Identification of white leaf disease of sugarcane in Sri Lanka

Sugar Tech ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 3 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 55-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. C. Kumarasinghe ◽  
P. Jones
2012 ◽  
Vol 78 (19) ◽  
pp. 6804-6811 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jureemart Wangkeeree ◽  
Thomas A. Miller ◽  
Yupa Hanboonsong

ABSTRACTThe leafhopperMatsumuratettix hiroglyphicus(Matsumura) is the most important vector of a phytoplasma pathogen causing sugarcane white leaf (SCWL) disease. The purpose of this study was to evaluate candidate bacterial symbionts for possible use as vehicles in the control of the disease. 16S rRNA bacterial genes were amplified from whole bodies ofM. hiroglyphicusleafhoppers and analyzed by cloning and sequencing. Two dominant groups were found: one belonged to theBetaproteobacteriathat did not closely match any sequences in the database and was named bacterium associated withM. hiroglyphicus(BAMH). Another one found to be abundant in this leafhopper is “CandidatusSulcia muelleri” in the orderBacteroidetes, which was previously reported in the insect members of the Auchenorrhyncha. MostM. hiroglyphicusleafhoppers carry both BAMH and “Ca. Sulcia muelleri.” Fluorescentin situhybridization showed that BAMH and “Ca. Sulcia muelleri” colocalized in the same bacteriomes. BAMH was present in the midgut and ovaries of the leafhopper and was found in all developmental stages, including eggs, nymphs, and adults. Because BAMH appears to be specific for the SCWL vector, we evaluated it as a candidate for symbiotic control of sugarcane white leaf disease.


2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eray Şimşek ◽  
Hümeyra Ayvacı ◽  
Havva Akkurak ◽  
Murat Dikilitas ◽  
Mehmet Ertuğrul Güldür

PeerJ ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. e12740
Author(s):  
Kantinan Leetanasaksakul ◽  
Sittiruk Roytrakul ◽  
Narumon Phaonakrop ◽  
Suthathip Kittisenachai ◽  
Siriwan Thaisakun ◽  
...  

Sugarcane white leaf disease (SCWLD) is caused by phytoplasma, a serious sugarcane phytoplasma pathogen, which causes significant decreases in crop yield and sugar quality. The identification of proteins involved in the defense mechanism against SCWLD phytoplasma may help towards the development of varieties resistant to SCWLD. We investigated the proteomes of four sugarcane varieties with different levels of susceptibility to SCWLD phytoplasma infection, namely K88-92 and K95-84 (high), KK3 (moderate), and UT1 (low) by quantitative label-free nano-liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (nano LC-MS/MS). A total of 248 proteins were identified and compared among the four sugarcane varieties. Two potential candidate protein biomarkers for reduced susceptibility to SCWLD phytoplasma were identified as proteins detected only in UT1. The functions of these proteins are associated with protein folding, metal ion binding, and oxidoreductase. The candidate biomarkers could be useful for further study of the sugarcane defense mechanism against SCWLD phytoplasma, and in molecular and conventional breeding strategies for variety improvement.


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