Virus diseases of poppy (Papaver somniferum L.) and some other species of the Papaveraceae family - a review

Abstract

Opium poppy (Papaver somniferum L.) is described in the literature as a natural host of turnip mosaic virus, bean yellow mosaic virus, beet yellows virus and beet mosaic virus, and experimental host of plum pox virus. P. orientale L., a natural host of beet curly top virus, was successfully infected with turnip mosaic virus and cucumber mosaic virus, and P. dubium L. with turnip mosaic virus. P. rhoeas L. is a natural host of turnip mosaic virus, and artificial host of beet yellows, plum pox and cucumber mosaic viruses. P. nudicaule is reported as a natural host of beet curly top, tomato spotted wilt viruses and turnip mosaic, experimentally it was infected with turnip mosaic virus. Eschscholtzia californica Cham. is described as a natural host of aster yellows phytoplasma, and experimental host of bean yellow mosaic virus. In the Czech Republic, only turnip mosaic virus was reliably identified in naturally infected P. somniferum.

Keywords

• poppy
• viruses
• papaver somniferum
• p. dubium
• p. orientale
• p. nudicaule
• p. rhoeas
• eschscholtzia californica