The Updated Seed Testing Rule for Lettuce mosaic virus in Florida

De-Fen Mou , Germán Sandoya, Anna Mészáros, Ozgur Batuman, and

Release Date: 9/29/2025

DOI: 10.32473/edis-in1455-2025

Agriculture

Abstract

This publication aims to raise awareness of the updated Florida seed certification requirement for lettuce mosaic virus (LMV). Florida mandates that all lettuce seeds sold and used in the state must be tested and certified as LMV-free (i.e., zero infected seed per 30,000 tested for LMV). The information presented in this publication is directed to state and county Extension faculty, crop consultants, current and potential lettuce producers, seed companies, and home gardeners who grow lettuce in Florida.

About this Publication

This document is ENY2127, one of a series of the Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date September 2025. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication. © 2025 UF/IFAS. This publication is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

How to Cite

Mou, D.-F., Sandoya, G. V., Mészáros, A., Batuman, O., & Smith, T. (2025). The Updated Seed Testing Rule for Lettuce mosaic virus in Florida. EDIS, 2025(5). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in1455-2025

Authors

De-Fen Mou

Contact

Specialist

University of Florida

assistant professor, Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Everglades Research and Education Center, Belle Glade, FL

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Germán Sandoya

Specialist

University of Florida

associate professor, plant breeding, Department of Horticultural Sciences, UF/IFAS Everglades Research and Education Center, Belle Glade, FL

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Anna Mészáros

County agent

University of Florida

Extension agent II, M.S., commercial horticulture, vegetable crop production, UF/IFAS Extension Palm Beach County, Belle Grande, FL

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Ozgur Batuman

Specialist

University of Florida

associate professor, citrus pathology, Department of Plant Pathology, UF/IFAS Southwest Florida Research and Education Center, Immokalee, FL

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Trevor Smith

chief of the Bureau of Methods Development and Biological Control at the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Division of Plant Industry (FDACS-DPI)

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Disclaimers

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