EPPO Global Database

Crinivirus tomatichlorosis(TOCV00)

Distribution details in Egypt

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2020: Present, widespread
References
* Amer MA, Mahmoud SY (2020) First report of Tomato brown rugose fruit virus on tomato in Egypt. New Disease Reports 41, 24. http://dx.doi.org/10.5197/j.2044-0588.2020.041.024

* Amer MA, YE Ibrahim, AA Kheder, AH Hamed, AA Farrag, MA Al-Saleh (2020). Confirmation incidence of Tomato chlorosis virus naturally infecting tomato crop in Egypt. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology 23, 963‒969.

* Mamoun Abdel-Salam AM, Rezk AA, Dawoud RA (2019) Biochemical, serological, molecular and natural host studies on Tomato chlorosis virus in Egypt. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, 22, 83-94. https://doi.org/10.3923/pjbs.2019.83.94
------- ToCV caused drastic reduction in tomato yield since 2013. Out of 52 different tested plant species within 22 families, 44 were positive hosts for ToCV. Thirty seven out of these 44 plant species were considered as new hosts for ToCV in the present study.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Israel Present, few occurrences view...
Sudan Present, few occurrences view...