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Plum Pox of Apricot

Prunus armeniaca L.

A dangerous quarantine viral disease of apricot caused by Plum pox virus (PPV), leading to fruit deformation and premature crop drop.

In the reference 145 varieties crop Apricot, where this is mentioned in the description.

The pathogen is the potyvirus Plum pox virus (PPV), represented by several strains, the most aggressive of which is considered to be PPV-M. On apricot leaves, the virus manifests as chlorotic spots, rings, stripes, or vein clearing, which become especially noticeable when viewed against the light.

Fruit infection is accompanied by necrotic spots, deformation, and changes in the flesh structure, which takes on a brown or reddish hue and may become permeated with gum. Infected fruits become smaller, lose their taste, ripen prematurely, and drop en masse several weeks before harvest. Symptoms become noticeable 3–4 weeks after flowering, although at high air temperatures their manifestation may be masked.

General information about the subject — on the page Plum Pox (Sharka).

Sources8

Varieties of Apricot mentioned in the description

Selection based on the description text, not on official evaluation: these data are absent from registers. For specific variety details, please refer to its profile.

Flopria

Active

Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot

PSB produccion vegetal S.L. (ES)

FR
11 records

Colorado

Active

Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot

PSB produccion vegetal S.L. (ES)

FR
11 records

Aviclo

Active

Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot

Jean-Marc Audergon c/o INRA

FR
9 records

Toyuda

Active

Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot

Washington State University Research Foundation (US)

FR HU
8 records

Lady Cot

Active

Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot

Marie-Laure Etève-Lambertin, Marie-Josèphe Lambertin

FR UA
7 records

Sefora

Active

Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot

Station Expérimentale Fruits Rhône-Alpes (SEFRA)

FR
7 records

Mikado

Active

Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot

PSB produccion vegetal S.L. (ES)

FR
7 records

Milord

Active

Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot

PSB produccion vegetal S.L. (ES)

FR
8 records

Jengat

Active

Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot

Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture l'Alimentation et l'Environnement (INRAE) , CEP Innovation S.A.R.L.

FR
11 records

Congat

Active

Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot

Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture l'Alimentation et l'Environnement (INRAE)

FR
7 records

Anegat

Active

Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot

Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture l'Alimentation et l'Environnement (INRAE)

FR
7 records

Totem

Active

Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot

PSB produccion vegetal S.L. (ES)

FR
7 records

Pricia

Active

Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot

Marie-France Bois

FR
6 records

Oscar

Active

Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot

PSB produccion vegetal S.L. (ES)

FR
7 records

Mayacot

Active

Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot

Cot International S.A.R.L.

FR
6 records

Koolgat

Active

Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot

Sica Centrex (FR)/Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (FR)

FR
7 records

Kioto

Active

Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot

JEAN-LOUIS ESCANDE

FR
6 records

Iziagat

Active

Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot

Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture l'Alimentation et l'Environnement (INRAE) , CEP Innovation S.A.R.L.

FR
7 records

Gilgat

Active

Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot

Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture l'Alimentation et l'Environnement (INRAE) , CEP Innovation S.A.R.L.

FR
6 records

Elgat

Active

Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot

Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture l'Alimentation et l'Environnement (INRAE)

FR
9 records

EA 5034

Active

Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot

S.A.R.L. Benoit Escande Editions (FR)

FR
6 records

Avirine

Active

Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot

Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture l'Alimentation et l'Environnement (INRAE)

FR
8 records

Nelson

Active

Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot

PSB Produccion Vegetal SL

5 records