Sanju Balan

Piper Yellow Mottle Virus in Black Pepper: A Critical Synthesis of Biology, Epidemiology, Diagnosis and Integrated Management

P. T. Sneha, Sanju Balan, P. Sainamole Kurian, P. R. Aswathi, Athira Suresh & Pooja Naduvalath · Journal of Experimental Agriculture International · 2026

Piper yellow mottle virus (PYMoV) is a major viral constraint of black pepper (Piper nigrum L.) and a persistent challenge for germplasm exchange, nursery certification and plantation health in tropical pepper-growing regions. The disease problem is unusually difficult because in...