Pepper Mild Mottle Virus
Tobamovirus sp.
Pepperviral
A seed-borne, highly stable virus causing mild mosaic mottling and occasional fruit distortion.
Symptoms
Mild mosaic mottling on leaves with occasional fruit distortion.
Favorable conditions
- •Contaminated seed
- •Mechanical transmission via hands and tools, since the virus is very stable
Management
- 1Plant resistant (L-gene) varieties
- 2Use certified, tested seed
- 3Sanitize tools and hands between plants
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