Plum pox virus: An overview of the potyvirus behind sharka, a harmful stone fruit disease

• Published in: Annals of applied biology Vol. 186; no. 1; pp. 49 - 75
• Main Authors: García, Juan Antonio, Rodamilans, Bernardo, Martínez‐Turiño, Sandra, Valli, Adrian A., Simón‐Mateo, Carmen, Cambra, Mariano
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.01.2025; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Bulgaria; Disease transmission; Economic impact; evolution; family; Fruit trees; Fruits; Host plants; Host range; Pathology; phylogeny; Plant pathology; plant viral diseases; Plant virus diseases; Plant viruses; Plum pox; Plum pox virus; Potyviridae; sharka; sharka disease; stone fruits; strain differences; virus resistance; Viruses; Bulgaria

The study of Potyvirus plumpoxi (plum pox virus, PPV) has a long history, beginning with its foundational description by Atanassof in 1932 in Bulgaria. Interest in the virus has significantly increased over the past decades, as evidenced by a rise in published articles, highlighting its importance i...