Abstract
Solanum violifolium, a creeping solanaceous ornamental is susceptible in nature to three Bravipalpus mite-transmitted viruses (BTV), respectively the cileviruses Solanum violifolium ringspot and Passion fruit green spot, and the dichorhavirus Cestrum ringspot. Being an herbaceous plant, easily cultivated and maintained, constitutes a suitable experimental model to study the interaction am…