First Report of <i>Pepper mild mottle virus</i> in Jalapeno Pepper in Georgia

Abstract

In October of 2002, an entire field of jalapeno pepper in Grady County, Georgia was affected by a virus-like disease. All fruit and leaf tissues and seed samples tested positive for Pepper mild mottle virus (PMMoV). Transmission through both seed and sap inoculation was confirmed under greenhouse conditions. This is the first report of seed-transmitted PMMoV affecting jalapeno peppers in Georgia. Accepted for publication 3 November 2003. Published 23 December 2003.