Tomato ringspot virus
ringspot of tomato
blackberry (Himalaya) mosaic virus, Euonymus chlorotic ringspot virus, Euonymus ringspot virus, grape yellow vein virus, grapevine yellow vein virus, Nicotiana 13 virus, peach stem pitting virus, prune brown line virus, Prunus stem pitting virus, red currant mosaic virus, tobacco ringspot virus 2, tomato ringspot nepovirus, ToRSV, winter peach mosaic virus
Africa: Egypt, Nigeria, Togo; Asia: China, India, Iran, Japan, Jodan, Lebanon, Oman, Pakistan, South Korea, Taiwan, Turkey; Europe: Belarus, Croatia, France, Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, UK; North America: Canada, Puerto Rico, USA; Oceania: Fiji, New Zealand; South America: Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela.
Widespread
2025-11-20
virus
Korea, Mexico, Thailand
Wide host range, primarily ornamentals and fruit trees and berries. Vegetable crops infected are listed below. Not known to infect grains and grasses
TORSV0
Tomato ringspot virus infects a wide range of perennial, ornamental, and vegetable crops. It is primarily transmitted by dagger nematodes (Xiphinema americanum), but can also spread via grafting, sap, and occasionally seed. Infected plants may show distinctive ringspots, decline, or other disease symptoms, though chronic infections often reduce productivity without obvious signs.
Crops
Allium cepa
onion
Not a host
TORSV0-2, TORSV0-4, TORSV0-5, CABI CPC, DPV WEB
No references found indicting onion seed is infected by this virus.
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Brunt, AA, Crabtree, K., Dallwitz, MJ, Gibbs, AJ, Watson, L. and Zurcher, EJ. (eds.). Plant Viruses Online: Descriptions and Lists from the VIDE Database, Version: 16th 1997. http://bio-mirror.im.ac.cn/mirrors/pvo/vide/refs.htm
International Seed Federation Pest List Database. http://www.worldseed.org Nyon Switzerland
Richardson, MJ, 1990. An Annotated List of Seed-borne Diseases. International Seed Testing Association, Zurich Switzerland
Crop Protection Compendium. Wallingford, UK: CAB International. www.cabi.org/cpc.
Description of Plant Viruses ; http://dpvweb.net/dpv/
Capsicum annuum
pepper
No
TORSV0-5, CABI CPC, DPV WEB
Pepper seed is not known to be a pathway.
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Cucumis sativus
cucumber
No
TORSV0-5, CABI CPC, DPV WEB
Seed is not known to be a pathway.
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Cucurbita spp.
squash, gourd, pumpkin
No
TORSV0-1, TORSV0-5, CABI CPC, DPV WEB
One reference found indicating seed may be a pathway but no other references were found to substantiate. Cucurbita spp. seed is not known to be a pathway in nature. No conclusive evidence of natural seed transmission exists.
Yes
ELISA
This test has not been validated or standardized. Commercial testing is available.
TORSV0-1
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Al-Tamimi, N., Kawas, H. and Mansour, A. (2009). Seed transmission viruses in squash seeds (Cucurbita pepo) in southern Syria and Jordan valley. [In Arabic]. Jordan Journal of Agricultural Sciences (ISSN: 1815-8625), 5 (4), 497-506.
Richardson, MJ, 1990. An Annotated List of Seed-borne Diseases. International Seed Testing Association, Zurich Switzerland
Crop Protection Compendium. Wallingford, UK: CAB International. www.cabi.org/cpc.
Description of Plant Viruses ; http://dpvweb.net/dpv/
Glycine max
soybean
Uncertain
TORSV0-5, CABI CPC, DPV WEB, TORSV0-7, EPPO
Tomato ringspot virus has been reported in soybean in laboratory research, but evidence for natural infection is not verified. While experimental transmission has been demonstrated, the virus’s impact on soybean under field conditions remains uncertain, and it is not considered a confirmed pathogen of economic importance in this crop.
Yes
ELISA
NSHS METHOD: Sb 6.1 ELISA (formerly Sv 2.1) TEMPORARY STANDARD (B)
ELISA (NSHS Method Sb 6.1)
NSHS USDA
No seed treatments
Prevention and control requires several strategies to be undertaken in concert. Fallowing is not an effective means of disease control because weeds and remaining roots of woody crop plants act as carryover hosts for the nematode vector and the virus. Soil fumigation is an alternative to fallowing.
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Richardson, MJ, 1990. An Annotated List of Seed-borne Diseases. International Seed Testing Association, Zurich Switzerland
Crop Protection Compendium. Wallingford, UK: CAB International. www.cabi.org/cpc.
Description of Plant Viruses ; http://dpvweb.net/dpv/
Kahn RP, 1956. Seed transmission of the tomato ringspot virus in the Lincoln variety of soybeans. Phytopathology, 46:295
OEPP/EPPO Global Database - European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization
United Stated Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Protection Service National Seed Health System (USDA-APHIS NSHS) www.seedhealth.org
Lactuca sativa
lettuce
Not a host
TORSV0-2, TORSV0-5, CABI CPC, DPV WEB
No references found indicating lettuce seed is infected by this virus
2025-11-20 13:05:13
Brunt, AA, Crabtree, K., Dallwitz, MJ, Gibbs, AJ, Watson, L. and Zurcher, EJ. (eds.). Plant Viruses Online: Descriptions and Lists from the VIDE Database, Version: 16th 1997. http://bio-mirror.im.ac.cn/mirrors/pvo/vide/refs.htm
Richardson, MJ, 1990. An Annotated List of Seed-borne Diseases. International Seed Testing Association, Zurich Switzerland
Crop Protection Compendium. Wallingford, UK: CAB International. www.cabi.org/cpc.
Description of Plant Viruses ; http://dpvweb.net/dpv/
Pelargonium spp.
geranium
uncertain
TORSV0-3, CABI CPC, DPV WEB, TORSV0-8
Tomato ringspot virus has been reported in geraniums, mainly through experimental transmission, but evidence of natural infection is uncertain. Infected plants may show mild symptoms, but chronic infections are often asymptomatic, making their overall impact on geranium production unclear.
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Tomato Ringspot Virus. In: Crop Protection Compendium. Wallingford, UK: CAB International. www.cabi.org/cpc.
Crop Protection Compendium. Wallingford, UK: CAB International. www.cabi.org/cpc.
Description of Plant Viruses ; http://dpvweb.net/dpv/
Scarborough BA and Smith SH, 1977. Effects of tobacco- and tomato ringspot viruses on the reproductive tissues of Pelargonium X hortorum. Phytopathology, 67:292-297
Solanum lycopersicum
tomato
No
TORSV0-3, TORSV0-4, TORSV0-6, CABI CPC, DPV WEB
Tomato ringspot virus can infect tomato, but natural disease is generally rare and sporadic. Although some references mention seed as a possible transmission pathway, no data support seed transmission in tomato was noted or found.
2025-11-20 13:09:28
Tomato Ringspot Virus. In: Crop Protection Compendium. Wallingford, UK: CAB International. www.cabi.org/cpc.
International Seed Federation Pest List Database. http://www.worldseed.org Nyon Switzerland
Hollings, M., Stone, O.M. and Dale, W.T. (1972). Tomato ringspot virus in Pelargonium in England. Plant Pathology 21:46–47
Crop Protection Compendium. Wallingford, UK: CAB International. www.cabi.org/cpc.
Description of Plant Viruses ; http://dpvweb.net/dpv/
Solanum melongena
eggplant
No
TORSV0-3, TORSV0-4, CABI CPC, DPV WEB
Eggplant seed is not known to be a pathway.
2025-11-20 13:09:46
Tomato Ringspot Virus. In: Crop Protection Compendium. Wallingford, UK: CAB International. www.cabi.org/cpc.
International Seed Federation Pest List Database. http://www.worldseed.org Nyon Switzerland
Crop Protection Compendium. Wallingford, UK: CAB International. www.cabi.org/cpc.
Description of Plant Viruses ; http://dpvweb.net/dpv/
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