PRO/PL> Tomato ringspot virus, pomegranate – Italy ex USA

Other Plant Disease — Italy
The NPPO [National Plant Protection Organisation] of Italy recently informed EPPO [European Plant Protection Organisation] of the detection of _Tomato ringspot virus_ (_Nepovirus_, ToRSV – EPPO A2 List) in _Punica granatum_ (pomegranate) trees. In 2012, the University of Bologna had imported cuttings of 126 cultivars of _P. granatum_ for fruit production and ornamental purposes from the USDA/ARS [Agricultural Research Service] clonal germplasm repository, California. This planting material was