Plum

Do you know a plant virus called plum pox virus? This virus, which causes enormous damage to fruit trees of the genus Prunus, has been spreading worldwide, and in 2009, infection was finally confirmed in Japan.
Damage caused by plum pox virus has occurred in various places, and plum trees are being cut down at places famous for plum blossoms.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has been carrying out emergency control since 2010 to apply containment and eradication of the plum pox virus.
Control methods include thorough control of aphids, removal of infected trees, and the use of disease-free and healthy seedlings. In order to prevent the spread of infection, it is essential to detect and remove trees infected with the plum pox virus at an early stage.
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Plum pox virus (PPV)

Very important plant disease virus which subject to emergency control in Japan
Mediated by aphids
It is important to find and dispose of infected trees at an early stage

Plum pox virus is a plant virus that causes enormous damage to fruit trees of the genus Prunus, such as peach, nectarine, prunes, plums, apricots, and cherries, and has recently been spreading worldwide.
In the fruit trees of the genus Prunus, there are several known cases where infection causes premature fruit drop, malformation, and variegated symptoms on petals.
In Japan, the University of Tokyo Plant Hospital^® in March 2009 detected a plum pox virus from ume tree that had never had any examples of natural infections in the world. Since plum pox virus is mediated by aphids in addition to grafting, measures should be taken by removing infected plants and controlling aphids that may transmit viruses in the park where the disease occurred. Early detection and removal of diseased trees is essential to prevent the spread of infection from diseased trees to healthy trees.
The Japanese name of this virus and the name of the disease of ume tree caused by infection were determined by the Japanese Society of Plant Pathology in 2010 as “Ume Ring Crest Virus” and “Ume Ring Crest Disease”, respectively.

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