EPPO Global Database

Orthotospovirus citrullomaculosi(WMSMOV)

Distribution details in China

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2021: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2009
From CABI Disease map 922 (2018): Present, restricted distribution
Comments
Symptoms were first noticed in summer 2009 and autumn 2010. Severely stunted watermelon plants, yield losses were observed in glasshouses in the suburbs of Zengcheng city, Guangdong province. The identity of the virus was confirmed in the laboratory (ELISA, RT-PCR, sequencing).

EPPO Reporting Service (2015/079) : found in Yunnan during a survey carried out in July 2013.

EPPO Reporting Service (2017/182) : detected in tomato plants in Mangshi county (Yunnan).

EPPO Reporting Service (2024/027) : detected in peanut (Arachis hypogaea) in Yunnan.
References
* Che H, Ma Y, Lin Y, Feng T, Luo D, Long H (2023) Virome profiling, new virus identification and the prevalence and distribution of viruses infecting Chieh-Qua (Benincasa hispida Cogn. var. chieh-qua How) in China. Viruses 15(6), 1396. https://doi.org/10.3390/v15061396

* Hu B, Xu Z, Wei Z, Huang Y, Guo C, Chen J, Sun Z (2024) Occurrence of Watermelon silver mottle virus in peanut in China. Plant Disease (early view). https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-06-23-1238-PDN
------- On peanut (Arachis hypogaea) in Yunnan.

* Rao X, Liu Y, Wu Z, Li Y (2011) First report of natural infection of watermelon by Watermelon silver mottle virus in China. New Disease Reports 24, 12. http://www.ndrs.org.uk/article.php?id=024012
------- First record, Zengcheng city (Guangdong province).

* Xie H, Cui L, Qin B, Chen JQ, Li Z, Cai J (2021) Molecular identification of watermelon silver mottle virus infecting sweet pepper in Guangxi. Acta Phytopathologica Sinica, 2021, 51(3), 474-477 (abst.)

* Yin YY, Fang Q, Lu X, Li TT, Ding M, Zhang ZK (2014) Detection of Watermelon silver mottle virus infecting watermelon in Yunnan, southwest of China. Journal of Plant Pathology 96(suppl.), S4.123.
------- Yunnan province.

* Yin YY, Li TT, Lu X, Gu ZL, Zhao LL, Guo M, Zhao JF, Ding M (2016) First report of Watermelon silver mottle virus infecting tomato in Yunnan, China. Journal of Plant Pathology 98(3), p 681.
------- On tomato in Yunnan province.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
India Delhi Present, no details view...
India Maharashtra Present, no details view...
India Present, restricted distribution view...