Author/Authors :
bibi, i. national institute for agricultural research (inra) - regional center of kénitra, Morocco , bibi, i. hassan ii institute of agronomy and veterinary medicine, Morocco , bibi, i. centre international de hautes études agronomiques méditerranéennes (ciheam) - mediterranean agronomic institute of bari (maib), Italy , djelouah, k. centre international de hautes études agronomiques méditerranéennes (ciheam) - mediterranean agronomic institute of bari, Italy , remah, a. hassan ii institute of agronomy and veterinary medicine, Morocco , afechtal, m. national institute for agricultural research (inra) - regional center of kénitra, Morocco
Title Of Article :
Pepino Mosaic Virus: a serious threat to tomato crops worldwide
Abstract :
Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) is one of the widely grown crops worldwide. It is consumed in various forms and has excellent nutritional values. Presently, this crop is facing a serious threat to its yield and survival because of a potexvirus infection. One of the potexvirus species hampering tomato productions worldwide is Pepino mosaic virus (PepMV). This emerging virus is one of the most destructive plant diseases destroying tomato crops globally. It has spread to many countries worldwide including France, Italy, the UK, Poland, Belgium, the USA, Canada and China. PepMV genome consists of a positive-sense, single-stranded RNA molecule, approximately 6.4 kb in length. The genomic RNA contains five open reading frames (ORFs) encoding for the coat protein (CP), the putative viral polymerase (RdRp) and the triple gene block (TGB) proteins. PepMV is efficiently transmitted mechanically. In other studies, seed transmission has been demonstrated. This article provides an overview of PepMV symptoms, transmission, different strains of PepMV, its genome organization and strategies employed for controlling it. The knowledge about the recent progress in the study of PepMV would help develop novel strategies for its control in agriculture.
NaturalLanguageKeyword :
PepMV , Tomato , potexvirus , genome organization , transmission , control
JournalTitle :
Revue Marocaine des Sciences Agronomiques et Vétérinaires
