EPPO Global Database

Tobamovirus fructirugosum(TOBRFV)

Distribution details in Saudi Arabia

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2022: Present, no details
First recorded in: 2021
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2021/235) : first observed in January 2021 in tomato plants (Solanum lycopersicum) grown in several greenhouses in Riyadh region.
References
* Sabra A, Al Saleh MA, Alshahwan IM, Amer MA (2021) First report of tomato brown rugose fruit virus infecting tomato crop in Saudi Arabia. Plant Disease 106(4), 1310-1311. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-05-21-1065-PDN

* Sabra A, Amer MA, Hussain K, Zakri A, Al-Shahwan IM, Al-Saleh MA (2022) Occurrence and distribution of tomato brown rugose fruit virus infecting tomato crop in Saudi Arabia. Plants 11(22), 3157. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11223157
------- Out of 145 symptomatic tomato samples collected from different locations in Riyadh Region, 52.4% were found to be positive for ToBRFV.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Jordan Present, no details view...