Abstract Plum pox virus (PPV) a potyvirus in the family Potyviridae , is etiologic agent of sharka, worldwide most important and detrimental viral disease stone fruits (genus Prunus ). Although PPV was identified Italy already 1970s it has been largely reported almost all Italian regions, broad investigation genetic characterization isolates lacking them, including Tuscany (Central Italy). To a...

ABSTRACT The spatial pattern of Sharka disease, caused by Plum pox virus (PPV) strain M, was investigated in 18 peach plots located in two areas of southern France. PPV infections were monitored visually for each individual tree during one to three consecutive years. Point pattern and correlation-type approaches were undertaken using the binary data directly or after parsing them in contiguous ...

Dallot, S., Gottwald, T., Labonne, G., and Quiot, J.-B. 2004. Factors affecting the spread of Plum pox virus strain M in peach orchards subjected to roguing in France. Phytopathology 94:1390-1398. We evaluated the impact of roguing on the spread and persistence of the aggressive Plum pox virus strain M (PPV-M) in 19 peach orchard blocks in Southern France. During a 7to 10-year period, orchards ...

This study was conducted in stone fruit orchards five provinces of the East Mediterranean Region Turkey between years 2009-2011. The aim to determine potential aphid vectors quarantine pathogen PPV (plum pox virus, family Potyviridae) that causes serious yield losses. During surveys, 542 orchard/nurseries were sampled and 6 species (Hemiptera: Aphididae) [Brachycaudus persicae (Passerini,1860),...