First report of Tomato torrado virus in Panama
First report of Tomato torrado virus in Panama
First report of Tomato torrado virus in Panama
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IDENTITY<br />
Name: <strong>Tomato</strong> <strong>torrado</strong> <strong>virus</strong><br />
Taxonomic Position:<br />
Common Names:ToTV<br />
<strong>Tomato</strong> <strong>torrado</strong> <strong>virus</strong><br />
<strong>First</strong> <strong>report</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Tomato</strong> <strong>torrado</strong> <strong>virus</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Panama</strong><br />
Significance:<br />
In February <strong>of</strong> 2008, Solanum lycopersicum (tomato) plants exhibit<strong>in</strong>g unusual symptoms were observed <strong>in</strong> <strong>Panama</strong>.<br />
Molecular analysis confirmed the presence <strong>of</strong> <strong>Tomato</strong> <strong>torrado</strong> <strong>virus</strong> (ToTV) and Cucumber mosaic <strong>virus</strong> (CMV). The<br />
researchers found no difference <strong>in</strong> symptom expression between plants <strong>in</strong>fected with both <strong>virus</strong>es or with ToTV alone. This<br />
is the first <strong>report</strong> <strong>of</strong> ToTV <strong>in</strong> <strong>Panama</strong>.<br />
Issues <strong>of</strong> Concern: ToTV, the causal agent <strong>of</strong> tomato <strong>torrado</strong> disease, is also known to <strong>in</strong>fect other species <strong>in</strong> the family<br />
Solanaceae, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g S. tuberosum (potato), S. lycopersicum (tomato), S. melongena (eggplant), Nicotiana tabacum<br />
(tobacco), and Capsicum annuum (pepper) (Amari et al., 2008). Natural <strong>in</strong>fection <strong>of</strong> weed hosts was <strong>report</strong>ed <strong>in</strong> Spa<strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong><br />
various plant families such as Amaranthaceae, Caryophyllaceae, Chenopodiaceae, Cruciferae, Malvacae, and<br />
Polygonaceae (Alfaro-Fernandez et al. 2008). These hosts may serve as alternative hosts <strong>in</strong> close proximity to<br />
Solanaceous crop production systems.<br />
The tobacco whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), and the greenhouse whitefly, Trialeurodes vaporariorum<br />
(Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) are able to transmit ToTV (Amari et al., 2008). These vectors are present <strong>in</strong> the NAPPO region<br />
(CABI, 2007).<br />
This is a newly named <strong>virus</strong> and disease problem that has also been found <strong>in</strong> Spa<strong>in</strong> (Alfaro-Fernández et al., 2007),<br />
Hungary (glasshouse <strong>in</strong>cursion) (EPPO, 2008), and Poland (Pospieszny et al., 2007). A related but dist<strong>in</strong>ct <strong>virus</strong>, <strong>Tomato</strong><br />
marchitez <strong>virus</strong>, was recently detected and named <strong>in</strong> Mexico (Verbeek et al., 2008). Both <strong>virus</strong>es are proposed to belong<br />
to a new genus called Torrado<strong>virus</strong> (Verbeek et al., 2008).<br />
OTHER INFORMATION:<br />
References:<br />
CABI. 2007. Crop Protection Compendium. Commonwealth Agricultural Bureau International (CABI), Wall<strong>in</strong>gford, UK.<br />
Alfaro-Fernández, A., C. Córdoba-Sellés, M.C. Cebrián, J.A. Sánchez-Navarro, A. Esp<strong>in</strong>o, R. Martín, and C. Jordá. 2007.<br />
<strong>First</strong> <strong>report</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Tomato</strong> <strong>torrado</strong> <strong>virus</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Tomato</strong> <strong>in</strong> the Canary Islands, Spa<strong>in</strong>. Plant Disease. 91(8): 1060.<br />
Alfaro-Fernández, A., C. Córdoba-Sellés, M.C. Cebrián, J.A. Herrera-Vásquez, J.A. Sánchez-Navarro, M. Juárez, A.<br />
Esp<strong>in</strong>o, R. Martín, and C. Jordá. 2008. <strong>First</strong> Report <strong>of</strong> <strong>Tomato</strong> <strong>torrado</strong> <strong>virus</strong> on Weed Hosts <strong>in</strong> Spa<strong>in</strong>. Plant Disease. 92(5):<br />
831.<br />
Amari, K., D. Gonzalez-Ibeas, P. Gómez, R.N. Sempere, M.A. Sanchez-P<strong>in</strong>a, M.A. Aranda, J.A. Diaz-Pendon, J. Navas-<br />
Castillo, E. Moriones, J. Blanca, M.D. Hernandez-Gallardo, and G. Anastasio. 2008. <strong>Tomato</strong> <strong>torrado</strong> <strong>virus</strong> is Transmitted<br />
by Bemisia tabaci and Infects Pepper and Eggplant <strong>in</strong> Addition to <strong>Tomato</strong>. Plant Disease. 92(7): 1139.<br />
EPPO. 2008. Incursion <strong>of</strong> <strong>Tomato</strong> <strong>torrado</strong> <strong>virus</strong> <strong>in</strong> Hungary. EPPO Report<strong>in</strong>g Service No. 6. Paris. June 01, 2008.<br />
ttp://archives.eppo.org/EPPOReport<strong>in</strong>g/2008/Rse-0806.pdf<br />
Herrera-Vasquez, J. A., A. Alfaro-Fernández, M. C. Cordoba-Selles, M. C. Cebrian, M. I. Font, and C. Jorda. 2009. <strong>First</strong><br />
<strong>report</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Tomato</strong> <strong>torrado</strong> <strong>virus</strong> <strong>in</strong>fect<strong>in</strong>g tomato <strong>in</strong> s<strong>in</strong>gle and mixed <strong>in</strong>fections with Cucumber mosaic <strong>virus</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Panama</strong>.<br />
Plant Disease 93(2):198.<br />
Pospieszny, H. N. Borodynko, A. Obrepalska-Steplowska, and B. Hasiow. 2007. The <strong>First</strong> Report <strong>of</strong> <strong>Tomato</strong> <strong>torrado</strong> <strong>virus</strong><br />
<strong>in</strong> Poland. Plant Disease. 91(10): 1364.<br />
Verbeek, M., A.M. Dullemans, J.F.J.M. van den Heuvel, P.C. Maris, R.A.A. van der Vlugt. 2007. Identification and<br />
characterization <strong>of</strong> tomato <strong>torrado</strong> <strong>virus</strong>, a new picorna-like <strong>virus</strong> from tomato. Archives <strong>of</strong> Virology. 152: 881-890.<br />
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Verbeek, M., A.M. Dullemans, J.F.J.M. van den Heuvel, P.C. Maris, R.A.A. van der Vlugt. 2008. <strong>Tomato</strong> marchitez <strong>virus</strong>, a<br />
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new plant picorna-like <strong>virus</strong> from tomato related to tomato <strong>torrado</strong> <strong>virus</strong>. Archives <strong>of</strong> Virology. 153: 127-134.<br />
Warn<strong>in</strong>g: The <strong>in</strong>formation <strong>in</strong> this alert has not been confirmed with the appropriate National Plant Protection<br />
Organization and is provided solely as an early warn<strong>in</strong>g. Please use the above <strong>in</strong>formation with caution.<br />
Phytosanitary Alert System<br />
Pest Alert www.pestalert.org<br />
Prepared on: 01/28/2009<br />
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