Resistvir:

Activities of WP3/EG1

Neil Boonham

Work Package 3

Co-ordination of research on problems caused by viruses and vectors and their methods of control

Expert Group 1 : Identification and assessment of plant virus related problems

Expert group members

Marina Barba Italy Neil Boonham UK Rick Mumford UK Filiz Ertunc Turkey Nicolaos Ioannou Cyprus Olivier Lemaire France Juozas Staniulis Lithuania Claude Bragard Belgium Ioannis Manoussopoulos Greece

Scope

Collate information on the most important crops in each country in Europe

Collate information on virus losses in these crops

Collate information on methods of control followed in each country

Results

Collated information from

UK ItalyCyprusTurkeyLithuania Greece

Results

Viruses of Arable cropsCerealsPotatoesOther

Viruses of Horticultural cropsField VegetablesProtected VegetablesProtected OrnamentalsTop FruitSoft Fruit

Summary: common problems

Viruses of Arable crops

Cereals - Barley yellow dwarf virus

- Cereal yellow dwarf virus Potato - Potato virus YSugar Beet - Beet necrotic yellow vein virus

- Beet yellows virus

- Beet mild yellow virus

Summary: common problems

Viruses of Horticultural crops

Field Vegetables - Cucumber mosaic virus

- Zucchini yellow mosaic virusProtected Veg - Tomato yellow leaf curl virus

- Tomato infectious chlorosis

- Tomato chlorosis virus

- Tomato spotted wilt virus

- Tomato mosaic virus

- Pepino mosaic virus

Summary: common problems

Viruses of Horticultural crops

Ornamentals - Cucumber mosaic virus

- Impatiens necrotic spot virus

-Tomato spotted wilt virus

Summary: common problems

Viruses of Horticultural crops

Top fruit - Plum pox virus

- Citrus tristeza virus

- Tomato spotted wilt virus

- Apple mosaic virus

Summary: common problems

Viruses of Horticultural crops

Soft fruit -Plum pox virus

-Citrus tristeza virus

-Tomato spotted wilt virus

-Apple mosaic virusGrapevine -Grapevine fan leaf virus

-Grapevine leaf roll assoc. virus