Potato spindle tuber viroid

 

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Publication Date

Fri, 06 May 2022, 15:34

Last Updated

May 6, 2022, 3:34 p.m.

Report Number

GBR-26/3

Country

United Kingdom

Pest Id

Potato spindle tuber viroid - (PSTVD0)

Report Status

Final

Hosts

Solanum lycopersicum (Tomato) Commercial fruiting crop

Pest Status (old values from ISPM 8 -1998 )

• Absent: pest no longer present

Pest Status (ISPM 8 - 2021)

• Absent: pest no longer present

Geographical Distribution

One glasshouse in North of England

Summary

Two rows of approximately 100 plants in total in a glasshouse of 5,000 tomato plants grown for commercial fruit production. It is possible 22,000 plants in other glasshouses on the same site are grown from the same stock and this is being investigated. The origin of the seed of both the variety and rootstock variety and the location other crops grown from the same seed stocks are being followed up to help determine the origin of the infection and if any further crops are infected.

Danger

No immediate potential risk as material in contained glasshouse and under official eradication. Monitoring of following crop in glasshouse during 2012 found no evidence of carry-over to following crop. Declared eradicated October 2012

Contact for info

Peter Reed

Report files

Website

http://www.fera.defra.gov.uk/plants/plantHealth/pestsDiseases/potatoSpindleViroidOutbreak.cfm

Issue keywords

Outbreak Pest status:Absent/Absence Viroids

Commodity keywords

Tomatoes, fresh or chilled