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

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.

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

Plant Disease ◽

10.1094/pd-90-0524b ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 90 (4) ◽

pp. 524-524 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

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.

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First Report of Tomato spotted wilt virus in Habanero and Tabasco Peppers in Florida

Plant Disease ◽

10.1094/pdis.2000.84.10.1154c ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 84 (10) ◽

pp. 1154-1154 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

M. T. Momol ◽

H. R. Pappu ◽

W. Dankers ◽

J. R. Rich ◽

S. M. Olson

Keyword(s):

Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus ◽

Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay ◽

Coding Region ◽

Rt Pcr ◽

First Report ◽

Nucleocapsid Gene ◽

Tomato Spotted Wilt ◽

Habanero Pepper ◽

Stem Lesions ◽

Wilt Virus

In spring 2000, symptoms similar to thrips-vectored spotted wilt disease caused by Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) were observed on habanero (Capsicum chinense) and tabasco (Capsicum frutescens) peppers in north Florida. Habanero peppers were from commercial fields grown for specialty markets and tabasco peppers were from research plots. Symptoms observed were leaf necrosis, fruit drop, necrotic stem lesions, and stunting. Fruit symptoms included chlorotic and necrotic spotting and distinct ring pattern and distortion. The incidence of symptomatic habanero peppers was 7 to 8% in one of the three production fields visited, and a lower incidence in two other fields (all in Jackson County). In tabasco pepper, TSWV was detected in spring and fall 1999, and spring 2000 seasons in 10 to 15% of the plants (Gadsden County). Adjacent tomato fields contained scattered plants exhibiting symptoms of TSWV. Diagnosis of TSWV from symptomatic stems, leaves, and fruit of habanero and tabasco peppers was confirmed by a double antibody sandwich enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) using a commercially available kit (Agdia Inc., Elkhart, IN). ELISA values ranged from 1.57 to 1.95 for habanero pepper and 0.80 to 0.95 for tabasco pepper. The mean ELISA value of the negative controls was 0.001. To further verify TSWV infection, immunocapture reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (IC-RT-PCR) was performed (1). The primer pair 5′-ATGTCTAAGGTTAAGCTC-3′ and 5′-TTAAGCAAGTTCTGTGAG-3′ represented the first and last 18 bases of the coding region of the nucleocapsid gene of TSWV, respectively, and produces approximately 800 bp PCR product (1). IC-RT-PCR gave a single DNA band of expected size in both habanero and tabasco samples, while no amplification was found in an uninfected pepper sample. This is the first report of TSWV on habanero and tabasco peppers in Florida. TSWV continues to be an economically important disease constraint to the production of tomato, pepper (C. annuum), peanut, and tobacco in the southeastern United States (observations from Georgia and Florida). Meanwhile, the known host range is expanding to include new species of cultivated vegetables. References: (1) R. K. Jain et al.. Plant Dis. 82:900, 1998.

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First Report of Tomato spotted wilt virus in Blackberry Lily in North America

Plant Disease ◽

10.1094/pdis.2003.87.1.102c ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 87 (1) ◽

pp. 102-102 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

S. Adkins ◽

L. Breman ◽

C. A. Baker ◽

S. Wilson

Keyword(s):

North America ◽

Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus ◽

Amino Acid Sequences ◽

South Florida ◽

N Gene ◽

Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay ◽

Rt Pcr ◽

First Report ◽

Tomato Spotted Wilt ◽

Wilt Virus

Blackberry lily (Belamcanda chinensis (L.) DC.) is an herbaceous perennial in the Iridaceae characterized by purple-spotted orange flowers followed by persistent clusters of black fruit. In July 2002, virus-like symptoms including chlorotic ringspots and ring patterns were observed on blackberry lily leaves on 2 of 10 plants in a south Florida ornamental demonstration garden. Inclusion body morphology suggested the presence of a Tospovirus. Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) was specifically identified by serological testing using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (Agdia, Elkhart, IN). 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 confirmed the diagnosis. Nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequences of a 579 base pair region of the RT-PCR product were 95 to 99% and 95 to 100% identical, respectively, to TSWV N-gene sequences in GenBank. Since these 2-year-old plants were grown on-site from seed, they were likely inoculated by thrips from a nearby source. Together with a previous observation of TSWV in north Florida nursery stock (L. Breman, unpublished), this represents, to our knowledge, the first report of TSWV infection of blackberry lily in North America although TSWV was observed in plants of this species in Japan 25 years ago (2). References: (1) S. Adkins, and E. N. Rosskopf. Plant Dis. 86:1310, 2002. (2) T. Yamamoto and K.-I. Ohata. Bull. Shikoku Agric. Exp. Stn. 30:39, 1977.

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First Report of Tomato spotted wilt virus on Soybean in Iran

Plant Disease ◽

10.1094/pdis.2001.85.12.1290b ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 85 (12) ◽

pp. 1290-1290 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

A. R. Golnaraghi ◽

N. Shahraeen ◽

R. Pourrahim ◽

Sh. Ghorbani ◽

Sh. Farzadfar

Keyword(s):

Glycine Max ◽

Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus ◽

Chenopodium Quinoa ◽

Datura Stramonium ◽

Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay ◽

Mechanical Inoculation ◽

First Report ◽

Tomato Spotted Wilt ◽

Soybean Leaves ◽

Wilt Virus

During the summers of 1999 and 2000, 3,110 soybean (Glycine max) leaf samples were randomly collected from soybean fields in the Ardebil, Goletan, Khuzestan, Lorestan, and Mazandaran provinces of Iran. Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) was detected in leaf samples by TSWV-specific polyclonal antibody (As-0526 and As-0580, DSMZ, Braunschweig, Germany) in double-antibody sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (DAS-ELISA). Mechanical inoculation of 26 plant species (10 plants per species) and cultivars with extracts of positive leaf samples produced necrotic local lesions in Beta vulgaris, Chenopodium quinoa, C. amaranticolor, Gomphrena globosa, Phaseolus vulgaris cv. Talash, Vicia faba, and Vigna unguiculata cv. Mashad; produced systemic chlorosis followed by necrosis in Datura stramonium, D. metel, Nicotiana rustica, N. tabacum cv. Samsun, N. glutinosa, N. bentamiana, and Glycine max cv. Hill; and produced chlorosis, stunting, and bud necrosis in Arachis hypogaea (peanut). Plants developing these symptoms following mechanical inoculation with extracts from original soybean leaves were positive in ELISA for TSWV. ELISA results indicate that the overall incidence of TSWV on soybean in the five provinces was 5.4%. TSWV has been reported in potato (2) and tomato (1) from Iran, but to our knowledge, this is the first report of the occurrence of TSWV on soybean in Iran. References: (1) K. Bananej et al. Iran. J. Plant Pathol. 34:30, 1998. (2) R. Pourrahim et al. Plant Dis. 85:442, 2001.

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Tomato spotted wilt virus Identified in Desert Rose in Florida

Plant Disease ◽

10.1094/pd-89-0526c ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 89 (5) ◽

pp. 526-526 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

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.

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First Report of Tomato spotted wilt virus Infection of Tomatillo in Georgia

Plant Disease ◽

10.1094/pdis.2000.84.10.1155b ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 84 (10) ◽

pp. 1155-1155 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

J. C. Díaz-Pérez ◽

H. R. Pappu

Keyword(s):

Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus ◽

Plant Size ◽

Coding Region ◽

Rt Pcr ◽

First Report ◽

Nucleocapsid Gene ◽

Tomato Spotted Wilt ◽

Pcr Product ◽

The University ◽

Wilt Virus

During the 2000 spring season, tomatillo (Physalis ixocarpa) plants showing chlorotic streaks on leaves were observed in an experimental plot of the University of Georgia's Coastal Plain Experiment Station in Tift County, GA. Leaf samples from 192 plants were collected. These included plants that had chlorotic streaks and those without obvious symptoms. Samples were tested by ELISA using a commercially available Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) detection kit (Agdia Inc., Elkhart, IN). TSWV was found in 10 samples that had chlorotic streaks on leaves, and the remaining plants with no obvious symptoms were negative for TSWV. Infected plants were found in both cultivars, Verde Puebla and Toma Verde. The presence of the virus had no apparent effect on plant size or fruit appearance. TSWV infection of the ELISA-positive samples was further verified by immunocapture reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (IC-RT-PCR) (1). The primer pair (5′-ATGTCTAAGGTTAAGCTC-3′ and 5′ TTAAGCAAGTTCTGTGAG-3′) represented the first and last 18 bases of the coding region of the nucleocapsid gene of TSWV, respectively, and produced approximately 800-bp PCR product (1). IC-RT-PCR gave a single DNA band of expected size and no amplification was found in the uninfected control. This is the first report of TSWV on tomatillo in Georgia. Reference: (1) R. K. Jain et al. Plant Dis. 82:900, 1998.

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First Report of Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus on Potatoes in Iran

Plant Disease ◽

10.1094/pdis.2001.85.4.442b ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 85 (4) ◽

pp. 442-442 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

R. Pourrahim ◽

Sh. Farzadfar ◽

A. A. Moini ◽

N. Shahraeen ◽

A. Ahoonmanesh

Keyword(s):

Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus ◽

Chenopodium Quinoa ◽

Plant Viruses ◽

Thrips Tabaci ◽

Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay ◽

Leaf Extracts ◽

Systemic Necrosis ◽

First Report ◽

Tomato Spotted Wilt ◽

Wilt Virus

Severe leaf and stem necrosis before flowering was observed in potato (Solanum tuberosum) fields of Firouzkoh Province, Iran, during the summer of 1998. Infected plants died before the end of the growing season. Necrosis was more severe in cv. Agria than in cvs. Ajaxs and Arinda. A high population of Thrips tabaci was observed in August and September. Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) (1) was detected in affected potatoes by using specific TSWV-IgG (from Bioreba) in double-antibody sandwich enzyme linked immunosorbent assay and by indicator plant reactions. Mechanical inoculation of indicator plants with leaf extracts of symptomatic potatoes produce necrotic local lesions in Chenopodium quinoa, C. amaranticolor, Gomphrena globosa, Vicia faba, Vigna sinensis, Phaseolus aureus var. Gohar, P. vulgaris, and Petunia hybrida. The virus caused systemic necrosis in Capsicum frutescens, Datura stramonium, D. metel, Nicotiana glutinosa, N. rustica, and Trapaeolum majus, preceded by systemic chlorotic spots. TSWV was reported from ornamental crops in Tehran and Absard areas near to Firouzkoh province (2), but this is the first report of TSWV occurrence on potatoes in Iran. References: (1) T. S. Ie. Descriptions of Plant Viruses. No. 39, 1970. (2) A. A. Moeini, et al. Iran. J. Plant Pathol. (In press.)

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First Report of Tomato spotted wilt virus in Common Agapanthus

Plant Disease ◽

10.1094/pdis.2000.84.4.491b ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 84 (4) ◽

pp. 491-491 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

C. R. Wilson ◽

A. J. Wilson ◽

S. J. Pethybridge

Keyword(s):

Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus ◽

Protein Gene ◽

Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay ◽

First Report ◽

Tomato Spotted Wilt ◽

Nucleocapsid Protein Gene ◽

Polymerase Chain ◽

Wilt Virus ◽

Line Patterns ◽

Leaf Symptoms

Common agapanthus (Agapanthus praecox subsp. orientalis), native to South Africa, is a popular ornamental flowering bulb species belonging to the Amaryllidaceae and is commonly found in residential gardens. Roots from some Agapanthus sp. also are used in traditional medicine in Africa. Common agapanthus collected from a residential property in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, showed leaf symptoms of concentric ring and line patterns, irregular chlorotic blotches, and streaks. Symptomatic plants were severely stunted and failed to flower. Symptomatic leaves prematurely senesced, but young foliage subsequently produced was symptomless. Similar symptoms have been reported in other members of the Amaryllidaceae and are associated with infection by Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV; e.g., Nerine and Hippeastrum spp.) or Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV; e.g., Hippeastrum sp.) (2). The presence of TSWV and absence of CMV in symptomatic plants of common agapanthus was determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Confirmation of TSWV infection was provided by reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction assay with primers specific to the nucleocapsid protein gene of TSWV, with nucleic extracts from symptomatic plants producing an expected ≈800-bp amplicon (1). This is the first report of TSWV infection of any species within the Amaryllidaceae in Australia and the first report of the occurrence of TSWV in common agapanthus. References: (1) R. K. Jain et al. Plant Dis. 82:900, 1998. (2) G. Loebenstein et al. 1995. Virus and Virus-like Diseases of Bulb and Flower Crops. John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, U.K.

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First Report of Tomato spotted wilt virus Infecting African Clover (Trifolium tembense) in Georgia

Plant Disease ◽

10.1094/pdis-93-2-0202c ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 93 (2) ◽

pp. 202-202 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

N. A. Barkley ◽

D. L. Pinnow ◽

M. L. Wang ◽

G. A. Pederson

Keyword(s):

Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus ◽

Plant Genetic Resources ◽

Germplasm Collection ◽

Rt Pcr ◽

First Report ◽

Nucleocapsid Gene ◽

Weed Host ◽

Tomato Spotted Wilt ◽

Wilt Virus ◽

Das Elisa

Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV; family Bunyaviridae, genus Tospovirus), which is vectored by several species of thrips (order Thysanoptera, family Thripidae), causes a destructive disease that affects many economically important host plants such as tomatoes, peppers, and peanuts. Controlling the spread of this disease is challenging, and currently, only limited strategies are available to prevent and/or control its dissemination, including early diagnosis, destruction of infected material, and elimination of the vector. TSWV has been previously reported in subterranean clover (Trifolium subterraneum), white clover (T. repens), and various unidentified wild clovers (Trifolium spp.) in North America and Australia (1,3), but never before in an African species. T. tembense (Fresen.), an herbaceous annual African clover that is mainly used for grazing, is part of the national germplasm collection housed at the Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit in Griffin, GA. TSWV was found naturally infecting several accessions of this species being grown for regeneration in a greenhouse during 2008. Initial putative identification of the virus was done by visual inspection of host symptoms that included ringspots, necrotic and chlorotic local lesions, sometimes mild systemic wilting, and eventually an overall decline of healthy tissue in the infected plants. This was subsequently confirmed by double-antibody sandwich (DAS)-ELISA and reverse transcription (RT)-PCR. Primers (5′-ATGTCTAAGGTTAAGCTC-3′ forward and 5′-TTAAGCAAGTTCTGTGAG-3′ reverse) targeted the nucleocapsid gene of TSWV and amplified an expected product of approximately 800 bp (2). No product was amplified in any of the negative controls. Twenty-six individuals representing twelve plant accessions (PI 517788, 517790, 517792, 517793, 517809, 517832, 517842, 517845, 517851, 517871, 517876, and 517889) were screened for TSWV. Two to three individuals were targeted from each accession. Samples were chosen on the basis of the availability of leaf tissue to perform two diagnostic assays, ELISA and RT-PCR. Samples chosen for this study were all naturally infected by thrips. All but four individuals representing two plant accessions tested positive for the virus. The RT-PCR data substantiated the DAS-ELISA results and confirmed the suspected infection. More than 26% of the positive samples naturally infected by TSWV were further characterized by purifying and sequencing (bidirectionally) the RT-PCR product on an automated CEQ 8000 sequencer (Beckman Coulter, Fullerton, CA). The resulting sequences were aligned and edited using AlignIR (LI-COR, Lincoln, NE). More than 700 bp of sequence data (GenBank Accession No. FJ183743–FJ183746) was compiled and they displayed 98% identity with deposited TSWV nucleocapsid gene sequences in GenBank, with no similarity to any other targets. To our knowledge, this is the first report of TSWV infection in T. tembense. Accessions potentially resistant to TSWV within this species were identified and need to be further substantiated. T. tembense is a wild, native clover in Africa and could serve as a weed host for infection of nearby agronomically important crops. References: (1) I. Bitterlich and L. S. MacDonald. Can. Plant Dis. Surv. 73:137, 1993. (2) R. J. Holguín-Peña and E. O. Rueda-Puente. Plant Dis. 91:1682, 2007. (3) C. R. Wilson. Plant Pathol. 47:171, 1998.

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