EPPO Global Database

Nepovirus lycopersici(TORSV0)

Hosts

Important note about the classification of host plants in GD:
Categories have been assigned by the EPPO Secretariat on the basis of available data at the time of entry. They correspond to a qualitative evaluation of the importance of the host plant for the pest concerned and remain indicative only.
Further explanation of categories is available in the guide.
Organism Type
Pelargonium x hortorum (PELZO) Major host
* Kemp WG (1969) Detection of tomato ringspot virus in Pelargonium in Ontario. Canadian Plant Disease Survey 49, 1-4.
Prunus persica (PRNPS) Major host
* Smith SH, Stouffer RF, Soulen DM (1973) Induction of stem pitting in peaches by mechanical inoculation with tomato ringspot virus. Phytopathology 63, 1404-1406.
Rubus idaeus (RUBID) Major host
* Braun A, Keplinger J (1973) Seed transmission of Tomato ringspot virus in raspberry. Plant Disease Reporter 57, 431-432.
Acanthospermum hispidum (ACNHI) Wild/Weed
* Abraham P, Banwo OO, Kashina BD, Alegbejo MD (2021) Detection of weed species infested by Tomato ringspot virus in field-grown tomato in Sudan savanna, Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Plant Protection 35(2), 1-15.
Ageratum conyzoides (AGECO) Wild/Weed
* Abraham P, Banwo OO, Kashina BD, Alegbejo MD (2021) Detection of weed species infested by Tomato ringspot virus in field-grown tomato in Sudan savanna, Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Plant Protection 35(2), 1-15.
Amaranthus spinosus (AMASP) Wild/Weed
* Abraham P, Banwo OO, Kashina BD, Alegbejo MD (2021) Detection of weed species infested by Tomato ringspot virus in field-grown tomato in Sudan savanna, Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Plant Protection 35(2), 1-15.
Bidens pilosa (BIDPI) Wild/Weed
* Abraham P, Banwo OO, Kashina BD, Alegbejo MD (2021) Detection of weed species infested by Tomato ringspot virus in field-grown tomato in Sudan savanna, Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Plant Protection 35(2), 1-15.
Boerhavia diffusa (BOEDI) Wild/Weed
* Abraham P, Banwo OO, Kashina BD, Alegbejo MD (2021) Detection of weed species infested by Tomato ringspot virus in field-grown tomato in Sudan savanna, Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Plant Protection 35(2), 1-15.
Chenopodium album (CHEAL) Wild/Weed
* Abraham P, Banwo OO, Kashina BD, Alegbejo MD (2021) Detection of weed species infested by Tomato ringspot virus in field-grown tomato in Sudan savanna, Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Plant Protection 35(2), 1-15.
Commelina erecta (COMER) Wild/Weed
* Abraham P, Banwo OO, Kashina BD, Alegbejo MD (2021) Detection of weed species infested by Tomato ringspot virus in field-grown tomato in Sudan savanna, Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Plant Protection 35(2), 1-15.
Corchorus trilocularis (CRGTR) Wild/Weed
* Abraham P, Banwo OO, Kashina BD, Alegbejo MD (2021) Detection of weed species infested by Tomato ringspot virus in field-grown tomato in Sudan savanna, Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Plant Protection 35(2), 1-15.
Gomphrena celosioides (GOMCE) Wild/Weed
* Abraham P, Banwo OO, Kashina BD, Alegbejo MD (2021) Detection of weed species infested by Tomato ringspot virus in field-grown tomato in Sudan savanna, Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Plant Protection 35(2), 1-15.
Ipomoea eriocarpa (IPOER) Wild/Weed
* Abraham P, Banwo OO, Kashina BD, Alegbejo MD (2021) Detection of weed species infested by Tomato ringspot virus in field-grown tomato in Sudan savanna, Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Plant Protection 35(2), 1-15.
Lactuca serriola (LACSE) Wild/Weed
* Abraham P, Banwo OO, Kashina BD, Alegbejo MD (2021) Detection of weed species infested by Tomato ringspot virus in field-grown tomato in Sudan savanna, Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Plant Protection 35(2), 1-15.
Laggera aurita (LGGAU) Wild/Weed
* Abraham P, Banwo OO, Kashina BD, Alegbejo MD (2021) Detection of weed species infested by Tomato ringspot virus in field-grown tomato in Sudan savanna, Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Plant Protection 35(2), 1-15.
Mitracarpus hirtus (MTCVI) Wild/Weed
* Abraham P, Banwo OO, Kashina BD, Alegbejo MD (2021) Detection of weed species infested by Tomato ringspot virus in field-grown tomato in Sudan savanna, Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Plant Protection 35(2), 1-15.
Nelsonia canescens (NENCA) Wild/Weed
* Abraham P, Banwo OO, Kashina BD, Alegbejo MD (2021) Detection of weed species infested by Tomato ringspot virus in field-grown tomato in Sudan savanna, Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Plant Protection 35(2), 1-15.
Physalis angulata (PHYAN) Wild/Weed
* Abraham P, Banwo OO, Kashina BD, Alegbejo MD (2021) Detection of weed species infested by Tomato ringspot virus in field-grown tomato in Sudan savanna, Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Plant Protection 35(2), 1-15.
Portulaca oleracea (POROL) Wild/Weed
* Abraham P, Banwo OO, Kashina BD, Alegbejo MD (2021) Detection of weed species infested by Tomato ringspot virus in field-grown tomato in Sudan savanna, Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Plant Protection 35(2), 1-15.
Rumex acetosa (RUMAC) Wild/Weed
* Powell C, Forer L, Stouffer R, Cummins J, Gonsalves D, Rosenberger D, Hoffman J, Lister R (1984) Orchard weeds as hosts of Tomato ringspot and Tobacco ringspot viruses. Plant Disease 68, 242-244.
Senna obtusifolia (CASOB) Wild/Weed
* Abraham P, Banwo OO, Kashina BD, Alegbejo MD (2021) Detection of weed species infested by Tomato ringspot virus in field-grown tomato in Sudan savanna, Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Plant Protection 35(2), 1-15.
------- As Cassia obtusifolia.
Senna occidentalis (CASOC) Wild/Weed
* Abraham P, Banwo OO, Kashina BD, Alegbejo MD (2021) Detection of weed species infested by Tomato ringspot virus in field-grown tomato in Sudan savanna, Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Plant Protection 35(2), 1-15.
------- As Cassia occidentalis.
Solanum nigrum (SOLNI) Wild/Weed
* Abraham P, Banwo OO, Kashina BD, Alegbejo MD (2021) Detection of weed species infested by Tomato ringspot virus in field-grown tomato in Sudan savanna, Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Plant Protection 35(2), 1-15.
Stellaria media (STEME) Wild/Weed
* Powell CA, Forer LB, Stouffer RF (1982) Reservoirs of tomato ringspot virus in fruit orchards. Plant Disease 66, 583-584.
Taraxacum officinale (TAROF) Wild/Weed
* Mountain W, Powell C, Forer L, Stouffer R (1983) Transmission of Tomato ringspot virus from dandelion via seed and dagger nematodes. Plant Disease 67, 867-868.
Aquilegia vulgaris (AQIVU) Host
* Samuitienė M, Navalinskienė M (2001) Nepoviruses and their influence on field floriculture. Biologija 4, 43-45.
Asimina triloba (ASITR) Host
* Choi J, Osatuke AC, Griffin E, Stevens K, Hwang MS, Al Rwahnih M, Fuchs M (2022) High-throughput sequencing reveals single and dual infections of tobacco ringspot virus and tomato ringspot virus in pawpaw trees. Plants 11, 3565. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11243565.
Capsicum sp. (CPSSS) Host
* Akdura N, Sevik M (2021) Investigation of Tomato ringspot virus (ToRSV) by real-time TaqMan RT-PCR in Hakkari Province, Turkey. Journal of Agricultural Sciences (Tarim Bilimleri Dergisi) 27(3), 335-340.
Cucumis sativus (CUMSA) Host
* Akdura N, Sevik M (2021) Investigation of Tomato ringspot virus (ToRSV) by real-time TaqMan RT-PCR in Hakkari Province, Turkey. Journal of Agricultural Sciences (Tarim Bilimleri Dergisi) 27(3), 335-340.
Delphinium sp. (DELSS) Host
* Samuitienė M, Navalinskienė M (2001) Nepoviruses and their influence on field floriculture. Biologija 4, 43-45.
Fragaria chiloensis (FRACH) Host
* Herrera G, Lavin A (1998) [Presence of Ilarvirus and Nepovirus in Chilean accessions of Fragaria chiloensis]. Chilean Journal of Agricultural Research 58(1), 1-6 (in Spanish).
Fragaria x ananassa (FRAAN) Host
* Yeşilçöllü S, Gümüş M, Paylan I C (2011) [Studies on the detection of viruses in strawberry growing areas in Aegean region]. The Journal of Turkish Phytopathology 40(1-3), 13-20 (in Turkish).
Fraxinus americana (FRXAM) Host
* Ferris MA, Castello JD (1988) Detection of tomato ringspot virus in white ash and adjacent vegetation in central New York. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 18, 813-817. https://doi.org/10.1139/x88-124
Gladiolus sp. (GLASS) Host
* Bozarth RF, Corbett MK (1958) Tomato ringspot virus associated with stunt or stub head disease of Gladiolus in Florida. Plant Disease Reporter 42, 217-221.
Helleborus foetidus (HLLFO) Host
* Samuitienė M, Navalinskienė M (2001) Nepoviruses and their influence on field floriculture. Biologija 4, 43-45.
Hosta sp. (HSTSS) Host
* Samuitienė M, Navalinskienė M (2001) Nepoviruses and their influence on field floriculture. Biologija 4, 43-45.
Hydrangea macrophylla (HYEMA) Host
* Brierly P (1954) Symptoms in the florist’s hydrangea cause by tomato ringspot virus and an unindentified sap-transmissible virus. Phytopathology 44, 696-699.
Iris sp. (IRISS) Host
* Samuitienė M, Navalinskienė M (2001) Nepoviruses and their influence on field floriculture. Biologija 4, 43-45.
Iris x germanica (IRIGE) Host
* NPPO of the Netherlands (2018) https://gd.eppo.int/reporting/article-6422.
Malus sp. (MABSS) Host
* Tremaine JH, Willison RS, Allen WR (1963) Viruses mechanically transmitted to herbaceous hosts from apple trees with mosaic symptoms. Phytopathologia Mediterranea 2, 144-146,
Pelargonium sp. (PELSS) Host
* Hollings M, Stone O, Dale W (1972) Tomato ringspot virus in Pelargonium in England. Plant Pathology 21, 46-47.

* Kemp W (1969) Detection of Tomato ringspot virus in Pelargonium in Ontario. Canadian Plant Disease Survey 49, 1-4.
Phlox stolonifera (POXST) Host
* NPPO of the Netherlands (2023-04).
Ponthieva racemosa (QNIRA) Host
* Yao JM, Tainter FH, Zimmerman MT, Barnett OW (1994) The occurrence of tomato ringspot virus in Ponthieva racemosa. Plant Disease 78(9), 925.
Prunus avium (PRNAV) Host
* Mircetich SM, Moller WJ, Nyland G (1977) Prunus stem pitting in sweet cherry and other stone fruit trees in California. Plant Disease Reporter 61, 931-935.
Prunus domestica (PRNDO) Host
* Cummins JN, Gonsalves D (1986) Constriction and decline of ‘Stanley’ prune associated with tomato ringspot virus. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science 111, 315-318.
Prunus dulcis (PRNDU) Host
* Azery T, Cycek Y (1997) Detection of virus diseases affecting almond nursery trees in western Anatolia (Turkey). EPPO Bulletin 27, 547–550
Punica granatum (PUNGR) Host
* NPPO of Italy. https://gd.eppo.int/reporting/article-5141
Ribes nigrum (RIBNI) Host
* Špak J, Koloniuk I, Tzanetakis IE (2021) Graft-transmissible diseases of Ribes–pathogens, impact, and control. Plant disease 105(2), 242-250.
Ribes rubrum (RIBRU) Host
* Špak J, Koloniuk I, Tzanetakis IE (2021) Graft-transmissible diseases of Ribes–pathogens, impact, and control. Plant Disease 105(2), 242-250.
Rosa sp. (ROSSS) Host
* Sattary M, Rakhshanderoo F, Mozafari J (2015) First report of a mosaic disease caused by Tomato ringspot virus on rose and almond plants in Iran. Journal of Plant Pathology 97, 393.
Rubus fruticosus (RUBFR) Host
* Sertkaya G (2010) Tomato ringspot nepovirus (ToRSV) in wild blackberry (Rubus fructicosus L) in Hatay province of Turkey. 21st International Conference on virus and other graft transmissible diseases of fruit crops (2009-07-05/10, Neustadt, DE). Julius-Kühn-Archiv no. 427, 201-205.
Solanum lycopersicum (LYPES) Host
* Akdura N, Sevik M (2021) Investigation of Tomato ringspot virus (ToRSV) by real-time TaqMan RT-PCR in Hakkari Province, Turkey. Journal of Agricultural Sciences (Tarim Bilimleri Dergisi) 27(3), 335-340.

* Moussa AB, Makni M, Marrakchi M (2000) Identification of the principal viruses infecting tomato crops in Tunisia. EPPO Bulletin 30(2), 293-296.
Trifolium sp. (TRFSS) Host
* Chatzivassiliou EK (2021) An annotated list of legume-infecting viruses in the light of metagenomics. Plants 10(7):1413. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10071413
Vaccinium corymbosum (VACCO) Host
* Fuchs M, Abawi GS, Marsella-Herrick P, Cox R, Cox KD, Carroll JE, Martin RR (2010) Occurrence of Tobacco ringspot virus and Tomato ringspot virus in highbush blueberry in New York State. Journal of Plant Pathology 92, 451-460.
Viola cornuta (VIOCO) Host
* Samuitienė M, Navalinskienė M (2001) Nepoviruses and their influence on field floriculture. Biologija 4, 43-45.
Vitis vinifera (VITVI) Host
* Akdura N, Sevik M (2021) Investigation of Tomato ringspot virus (ToRSV) by real-time TaqMan RT-PCR in Hakkari Province, Turkey. Journal of Agricultural Sciences (Tarim Bilimleri Dergisi) 27(3), 335-340.

* Martelli GP (2017) An overview of grapevine viruses, viroids and the diseases they cause. In: Meng B, Martelli GP, Golino DA, Fuchs M (eds), Grapevine Viruses: Molecular Biology, Diagnostics and Management, Springer pp. 31-46.
Chenopodium giganteum (CHEGI) Experimental
* McLean DM (1962) Differentiation of tobacco ringspot and tomato ringspot viruses by experimental host reactions. Plant Disease Reporter 46, 877-881.
Chenopodium quinoa (CHEQU) Experimental
* Stace-Smith R (1970) Tomato ringspot virus. Details of DPV and references.  CMI/AAB no. 18. London: Her Majesty's Stationary Office. https://www.dpvweb.net/dpv/showdpv/?dpvno=18
Gomphrena globosa (GOMGL) Experimental
* Kemp WG (1969) Detection of tomato ringspot virus in Pelargonium in Ontario. Canadian Plant Disease Survey 49, 1-4.
Nicotiana tabacum (NIOTA) Experimental
* Stace-Smith R (1970) Tomato ringspot virus. Details of DPV and references.  CMI/AAB no. 18. London: Her Majesty's Stationary Office. https://www.dpvweb.net/dpv/showdpv/?dpvno=18
Petunia hybrids (PEUHY) Experimental
* Stace-Smith R (1970) Tomato ringspot virus. Details of DPV and references.  CMI/AAB no. 18. London: Her Majesty's Stationary Office. https://www.dpvweb.net/dpv/showdpv/?dpvno=18
Phaseolus vulgaris (PHSVX) Experimental
* Stace-Smith R (1970) Tomato ringspot virus. Details of DPV and references.  CMI/AAB no. 18. London: Her Majesty's Stationary Office. https://www.dpvweb.net/dpv/showdpv/?dpvno=18
Prunus tomentosa (PRNTO) Experimental
* Walker M, Chisholm J, Wei T, Ghoshal B, Saeed H, Root M, Sanfaçon H (2015) Complete genome sequence of three tomato ringspot virus isolates: evidence for reassortment and recombination. Archives of Virology 160, 543-547.
Vigna unguiculata (VIGSI) Experimental
* Téliz D, Grogan RG, Lownsbery BF (1966) Transmission of tomato ringspot, grape yellow vein,and peach yellow bud mosaic viruses by the nematode Xiphinema americanum. Phytopathology 56, 658-663.
Glycine max (GLXMA) Doubtful host
* Kahn RP (1956) Seed transmission of the tomato ringspot virus in the Lincoln variety of soybeans. Phytopathology 46, 295.
------- This is the only reference to Glycine max as a potential host of ToRSV. This has not been confirmed by more recent work and might have been a confusion with tobacco ringspot virus (TRSV),