Pepino mosaic virus of tomato – new results on strains, symptoms and persistence

Pepino mosaic virus is one of the most economically important tomato diseases in the UK. This factsheet provides results on:

• Strains of PepMV present in UK crops and their severity
• PepMV symptoms
• Survival of PepMV in roots and waste
• Virus persistence
• Potential locations of contamination after an outbreak and its presence in water

This information was last updated in 2016