Current Status of Tospoviruses Infecting Vegetables in Samsun, Turkey

Abstract

Virus diseases are one of the main devastating factors in vegetable production in Samsun, Turkey. To determine the incidence and spread of tospoviruses in different plant species belonging to Solanaceae and Cucurbitaceae families, surveys were conducted during 2011-2012 growing seasons. A total of 985 leaf samples from five locations were collected and tested for Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV), Tomato chlorotic spot virus (TCSV), Impatients necrotic spot virus (INSV), and Watermelon silver mottle virus (WSMoV) using double-antibody sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (DAS-ELISA). TSWV were only detected in tomato and pepper plants, but the other tospoviruses, TCSV, INSV and WSMV, were not found in all samples tested in the present study. The results of tests showed that the incidences of TSWV in the samples were 9.91% and 8.09% in 2011 and 2012, respectively.