Strawberry vein bordering virus (SVBV) is a dangerous strawberry pathogen

Abstract

Strawberry vein bordering virus (SVBV) is a harmful strawberry pathogen and is spread in a number of European countries that supply the planting material of this crop to the Russian Federation. The virus spreads effectively with infected planting material and several aphid vectors. The climatic and agroecological conditions of many regions of the Russian Federation are favorable for the acclimatization and wide spread of this pathogen. SVBV is a quarantine object of European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (EPPO) and several countries of the world. However, this dangerous pathogen is not regulated by the quarantine lists of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and the Russian Federation. The most effective measure to prevent the spread of SVBV is the use of virus-free planting material obtained in accordance with an internationally recognized certification scheme. The most important measures to prevent the spread of SVBV are the control of aphid vectors and the reduction of the duration of the operation of the strawberry plantations. In existing plantations, due to the lack of registered antiviral drugs, the fight against viruses is difficult and consists in the removal and destruction of infected plants.