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Pepper mottle virus (Pepper mottle virus )
Pepper mottle virus
Pepper mottle virus
chilli mottle virus, pepper mottle potyvirus
Asia: India, Iran, Taiwan; Europe: Spain; North America: Cuba, El Salvador, Puerto Rico, USA.
AZ, CA, FL, HI, NM, TX
2025-06-02
virus
Peru
Main: pepper; Other: tomato
PepMOV
Pepper mottle virus is from the Potyviridae family that infects solanaceous crops, causing symptoms such as leaf mottling, stunting, and malformed fruit. It is primarily spread by aphids and mechanical means, with no known chemical treatment available.
1 Known Hosts
Capsicum annuum
pepper
No
CABI CPC, DPV WEB, EPPO, PepMOV-1, PepMOV-2, PepMOV-3, PepMOV-4, PepMOV-5, PepMOV-6, PepMOV-8
PepMoV is primarily transmitted by several aphid species and can also spread through mechanical inoculation. While one study reported experimental evidence of transmission from infected seed, it also emphasized the limited research available on this pathway, noting a significant gap in understanding the virus’s potential for seed-borne spread.
Yes
RT-PCR, ELISA
This testing method has not been validated.
PepMOV-2, PepMOV-6, PepMOV-7
biological, cultural, mechanical
Use virus-free seed and resistant varieties. Control Aphids. Use good sanitation practices to prevent mechanical spread.
PepMOV-1, PepMOV-2, PepMOV-4
2025-06-02 15:09:16
CABI CPC
Crop Protection Compendium. Wallingford, UK: CAB International. www.cabi.org/cpc.
DPV WEB
Description of Plant Viruses ; http://dpvweb.net/dpv/
EPPO
OEPP/EPPO Global Database - European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization
PepMOV-1
Fang, M., Yu, J., & Kim, K. H. (2021). Pepper mottle virus and its host interactions: current state of knowledge. Viruses, 13(10), 1930.
PepMOV-2
Tangjang, S.; Reddy, M.S.; Suryanarayanan, T.S.; Taka, T. Seed transmissibility of pepper mottle virus: Survival of virus. Curr. Sci. 2018, 115, 2012.
PepMOV-3
Shukla, D. D., Ward, C. W. and Brunt, A. A., In The Potyviridae, Wallingford, UK, CAB International, 1994, pp. 74– 110.
PepMOV-4
Zitter, T.A. Transmission of pepper mottle virus from susceptible and resistant pepper cultivars. Phytopathology1975, 65, 110–114.
PepMOV-5
Guerini, M. N., & Murphy, J. F. (1999). Resistance of Capsicum annuum ‘Avelar’to pepper mottle potyvirus and alleviation of this resistance by co-infection with cucumber mosaic cucumovirus are associated with virus movement. Journal of General Virology, 80(10), 2785-2792.
PepMOV-6
Rodriguez-Alvarado, G., Fernandez-Pavia, S., Creamer, R., & Liddell, C. (2002). Pepper mottle virus causing disease in chile peppers in southern New Mexico. Plant Disease, 86(6), 603-605.
PepMOV-8
Cheng, Y. H., Deng, T. C., Chen, C. C., Liao, J. Y., Chang, C. A., Chiang, C. H., 2011. First report of Pepper mottle virus in bell pepper in Taiwan.Plant Disease, 95(5) 617.
PepMOV-7
Kaur, S., Kang, S. S., Sharma, A., & Sharma, S. (2014). First report of Pepper mottle virus infecting chilli pepper in India. New Dis. Rep, 30(14), 2044-0588
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