scholarly journals Field Infection of Virus-Free Sugarcane by Sugarcane Yellow Leaf Virus and Effect of Yellow Leaf on Sugarcane Grown on Organic and on Mineral Soils in Florida

Plant Disease ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 103 (9) ◽  
pp. 2367-2373 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wardatou Boukari ◽  
Claudia Kaye ◽  
Chunyan Wei ◽  
Martha Hincapie ◽  
Chris LaBorde ◽  
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Sugarcane yellow leaf virus (SCYLV), the causal agent of yellow leaf, is widespread in Florida. Two field trials were set up, one on organic soil and one on mineral soil, to investigate the rate and timing of sugarcane infection by SCYLV under field conditions and the effect of the virus on yield. Each trial consisted of plots planted with healthy or SCYLV-infected seed cane of two commercial cultivars. Virus prevalence varied from 83 to 100% in plots planted with infected seed cane regardless of cultivar, location, and crop season. On organic soil, plants of virus-free plots became progressively infected in plant cane and first ratoon crops. On mineral soil, healthy sugarcane became initially infected in the first ratoon crop. After three crop seasons, the highest SCYLV prevalence rates were 33 and 7% on organic and mineral soils, respectively. No significant negative effect of SCYLV on yield was found in plant cane crop regardless of cultivar and soil type. However, yield reductions in ratoon crops varied from nonsignificant to 27% depending on cultivar and soil type. Low virus prevalence observed after three crop seasons suggested that planting virus-free seed cane should limit the impact of SCYLV on sugarcane production in Florida.

2020 ◽  
Vol 49 (2) ◽  
pp. 473-481
Author(s):  
Erik L Roldán ◽  
Julien M Beuzelin ◽  
Matthew T VanWeelden ◽  
Ronald H Cherry

Abstract A study was conducted in Florida to determine sugarcane borer, Diatraea saccharalis (F.), injury and infestation levels in sugarcane (Saccharum spp. hybrids), D. saccharalis parasitism rates, and ant foraging activity in 32 commercial fields as affected by soil type (shallow organic vs deep organic vs mineral). In 2017 and 2018, each field was sampled four times during the summer for D. saccharalis by inspecting 100 sugarcane stalks and for foraging ants using plastic tubes baited with hot dog at 12 locations. One non-parasitized D. saccharalis larva was collected in 2017 and in 2018 out of 12,100 and 12,600 stalks sampled, respectively. Additional sampling of 50 stalks per field in October showed that 0.6% (2017) and 0.1% (2018) of the sugarcane stalks had bored internodes, and one Cotesia flavipes (Cameron) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) cocoon mass was observed. Seven ant species foraged in sugarcane fields, including the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta Buren, which was the most abundant ant. Solenopsis invicta was not affected by soil type; however, sugarcane fields on shallow organic soils might represent a more suitable environment. The third most abundant foraging ant, Nylanderia bourbonica (Forel), was more abundant in mineral soil fields than in shallow and deep organic soil fields. Results suggest that D. saccharalis population levels in Florida sugarcane are extremely low under current production conditions regardless of soil type. In addition, the observation of C. flavipes, S. invicta, and six other ant species suggest that biological control contributes to these low D. saccharalis population levels.


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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Sugarcane yellow leaf virus. Luteoviridae: Polerovirus. Hosts: sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum), barley (Hordeum vulgare), sorghum (Sorghum bicolor). Information is given on the geographical distribution in Asia (China, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Jiangxi, Yunnan, India, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Haryana, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand), Africa (Egypt, Kenya, Mauritius, Reunion, South Africa, Tunisia), North America (USA, Florida, Hawaii, Louisiana, Texas), Central America & Caribbean (Barbados, Costa Rica, Cuba, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Martinique, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico), South America (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela).


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ricardo José Gonzaga Pimenta ◽  
Alexandre Hild Aono ◽  
Roberto Carlos Villavicencio Burbano ◽  
Alisson Esdras Coutinho ◽  
Carla Cristina da Silva ◽  
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AbstractSugarcane yellow leaf (SCYL), caused by the sugarcane yellow leaf virus (SCYLV) is a major disease affecting sugarcane, a leading sugar and energy crop. Despite damages caused by SCYLV, the genetic base of resistance to this virus remains largely unknown. Several methodologies have arisen to identify molecular markers associated with SCYLV resistance, which are crucial for marker-assisted selection and understanding response mechanisms to this virus. We investigated the genetic base of SCYLV resistance using dominant and codominant markers and genotypes of interest for sugarcane breeding. A sugarcane panel inoculated with SCYLV was analyzed for SCYL symptoms, and viral titer was estimated by RT-qPCR. This panel was genotyped with 662 dominant markers and 70,888 SNPs and indels with allele proportion information. We used polyploid-adapted genome-wide association analyses and machine-learning algorithms coupled with feature selection methods to establish marker-trait associations. While each approach identified unique marker sets associated with phenotypes, convergences were observed between them and demonstrated their complementarity. Lastly, we annotated these markers, identifying genes encoding emblematic participants in virus resistance mechanisms and previously unreported candidates involved in viral responses. Our approach could accelerate sugarcane breeding targeting SCYLV resistance and facilitate studies on biological processes leading to this trait.


2006 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
pp. 070130054450001-???
Author(s):  
A. T. Lehrer ◽  
S. Schenck ◽  
S.-L. Yan ◽  
E. Komor

2017 ◽  
Vol 67 (1) ◽  
pp. 221-232 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. I. ElSayed ◽  
M. Boulila ◽  
D. C. Odero ◽  
E. Komor

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