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First outbreak of Pepper vein yellows virus infecting sweet pepper in Italy

A. AlfaroS. MarchioneSalvatore DavinoPatrizia BellaStefano PannoMario DavinoS. GraciV. PiazzaM.i. FontC. Biondo

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0106 biological sciences0301 basic medicineSweet PeppersVeterinary medicinefood.ingredientHealth Toxicology and MutagenesisBegomoviruOutbreakSettore AGR/12 - Patologia VegetalePlant ScienceBiology01 natural sciencesVirusCropPolerovirus03 medical and health sciencesEmerging pathogen030104 developmental biologyfoodToLCNDVPlant virusBotanyPepperAgronomy and Crop Science010606 plant biology & botany

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Sweet pepper (Capsicum annum) is an economically important crop worldwide, including Sicily where about 4,000 hectares are grown each year. In October 2015, severe symptoms not previously reported by growers in the horticultural area of the province of Trapani (Sicily, Italy) were observed on sweet pepper plants in eight different greenhouses. Symptoms included upward leaf curling, internodal shortening and interveinal yellowing. Symptoms were more evident in the upper part of the plants. These symptoms were reminiscent of those caused by poleroviruses. In the greenhouse, symptoms were evident in about 35% of the plants. Three samples per greenhouse (24 in total) were collected for analysis.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2016-07-01
10.5197/j.2044-0588.2016.034.003http://hdl.handle.net/10447/218935