First report and eradication of tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus in Türkiye
In Türkiye, symptoms of a leaf curl disease had been frequently observed since 2019 in greenhouses where cucumber (Cucumis sativus), melon (Cucumis melo) and squash (Cucurbita pepo) are produced in Antalya (Mediterranean region). In 2019, samples were collected from eight adjoined greenhouses in Antalya, four growing cucumber, two melon and two squash. Tests (PCR, sequencing) identified tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus (Begomovirus, ToLCNDV – EPPO A2 List). This was the first report of ToLCNDV in Türkiye. Measures were applied, they included the destruction of infected plants, and the sanitation of the greenhouses by solarization and use of disinfectants. Further surveys conducted in 2020 and 2021 in the affected and neighbouring greenhouses did not detect ToLCNDV. The virus is considered eradicated.
The situation of tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus in Türkiye can be described as: Absent, pest eradicated.
Sources
Fidan H, Yildiz K, Sarikaya P, Calis O (2023) First report of Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus in Türkiye. New Disease Reports 47, e12180. https://doi.org/10.1002/ndr2.12180