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Diseases

Plum Pox

Prunus domestica L.

The most dangerous viral disease of European plum, caused by the RNA-containing Plum pox virus (PPV), which leads to fruit deformation and premature crop drop.

In the reference 178 varieties crop European plum, where this is mentioned in the description.

The causative agent of the disease is the Plum pox virus (PPV), belonging to the genus Potyvirus. Among the ten known strains of the virus, PPV-M is considered the most epidemiologically dangerous for plum, characterized by a high rate of spread by aphids, whereas the PPV-D strain is transmitted less efficiently.

Symptoms of infection manifest as a mosaic pattern of light rings and bands on the leaves, as well as depressed spots on the fruits. The tissue under the spots on the fruit becomes firm and takes on a reddish-brown hue, which is accompanied by gum exudation, loss of flavor quality, and stone deformation.

Due to the scarcity of natural immunity sources in the plum gene pool, breeding is aimed at creating tolerant varieties. Biotechnological control methods utilize the transformation of the viral coat protein (CP) gene, which induces RNA silencing mechanisms, providing plant resistance to infection.

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

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Varieties of European plum 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.

Izobilie

Terminated

Prunus domestica L. · European plum

Boyan M. Videnov, Atanas H. Enev

BG
1 record

Prunus domestica L. · European plum

Instytut Ogrodnictwa - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy

PL
1 record

Hanita ISK

Withdrawn

Prunus domestica L. · European plum

Instytut Sadownictwa i Kwiaciarstwa im. Szczepana Pieniążka

PL
2 records

Graf Bruehl

Terminated

Prunus domestica L. · European plum

FISCHER MANFRED| Prof. Dr. Manfred Fischer / MURAWSKI| Heinz Murawski + im Institut fuer Obstforschung Dresden-Pillnitz / SCHMADLAK| Dr. Johann Schmadlak

DE
1 record

Freya

Withdrawn

Prunus domestica L. · European plum

Akademischer Oberrat Dr. Walter Hartmann

DE
1 record

Fryga ISK

Terminated

Prunus domestica L. · European plum

Instytut Sadownictwa i Kwiaciarstwa im. Szczepana Pieniążka

PL
1 record

Elena ISK

Withdrawn

Prunus domestica L. · European plum

Instytut Sadownictwa i Kwiaciarstwa im. Szczepana Pieniążka

PL
1 record

Diana ISK

Protection expired

Prunus domestica L. · European plum

Instytut Ogrodnictwa - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy

PL
1 record

Prunus domestica L. · European plum

Information not available - Contact NL authorities

NL
1 record

Prunus domestica L. · European plum

Instytut Sadownictwa i Kwiaciarstwa im. Szczepana Pieniążka

PL
1 record

Prunus domestica L. · European plum

Information not available - Contact NL authorities

NL
1 record

Prunus domestica L. · European plum

Information not available - Contact NL authorities

NL
1 record

Prunus domestica L. · European plum

Instytut Sadownictwa i Kwiaciarstwa im. Szczepana Pieniążka

PL
1 record

WEI 5276

Application submitted

Prunus domestica L. · European plum

Michael Neumüller

1 record

Hoh 8679

Application submitted

Prunus domestica L. · European plum

Walter Hartmann

1 record

Hoh 7286

Application submitted

Prunus domestica L. · European plum

Walter Hartmann

1 record

Habella

Terminated

Prunus domestica L. · European plum

DR WALTER HARTMANN

1 record

Zandra

Active

Prunus domestica L. · European plum

RO
1 record

Stenley

Protection expired

Prunus domestica L. · European plum

LT
1 record

Romaner

Protection expired

Prunus domestica L. · European plum

RO
1 record

Sermina

Active

Prunus domestica L. · European plum

HU
1 record

Stenlei

Terminated

Prunus domestica L. · European plum

UA
1 record