of Tomato brown rugose fruit virus. Acta Agriculturae Boreali-Sinica 39(3), 179-186. (abst.)
------- Hebei, Ningxia

* Ma Z, Zhang H, Ding M, Zhang Z, Yang X, Zhou X (2021) Molecular characterization and pathogenicity of an infectious cDNA clone of tomato brown rugose fruit virus. Phytopathology Research 3(14), 1-10.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s42483-021-00091-0
------- First report in Yunnan.

* Yan Z-Y, Ma H-Y, Han S-L, Geng C., Tian Y-P, Li X.-D (2019) First report of Tomato brown rugose fruit virus infecting tomato in China. Plant Disease 103(11), p 2973. DOI: 10.1094/PDIS-05-19-1045-PDN
------- First report on tomato in Shandong.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
India Karnataka Present, no details view...
India Maharashtra Present, no details view...
India Present, restricted distribution view...
Russian Federation (the) Present, restricted distribution view...