scholarly journals A recombination bin-map identified a major QTL for resistance to Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus in peanut (Arachis hypogaea)

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gaurav Agarwal ◽  
Josh Clevenger ◽  
Sandip M. Kale ◽  
Hui Wang ◽  
Manish K. Pandey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus ◽  
Gene Clusters ◽  
The United States ◽  
Genomic Region ◽  
Eastern Region ◽  
Genome Region ◽  
Tomato Spotted Wilt ◽  
Wilt Virus ◽  
Kasp Markers ◽  
Bin Map

AbstractTomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) is a devastating disease to peanut growers in the South-eastern region of the United States. Newly released peanut cultivars in recent years are crucial as they have some levels of resistance to TSWV. One mapping population of recombinant inbred line (RIL) used in this study was derived from peanut lines of SunOleic 97R and NC94022. A whole genome re-sequencing approach was used to sequence these two parents and 140 RILs. A recombination bin-based genetic map was constructed, with 5,816 bins and 20 linkage groups covering a total length of 2004 cM. Using this map, we identified three QTLs which were colocalized on chromosome A01. One QTL had the largest effect of 36.51% to the phenotypic variation and encompassed 89.5 Kb genomic region. This genome region had a cluster of genes, which code for chitinases, strictosidine synthase-like, and NBS-LRR proteins. SNPs linked to this QTL were used to develop Kompetitive allele specific PCR (KASP) markers, and the validated KASP markers showed expected segregation of alleles coming from resistant and susceptible parents within the population. Therefore, this bin-map and QTL associated with TSWV resistance made it possible for functional gene mapping, map-based cloning, and marker-assisted breeding. This study identified the highest number of SNP makers and demonstrated recombination bin-based map for QTL identification in peanut. The chitinase gene clusters and NBS-LRR disease resistance genes in this region suggest the possible involvement in peanut resistance to TSWV.

scholarly journals Tomato spotted wilt virus Identified in Desert Rose in Florida

Plant Disease ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 89 (5) ◽  
pp. 526-526 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Adkins ◽  
C. A. Baker
Keyword(s):  
Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus ◽  
The United States ◽  
N Gene ◽  
Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay ◽  
Insect Vector ◽  
Rt Pcr ◽  
Tomato Spotted Wilt ◽  
Wilt Virus ◽  
Symptomatic Plant ◽  
Das Elisa

Desert rose (Adenium obesum (Forssk.) Roem. & Schult), a member of the family Apocynaceae, is characterized by fleshy stems and leaves and colorful flowers. This exotic ornamental, originally from southeast Africa, is propagated vegetatively and is a perennial in warm climates. Virus-like foliar symptoms, including chlorotic ring and line patterns, were observed in the fall of 2004 on one of five stock plants being maintained in a greenhouse in Fort Pierce, FL. Inclusion body morphology suggested the presence of a Tospovirus in the symptomatic plant, and Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) was specifically identified in this plant using a commercially available double antibody sandwich-enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (DAS-ELISA; Agdia, Elkhart, IN). TSWV was not detected in symptomless desert rose plants nor was Impatiens necrotic spot virus detected in any of the plants using DAS-ELISA. Graft transmission of TSWV to other desert rose plants was successful. Sequence analysis of a nucleocapsid (N) protein gene fragment amplified by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) with primers TSWV723 and TSWV722 (1) from total RNA of the symptomatic plant confirmed the diagnosis. Nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequences of a 579-bp region of the RT-PCR product were 95 to 99% and 95 to 100% identical, respectively, to TSWV N-gene sequences in GenBank. No product was amplified from symptomless plants. Since these 3-year-old plants were grown on-site from seed and only expressed symptoms 2 months following damage to the greenhouse by hurricanes Frances and Jeanne, it is likely that viruliferous thrips were introduced from local vegetable or ornamental production areas during or following the storms. To our knowledge, this is the first report of TSWV infection of desert rose in Florida, although TSWV was observed in this plant in Europe approximately 10 years ago (3,4). Because of the wide distribution of TSWV in the United States, the increasing popularity of desert rose, and the recent identification of Cucumber mosaic virus in this host (2), attention to sanitation and insect vector management is merited during desert rose propagation and production. References: (1) S. Adkins and E. N. Rosskopf. Plant Dis. 86:1310, 2002. (2) C. A. Baker et al. Plant Dis. 87:1007, 2003. (3) J. Mertelik et al. Acta Hortic. 432:368, 1996. (4) J. Th. J. Verhoeven and J. W. Roenhorst. Acta Hortic. 377:175, 1994.

scholarly journals First Report of Tomato spotted wilt virus in Soybean (Glycine max) in Georgia

Plant Disease ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 90 (4) ◽  
pp. 524-524 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Nischwitz ◽  
S. W. Mullis ◽  
R. D. Gitaitis ◽  
A. S. Csinos
Keyword(s):  
Glycine Max ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus ◽  
The United States ◽  
Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay ◽  
First Report ◽  
Nucleocapsid Gene ◽  
Fta Cards ◽  
Tomato Spotted Wilt ◽  
Wilt Virus

Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) is a member of the family Bunyaviridae and has a wide host range including important crops such as tomato, pepper, tobacco, peanut, and onion. In areas of Georgia, soybean (Glycine max) is double cropped between two onion crops and as a rotation crop with peanuts. Soybeans do not show any TSWV symptoms, and therefore, have not been tested on a large scale for the virus. However, because symptomless weed and crop plants provide a reservoir for TSWV and the thrips vectors (2), a survey was conducted during the summer of 2005 to evaluate the occurrence of TSWV in soybean. The survey took place in seven counties in southern Georgia with field sizes ranging between 0.4 and 20 ha (1 and 50 acres). Soybean cultivars included Haskell, DP7220, DP6770, Pioneer 97B52, and Vigoro V622NRR. Of 848 randomly selected plants tested using the double-antibody sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (DAS-ELISA) (Agdia, Inc., Elkhart, IN), 6.6% tested positive for TSWV. Plants testing positive ranged from seedling to the pod-setting stages. Leaves and roots of several plants tested positive, indicating a systemic infection. Soybean plants testing positive using ELISA were blotted onto FTA cards (Whatman Inc., Brentford, UK) to bind viral RNA for preservation, and the blotted samples were processed according to the manufacturer's protocol. Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction using punch-outs from the FTA cards and TSWV nucleocapsid gene specific forward and reverse primers (5′-TTAAGCAAGTTCTGTGAG-3′ and 5′-ATGTCTAAGGTTAAGCTC-3′), respectively (4), confirmed the identity of TSWV. TSWV has been found in soybean in other parts of the world (1) but has only been reported in the United States in a survey from Tennessee (3). To our knowledge, this is the first report of the occurrence of TSWV in soybean in Georgia. The role soybean plays as a reservoir or green bridge for thrips and TSWV is currently unknown. References: (1) A. R. Golnaraghi et al. Plant Dis. 88:1069, 2004. (2) R. L. Groves et al. Phytopathology 91:891, 2001. (3) B. S. Kennedy and B. B. Reddick. Soybean Genet. Newsl. 22:197, 1995. (4) H. R. Pappu et al. Tob. Sci. 40:74, 1996.

scholarly journals Publisher Correction: A recombination bin-map identified a major QTL for resistance to Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus in peanut (Arachis hypogaea)

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gaurav Agarwal ◽  
Josh Clevenger ◽  
Sandip M. Kale ◽  
Hui Wang ◽  
Manish K. Pandey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Arachis Hypogaea ◽  
Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus ◽  
Tomato Spotted Wilt ◽  
Wilt Virus ◽  
Bin Map ◽  
Major Qtl

scholarly journals The First Report of Tomato spotted wilt virus on Gerbera and Chrysanthemun in Venezuela

Plant Disease ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 98 (8) ◽  
pp. 1161-1161 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Marys ◽  
A. Mejías ◽  
E. Rodríguez-Román ◽  
D. Avilán ◽  
T. Hurtado ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus ◽  
Disease Incidence ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cut Flowers ◽  
Rt Pcr ◽  
Tomato Spotted Wilt ◽  
Arachis Hypogaea L ◽  
Pcr Products ◽  
Ornamental Crops ◽  
Wilt Virus

Gerbera (Gerbera jamesonii) and Chrysanthemum (family Asteraceae) are two of the top 10 cut flowers of the world, with great commercial value. Since 1998, Venezuela began a floral industry to produce and export fresh cut gerbera and chrysanthemum, with 40% of nurseries concentrated in Altos Mirandinos (Miranda State, north central region of the country). For the past 2 years, greenhouse-grown gerbera and chrysanthemum have been observed displaying symptoms resembling those associated with tospoviruses. Symptomatic plants showed concentric rings, irregular chlorotic blotches, and deformation on leaves. Disease incidence was estimated at 30%. Mechanical inoculation with extracts of symptomatic leaves reproduced the typical concentric ring symptoms on indicator plants Arachis hypogaea L. cv. San Martín, Capsicum chinense, and G. jamesonii 6 to 15 days after inoculation. In initial tests, leaves from each 30 symptomatic gerbera and chrysanthemum species from several greenhouse facilities in Altos Mirandinos reacted positively when tested by DAS-ELISA with polyclonal antisera (ATCC, Rockville, MD) raised against Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV). Total RNA was extracted with the RNeasy Plant Mini kit (QIAGEN, Hilden, Germany) from two gerbera and two chrysanthemum ELISA-positive samples. The TSWV coat protein gene was amplified by conventional reverse transcription (RT)-PCR using primers CP1 TSWV (TTAACTTACAGCTGCTTT) and CP2 TSWV (CAAAGCATATAAGAACTT) (1). A single DNA product of ~823 bp was amplified from all samples. RT-PCR products were directly sequenced in both orientations and sequences were deposited in GenBank (Accession Nos. KF146700 and KF146701 derived from chrysanthemum, KF146702 and KF146703 derived from gerbera). The resulting sequences showed over 99% identity with each other. and were found to be closely related (over 99%) with TSWV isolates deposited in GenBank originating from different hosts from France (FR693058, FR693055), Montenegro (GU339506, GU339508, GU355940), Italy (HQ830187), New Zealand (KC494501), South Korea (KC261967), and the United States (AY744476). To our knowledge, this is the first confirmed report of TSWV infecting gerbera and chrysanthemum in Venezuela. The relatively widespread occurrence of TSWV in Miranda State underscores the need for systematic surveys to assess its incidence and impact on ornamental crops so that appropriate management tactics can be developed. Reference: (1) R. A. Mumford et al. J. Virol. Methods 57:109, 1996.

scholarly journals Screening Two Lycopersicon peruvianum Collections for Resistance to Tomato spotted wilt virus

Plant Disease ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 92 (5) ◽  
pp. 694-704 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis F. Gordillo ◽  
Mikel R. Stevens ◽  
Mark A. Millard ◽  
Brad Geary
Keyword(s):  
Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus ◽  
The United States ◽  
Geographic Range ◽  
United States Department ◽  
Lycopersicon Peruvianum ◽  
Department Of Agriculture ◽  
Resource Center ◽  
Germplasm Collections ◽  
Tomato Spotted Wilt ◽  
Wilt Virus

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Research Service and the Tomato Genetics Resource Center (TGRC) Lycopersicon peruvianum germplasm collections (16,335 plants from 285 accessions) were screened with the Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) isolates TSWV6 from Hawaii, and Anwa-1 from Western Australia. Using TSWV6 to screen for resistance, 10,634 L. peruvianum plants from 280 accessions were screened for resistance, resulting in 168 (60%) accessions with 1,437 (14%) plants indicating resistance, with all 1,404 89S (Sw-5+/Sw-5+) and 1,456 89R (Sw-5/Sw-5) controls infected. When using Anwa-1 for screening, 864 (15%) of 5,701 L. peruvianum plants were uninfected from 106 of the 181 accessions tested, and 472 (95%) of the 495 89S and 421 (73%) of the 574 89R controls were infected. Of the 172 accessions tested with both isolates, 54 were resistant to one isolate but not the other. Additionally, more accessions from the USDA than from the TGRC collection indicated resistance. TSWV-resistant accessions were somewhat equally distributed throughout the L. peruvianum geographic range, with an observation that northern Chile and southern Peru seemed to have an unusually high portion of accession indicating resistance. The value of Sw-5 is discussed in relationship to potential additional sources of TSWV resistance.

scholarly journals Mining the Genome of Bacillus velezensis VB7 (CP047587) for MAMP Genes and Non-Ribosomal Peptide Synthetase Gene Clusters Conferring Antiviral and Antifungal Activity

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 2511
Author(s):  
Saravanan R ◽  
S Nakkeeran ◽  
N Saranya ◽  
C Senthilraja ◽  
P Renukadevi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus ◽  
Gene Clusters ◽  
Local Lesion ◽  
Tobacco Streak Virus ◽  
Streak Virus ◽  
Nrps Gene ◽  
Tomato Spotted Wilt ◽  
Antifungal Action ◽  
Wilt Virus ◽  
Chemical Pesticides

Chemical pesticides have an immense role in curbing the infection of plant viruses and soil-borne pathogens of high valued crops. However, the usage of chemical pesticides also contributes to the development of resistance among pathogens. Hence, attempts were made in this study to identify a suitable bacterial antagonist for managing viral and fungal pathogens infecting crop plants. Based on our earlier investigations, we identified Bacillus amyloliquefaciens VB7 as a potential antagonist for managing Sclerotinia sclerotiorum infecting carnation, tobacco streak virus infecting cotton and groundnut bud necrosis infecting tomato. Considering the multifaceted action of B. amyloliquefaciens VB7, attempts were made for whole-genome sequencing to assess the antiviral activity against tomato spotted wilt virus infecting chrysanthemum and antifungal action against Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense (Foc). Genome annotation of the isolate B. amyloliquefaciens VB7 was confirmed as B. velezensis VB7 with accession number CP047587. Genome analysis revealed the presence of 9,231,928 reads with an average read length of 149 bp. Assembled genome had 1 contig, with a total length of 3,021,183 bp and an average G+C content of 46.79%. The protein-coding sequences (CDS) in the genome was 3090, transfer RNA (tRNA) genes were 85 with 29 ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes and 21 repeat regions. The genome of B. velezensis VB7 had 506 hypothetical proteins and 2584 proteins with functional assignments. VB7 genome had the presence of flagellin protein FlaA with 987 nucleotides and translation elongation factor TU (Ef-Tu) with 1191 nucleotides. The identified ORFs were 3911 with 47.22% GC content. Non ribosomal pepide synthetase cluster (NRPS) gene clusters in the genome of VB7, coded for the anti-microbial peptides surfactin, butirosin A/butirosin B, fengycin, difficidin, bacillibactin, bacilysin, and mersacidin the Ripp lanthipeptide. Antiviral action of VB7 was confirmed by suppression of local lesion formation of TSWV in the local lesion host cowpea (Co-7). Moreover, combined application of B. velezensis VB7 with phyto-antiviral principles M. Jalapa and H. cupanioides increased shoot length, shoot diameter, number of flower buds per plant, flower diameter, and fresh weight of chrysanthemum. Further, screening for antifungal action of VB7 expressed antifungal action against Foc in vitro by producing VOC/NVOC compounds, including hexadecanoic acid, linoelaidic acid, octadecanoic acid, clindamycin, formic acid, succinamide, furanone, 4H-pyran, nonanol and oleic acid, contributing to the total suppression of Foc apart from the presence of NRPS gene clusters. Thus, our study confirmed the scope for exploring B. velezensis VB7 on a commercial scale to manage tomato spotted wilt virus, groundnut bud necrosis virus, tobacco streak virus, S. sclerotiorum, and Foc causing panama wilt of banana.

scholarly journals Tomato spotted wilt virus Found in Five Species of the genus Tragopogon in a Florida Greenhouse

Plant Disease ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 93 (5) ◽  
pp. 546-546 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. A. Baker ◽  
L. Jones ◽  
R. M. Leahy ◽  
D. E. Soltis
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus ◽  
Sandwich Elisa ◽  
The United States ◽  
Botany Department ◽  
Reverse Transcription Pcr ◽  
Tomato Spotted Wilt ◽  
Food Agric ◽  
Nucleic Acid Stain ◽  
Wilt Virus

An obviously unhealthy plant identified as Tragopogon mirus Ownbey (remarkable goatsbeard) was sent for diagnosis to the Division of Plant Industry (DPI), Gainesville, FL in May of 2008. T. mirus is a recently formed allotetraploid that has T. dubius Scop. and T. porrifolius L. (goatsbeard or salsify) as parents. The parents (family Asteraceae) are diploid and originate from Eurasia. They were introduced to the northwest United States in the early 1900s. The allotetraploid T. mirus, which does not occur in Eurasia, was discovered in 1949 and named in 1950. It has been found in the northwest states of Washington and Idaho. It has also been found in Arizona (4). The plant sent to the DPI was grown in a greenhouse for research purposes at the Botany Department of the University of Florida (Alachua County). Symptoms exhibited on the leaves included mottling, chlorotic and necrotic spots, and mild distortion. Epidermal leaf strips from a mottled leaf were stained with the Orange-Green protein stain and Azure A nucleic acid stain (1). With a light microscope, granular inclusions typical for Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) (1) were seen in leaf strips from both stains. The remainder of the leaf was ground in buffer and tested serologically for TSWV by TSWV-specific ImmunoStrips (Agdia, Elkhart, IN). The ImmunoStrip was positive for the presence of TSWV. This test was confirmed by double-antibody sandwich-ELISA using antiserum and conjugate for TSWV (Agdia). Further serological testing of other Tragopogon species with similar symptoms growing in the same greenhouse revealed that T. miscellus (another recently formed allotetraploid found in the northwestern United States; parents T. dubius and T. pratensis), T. dubius, T. porrifolius, and T. pratensis were also infected with TSWV. Total RNA was extracted from symptomatic leaves of T. mirus, T. dubius, T. porrifolius, and T. miscellus. Reverse transcription-PCR was performed with universal tospovirus primers BR60 and BR65 that amplify part of the nucleocapsid protein gene (2). Target amplicons of 454 bp were produced for all four samples. The PCR product from T. porrifolius was cloned and sequenced. The resulting sequence (GenBank Accession No. FJ655913) shows high homology, 98%, to several isolates of the Tomato spotted wilt virus deposited in the GenBank (Accession Nos. AY870391, AY744477, and AF020659). T. porrifolius has been reported to be naturally infected with TSWV in Italy (3); however, to our knowledge, this is the first report of this virus in the allotetraploids T. mirus and T. miscellus and in the diploids T. dubius and T. pratensis. This report adds five new Asteraceae weeds to the list of possible reservoirs of TSWV in the United States. References: (1) J. R. Edwardson and R. G. Christie. Univ. Fla. Inst. Food Agric. Sci. Bull. 894. 1996. (2) M. Eiras et al. Fitopatol. Bras. 26:170, 2001. (3) G. Parrella et al. J. Plant Pathol. 85:227. 2003. (4) D. E. Soltis et al. Biol. J. Linn. Soc. 82:2004.

scholarly journals First Report of Tomato spotted wilt virus in Leek (Allium porrum) in the United States

Plant Disease ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 90 (4) ◽  
pp. 525-525 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Nischwitz ◽  
S. W. Mullis ◽  
R. D. Gitaitis ◽  
A. S. Csinos ◽  
S. M. Olson
Keyword(s):  
Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus ◽  
The United States ◽  
Close Relative ◽  
Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay ◽  
Allium Porrum ◽  
First Report ◽  
Nucleocapsid Gene ◽  
Fta Cards ◽  
Tomato Spotted Wilt ◽  
Wilt Virus

Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) is a member of the family Bunyaviridae. It has many important crop hosts including tomato, pepper, tobacco, peanut, and onion. In Georgia, Vidalia onions (Allium cepa), a close relative of leek, can be infected by TSWV and Iris yellow spot virus (IYSV), which is another thrips-vectored tospovirus (2). For this reason, samples of leek transplants with virus-like symptoms in one field at the border of Georgia and Florida were tested for the presence of TSWV and IYSV. The transplants had been grown from seed in a greenhouse at the same location. The sampled plants exhibited extended bleaching of leaf tips and necrotic lesions. These symptoms were also seen on onion plants infected with TSWV and IYSV. The only natural infections of leek with IYSV have been reported thus far only from Reunion Island (4) and Slovenia (1), but to our knowledge, TSWV has not been reported as a pathogen of leek. Green tissue near the necrotic lesions and bleached tips of one symptomatic leaf per plant was sampled and analyzed using a double-antibody sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (DAS-ELISA) (Agdia, Inc., Elkhart, IN). Of 90 plants tested, eight were positive for TSWV and none were positive for IYSV. Leek samples testing positive using ELISA were blotted onto FTA cards (Whatman Inc., Brentford, UK) to bind viral RNA for preservation and then processed according to the manufacturer's protocol. Punch-outs from the FTA cards were used for reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) with the TSWV-specific forward primer (5′-TTAAGCAAGTTCTGTGAG-3′) and reverse primer (5′-ATGTCTAAGGTTAAGCTC-3′) (3) to confirm the identity of TSWV. The primers are specific to the viral nucleocapsid gene. An amplicon of the expected size (774 bp) was produced from TSWV ELISA-positive leek plants, but not from healthy controls. TSWV has been found in many plants worldwide, but to our knowledge this is the first report of TSWV infecting leek. The effect that TSWV has on leek production is currently unknown. References: (1) D. A. Benson et al. Nucleic Acids Res. 1:32 (Database issue):D23-6, 2004. (2) S. W. Mullis et al. Plant Dis. 88:1285, 2004. (3) H. R. Pappu et al. Tob. Sci. 40:74, 1996. (4) I. Robène-Soustrade et al. Online publication. New Dis. Rep. 11, 2005.

scholarly journals Effect of Transplant Age, Tobacco Cultivar, Acibenzolar-S-Methyl, and Imidacloprid on Tomato Spotted Wilt Infection in Flue-Cured Tobacco

Plant Disease ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 92 (11) ◽  
pp. 1524-1528 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Nischwitz ◽  
A. S. Csinos ◽  
S. W. Mullis ◽  
L. L. Hickman ◽  
K. L. Stevenson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus ◽  
The United States ◽  
Field Trials ◽  
Disease Progress Curve ◽  
Tomato Spotted Wilt ◽  
Progress Curve ◽  
Tobacco Cultivar ◽  
Systemic Infections ◽  
Wilt Virus

Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) has become the most serious problem in flue-cured tobacco in Georgia and is a growing problem in other tobacco-growing areas in the United States. The effects of transplant age (6 to 10 weeks), tobacco cultivar (K-326 and NC-71), and preplant applications of acibenzolar-S-methyl (ASM) and the insecticide imidacloprid (IMD) were evaluated on levels of TSWV infection, number of symptomatic plants, and yield in field trials over 4 years. In all 4 years and in four of five trials, treatment of transplants with ASM and IMD resulted in fewer symptomatic plants, smaller areas under the disease progress curve (AUDPC), and higher yields compared with the nontreated controls. There were no consistent effects of transplant age or cultivar on number of symptomatic plants or systemic infections, AUDPC, or yield. Treatment of transplants with ASM and IMD can significantly reduce the number of symptomatic plants in the field and substantially increase yields and value per hectare.

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