Other Plant Disease — United Kingdom
A new and previously unrecorded outbreak of ‘_Southern tomato virus_’ (STV) has been reported in the UK. The virus has been previously reported around mainland Europe for some years.
The virus (which displays symptoms akin to ToBRFV [_Tomato brown rugose fruit virus_]/PepMV [_Pepino mosaic virus_]) does not seem to be very damaging to tomato plants and is thought to be seed borne. Where outbreaks occur the virus is not easily mechanically moved so removal of affected plants is thought to be
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