Raspberry ringspot virus (RRSV) is a plant pathogenic virus of the family ''

Secoviridae ''Secoviridae'' is a family of viruses in the order ''Picornavirales''. Plants serve as natural hosts. There are 8 genera and 86 species in this family, one of which is unassigned to a genus. The family was created in 2009 with the grouping of f ...

''. It was first described by Cadman in 1958. It causes ringspots in raspberries and strawberries and can cause rasp-leaf symptoms in cherry. It also has been found in many other plants including those in the

Vitis ''Vitis'' (grapevine) is a genus of 79 accepted species of vining plants in the flowering plant family Vitaceae. The genus is made up of species predominantly from the Northern Hemisphere. It is economically important as the source of grapes, ...

and Narcissus genera. There are many strains of the virus, the most important including the Scottish strain, the English strain, and the Lloyd George yellow blotch strain. The Scottish strain is the type virus. This virus can be transmitted by nematode vectors. The Scottish strain is mostly spread by '' Longidorus elongatus'', and the English strain by '' Longidorus macrosoma''.

References

External links

ICTVdB - The Universal Virus Database: Raspberry ringspot virus

Nepoviruses Viral plant pathogens and diseases Raspberry diseases Viral grape diseases {{Virus-plant-disease-stub