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Pepper mild mottle virus (pepper mild mottle )
Pepper mild mottle virus
pepper mild mottle
Bell pepper mottle virus, Capsicum mosaic virus, Pepper mosaic virus, Samsun laten strain of tobacco mosaic virus tobamovirus
Worldwide
CO, FL, GA, LA, OK, OR, SC, TX
2025-08-13
virus
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Main: pepper, chilli; Other: tomato
PMMOV0
Pepper mild mottle virus infects Capsicum spp., causing stunted growth, leaf distortion, and poor fruit quality. It spreads through seed, soil, and mechanical contact, and while it primarily infects peppers, it can experimentally infect other plant families.
1 Known Hosts
Capsicum annuum
pepper
Yes
PMMOV0-2, PMMOV0-3, PMMOV0-4, CABI CPC, PMMOV0-5
Seed transmission of this virus in pepper seed is established and accepted.
Yes
Bioassay, ELISA
METHOD: So 5.1 Plant Indexing Assay (ISF Method of Detection of Tobamovirus on Pepper seed, ver 2, Jan 2007)
Bioassay with a ELISA prescreen
PMMOV0-4, NSHS USDA
biological, chemical, cultural
Pepper mild mottle virus can be substantially eliminated from seed coats by soaking seeds in 4.2% sodium hypochlorite for 15 min or in 10% trisodium phosphate for 30 min, or by dry-heating seed for 72 h at 70°C. PMMoV management also involves the use of healthy seeds, proper tool and hand disinfection, early detection and removal of infected plants and weeds, the use of resistant varieties, and good cultural practices.
PMMOV0-2, CABI CPC, PMMOV0-5
2025-08-13 09:16:14
PMMOV0-2
Demski, 1981.Tobacco Mosaic Virus Is Seedborne in Pimiento Peppers. Plant Disease. 65: 723-724
PMMOV0-3
McKinney, 1952. Two strains of Tobacco-mosaic Virus-One of Which is Seed-borne in an Etch-Immune Pungent Pepper. Pl. Dis. Reptr 36: 184-187.
PMMOV0-4
International Seed Federation Regulated Pest List Database. www.pestlist.worldseed.org. Nyon Switzerkand
CABI CPC
Crop Protection Compendium. Wallingford, UK: CAB International. www.cabi.org/cpc.
PMMOV0-5
Kumari, N., Sharma, V., Patel, P., & Sharma, P. N. (2023). Pepper mild mottle virus: A formidable foe of capsicum production—A review. Frontiers in Virology, 3, 1208853.
NSHS USDA
United Stated Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Protection Service National Seed Health System (USDA-APHIS NSHS) www.seedhealth.org
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