First report of Melon chlorotic spot virus in cultivated sorrel ( Rumex acetosa ) in Belgium

• Published in: Plant disease
• Main Authors: Temple, Coline, Blouin, Arnaud G, Fontdevila, Núria, Steyer, Stéphan, Massart, Sebastien
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.03.2024
• Subjects: melon chlorotic spot virus; Belgium; Rumex acetosa; Causal Agent; Viruses and viroids; Epidemiology; pathogen survival; Subject Areas

In 2020, symptoms of putative viral origin were observed on 7% of tomatoes in an organic vegetable farm in Belgium (deformed uneven ripened fruits, vein clearing, mosaic and purple leaves, stunted plants). The leaves of twenty symptomatic plants were collected, pooled and screened for viruses using...