Publications by authors named "Elodie Nguyen"
Article Synopsis
- A study conducted in 2021 and 2022 collected over 7,300 samples from 36 pepper fields in southwestern France to investigate the cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) affecting Espelette pepper.
- Five new natural host species of CMV were identified, including Arum italicum and Trifolium incarnatum.
- A specific CMV variant was found to be very common in pepper crops (78%) and some wild plants (8%), and this variant has been previously reported in France, dating back to at least 2009.
In the past decade, severe epidemics of cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) have caused significant damage to Espelette pepper crops. This virus threatens the production of Espelette pepper, which plays a significant role in the local economy and touristic attractiveness of the French Basque Country, located in southwestern France. In 2021 and 2022, CMV was detected via double-antibody sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (DAS-ELISAs) in Gorria pepper seed lots harvested from naturally infected fields scattered throughout the entire Espelette pepper production area.
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