Incidence of Viral Diseases on Red Pepper in Yeongyang-Gun, Gyeongbuk Provice

• Main Authors: Oh-Hun Kwon, Joong-Hwan Lee, Kil-Su Jang, Dong-Jin Kim, Chan-Yong Kim, Su-Gyeong Jeon, Jung-Bae Kwon, Hee-Young Jung
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hanrimwon Publishing Company 2017-09-01
• Series: Research in Plant Disease
• Subjects: Red pepper; Viral diseases; Yeongyang-gun
• Online Access: http://www.online-rpd.org/journal/view.html?doi=10.5423/RPD.2017.23.3.234

Incidence of virus diseases in red pepper of open field in Yeongyang-Gun, Gyeongbuk Province was investigated by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction in 2012-2016. The infection rate of Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV), Broad bean wilt virus 2 (BBWV2), Pepper mottle virus, Potato virus Y, Pepper mild mottle virus and Tomato spotted wilt virus was 46.1%, 41.5%, 2.0%, 2.0%, 4.4% and 0.1% respectively. Incidence rate of single and mixed infection was 31.2% and 62.6%. Most of single infections were CMV and BBWV2. Among mixed infections, the incidence rate of CMV+BBWV2 mixed infection was the highest as 49.3% and most of mixed infections of triplex and tetraplex included CMV+BBWV2 mixed infection. CMV single infection caused mosaic, chlorosis, yellowing and vein necrosis and BBWV2 single infection induced cholosis and mosaic. CMV+BBWV2 mixed infection caused severe mosaic with chlorosis or malformation.