EPPO Global Database

Potato spindle tuber viroid(PSTVD0)

Distribution details in Costa Rica

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2000: Present, no details
First recorded in: 1997
From CABI Disease map 729 (2012): Present, no details
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2000/24): first found in 1997/1998 on several potato fields in Cartato, the main potato-growing area.
References
* Badilla, R.; Hammond, R.; Rivera, C. (1999) First report of potato spindle tuber viroid in Costa Rica. Plant Disease, 83(11), p 1072.