Phytopathologia Mediterranea (2011) 50, 75-83

Birol Akbas, Kemal Degirmenci, Osman Çiftçi, Aydan Kaya, Melike Yurtmen, Nesrin Uzunogullari, Nejla Çelik and Sahinerdam Türkölmez (2011)
Update on Plum pox virus distribution in Turkey
Phytopathologia Mediterranea 50 (1), 75-83
Abstract: Extensive surveys to determine the occurrence of Plum pox virus (PPV) in Turkey were carried out between 2007 and 2010 in commercial stone fruit orchards and nurseries, in non commercial stone fruit trees at other locations, and in rural and urban residential properties located in 56 of Turkey's 81 provinces. A total of 5,762 samples were collected from almond, apricot, mahaleb, nectarine, plum, peach, sweet cherry and sour cherry and tested by biological indexing, DAS-ELISA and RT-PCR. Two hundred and twenty two samples from 4 regions (the Aegean region, the Central Anatolia region, the Marmara region and the Mediterranean region) were found to be infected with PPV. This virus has occurred in Turkey since 1968. This is the first record of PPV occurrence in Aksaray, Çanakkale, İzmir, Kayseri, and Konya provinces.
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Database assignments for author(s): Birol Akbas

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
surveys/sampling/distribution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Plum pox virus	Almond (Prunus dulcis)	Turkey
	Plum pox virus	Apricot (Prunus armeniaca)	Turkey
	Plum pox virus	Peach/nectarine (Prunus persica)	Turkey
	Plum pox virus	Plum/prune (Prunus domestica)	Turkey