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Pepper mild mottle tobamovirus found infecting cultivars of Capsicum annuum in Zambia
Author(s) -
NDUNGURU J.,
KAPOORIA R. G.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
eppo bulletin
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.327
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1365-2338
pISSN - 0250-8052
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2338.1996.tb01517.x
Subject(s) - pepper , tobamovirus , cultivar , capsicum annuum , biology , mottle , horticulture , plant virus , agronomy , virus , virology
A virus disease of Capsicum annuum was noticed on some sweet pepper cultivars grown in Lusaka Province (ZM) during the cropping season 1995/1996. Using differential indicator plants and serological tests, the virus was identified as pepper mild mottle tobamovirus (PMMV). Farms surveyed south and east of Lusaka showed plant infections ranging between 20 and 30% and 20 and 40%, respectively. This is the first report on the occurrence of PMMV on capsicum cultivars in Zambia.