Coline Temple, Arnaud G Blouin, Dieke Boezen, Marleen Botermans, Laurena Durant, Kris De Jonghe, Pier de Koning, Thomas Goedefroit, Laurent Minet, Stephan Steyer, Eric Verdin, Mark Zwart, Sebastien Massart
In 2014, Physostegia chlorotic mottle virus (PhCMoV) was discovered in Austria in Physostegia virginiana. Subsequent collaborative efforts established a link between the virus and severe fruit symptoms on important crops like tomato, eggplant, and cucumber across nine European countries. Thereafter, specific knowledge gaps, which are crucial to assess the risks PhCMoV can pose for the production and how to manage it, needed to be addressed. In this study, the transmission, prevalence, and disease severity of PhCMoV were examinated...
April 22, 2024: Phytopathology