Posts Tagged ‘pepper ringspot’
The detective work behind indentifying PepRSV in South Africa
Identifying the causes of defects or disease symptoms in plants is not always straightforward. This also applied to the challenge of identifying pepper ringspot virus (PepRSV). In March 2019, a…
Read MoreNematodes: Hidden vectors of PepRSV
Unlike other viruses in South Africa, such as potato virus Y (PVY) and potato leafroll virus (PLRV), tobraviruses, including pepper ringspot virus (PepRSV) and the closely related tobacco rattle virus…
Read MorePepRSV in South Africa: What potato producers should know
Pepper ringspot virus (PepRSV) has been recognised over the past five years as an emerging virus in South Africa. It is frequently present, but often without visible field symptoms. Although…
Read MoreDie speurwerk agter die identifikasie van PepRSV in Suid-Afrika
Dit is nie altyd eenvoudig om die oorsaak van defekte of siektetekens in plante te identifiseer nie. Net so uitdagend was die uiteindelike identifikasie van pepper ringspotvirus (PepRSV). In Maart…
Read MoreWeenen regional meeting highlights
The Weenen regional meeting took place on 19 September this year, focussing on updates in the potato industry, research, marketing, transformation initiatives, and regional news. The meeting was aimed at…
Read MoreReducing the risk of pepper ringspot
The question regularly comes up how a potato grower can mitigate the risk of introducing Pepper Ringspot Virus (PEPRSV) on his farm. At this stage very little is known about…
Read MorePepper Ringspot virus fact sheet
The Pepper ringspot virus (PepRSV) was recorded in Brazil already in the 1960’s. The spreading in other countries is unknown. In South Africa the PepRSV was recorded in various potato…
Read MoreCHIPS January / February 2024
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