First outbreak of Plum pox virus (PPV)

 

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Publication Date

Tue, 06 Sep 2016, 09:07

Last Updated

Sept. 6, 2016, 9:07 a.m.

Report Number

KOR-04/3

Country

Republic of Korea

Report Status

Final

Hosts

Plants for planting except seeds (nursery stocks, scion, cuttings etc.) of Prunus spp.

Pest Status (old values from ISPM 8 -1998 )

• Transient: actionable, under eradication

Pest Status (ISPM 8 - 2021)

• Present: transient

Summary

Outbreak of PPV-D was confirmed in peach (Prunus persica (L.)) in August 2016 in Rep. of KOREA. The national survey for eradication is under process and the result will be updated. The infected tree is immediately destroyed.

Danger

The virus is usually introduced by plants for planting (except seeds) and the damage of the PPV-D on peach tree may be not serious or not well known.

Contact for info

Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Rep. of KOREA ([email protected])

Report files

PPV

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