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First Report of Ranunculus White Mottle Ophiovirus in Slovenia in Pepper with Yellow Leaf Curling Symptom and in Tomato

Rivarez MPS, Kogej Z, Jakoš N, Pecman A, Seljak G, Vučurović A, Ravnikar M, Mehle N, Kutnjak D. First Report of Ranunculus White Mottle Ophiovirus in Slovenia in Pepper with Yellow Leaf Curling Symptom and in Tomato. Plant Dis. 2022 May 22:PDIS08211624PDN. doi: 10.1094/PDIS-08-21-1624-PDN. We have reported the first detection of Ranunculus white mottle ophiovirus in Slovenia. The virus was detected in pepper and tomato. This report represent, globally, its first detection in tomato.

Using high-throughput sequencing, followed by PCR-based confirmatory tests we have detected Ranunculus white mottle ophiovirus in several samples of peppers and tomatoes from Slovenia in 2017-2020 period. We observed disease symptoms on pepper plants, which could be associated with the presence of the virus, however, for tomato plants, associations with disease symptoms were not possible, due to the presence of other viruses in the analysed composite samples. These findings call for further studies on the effects of RWMV infection on tomato and pepper production and its monitoring in neighbouring European countries. 




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