scholarly journals First Reports of Soilborne wheat mosaic virus and Wheat spindle streak mosaic virus in Africa

Plant Disease ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 84 (8) ◽  
pp. 921-921 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. G. Kapooria ◽  
J. Ndunguru ◽  
G. R. G Clover
Keyword(s):  
Triticum Aestivum ◽  
Mosaic Virus ◽  
Wheat Yield ◽  
Plant Viruses ◽  
Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay ◽  
Infected Leaf ◽  
Mechanical Transmission ◽  
Panicum Maximum ◽  
Wheat Cultivars ◽  
Das Elisa

During 1997 and 1998, virus symptoms similar to those of Soilborne wheat mosaic virus (SBWMV) and Wheat spindle streak mosaic virus (WSSMV) were observed on nine wheat cultivars (Triticum aestivum cvs. Deka, Gamtoos, Lorie II, MM2, Nata, Nkwazi, P7, Scepter, and Scan) in the Central, Copper-Belt, Lusaka, and Southern provinces of Zambia. Symptoms were observed between June and August on wheat, which in Zambia is an irrigated crop grown during the cooler months (May to August). In fields suspected to be infected with SBWMV, irregularly distributed, circular patches of severely stunted sparse plants were observed. Because of these symptoms, the syndrome is described in Zambia as the “crater disease.” Infection was more common on light to medium sandy-loam clay soils, and affected patches were particularly common along the field edges and in poorly drained areas. Such waterlogged conditions are conducive to the multiplication and spread of Polymyxa graminis, the protist vector of SBWMV (1). Affected plants initially showed chlorotic streaks on all leaves, which became uniformly yellow and eventually necrotic. The roots of these plants were slightly swollen and enlarged and are likened to “Rastafarian pleats” locally. In fields suspected to be infected with WSSMV, symptomatic plants were observed in the border rows of affected fields. Chlorotic streaks and mosaics were observed on the leaves of affected plants, and the tips of these leaves were also frequently twisted. Using double antibody sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (DAS-ELISA), SBWMV and WSSMV were positively identified in symptomatic plants. In total, 81 plants from the four provinces were tested, and 72 and 37% were infected with SBWMV and WSSMV, respectively. Identification was confirmed by DAS-ELISA using antisera from W. Huth (BBA-Braunschweig, Germany) and C. Rubies-Autonell (Bologna University, Italy) for SBWMV and using antisera from W. Huth (BBA-Braunschweig, Germany) and G. Bergstrom (Cornell University, New York) for WSSMV. Further confirmation of the identity of the two viruses was provided by the reaction of 12 indicator species (Chenopodium amaranticolor, C. quinoa, C. hybridum, Digitaria milanjiana, Eleusine indica, Oryza sativa (cv. IITA 212), Panicum maximum, Rottboellia cochinchinensis, Setaria verticillata, Sorghum bicolor(cv. Sima), S. halepense, and Triticum aestivum (cvs. Lucal, Kwale, Lorie II, Nkanga, 128, and GV 4–12) in mechanical transmission studies using infected leaf sap. This is the first report of SBWMV and WSSMV not only in Zambia but also Africa. The area of wheat grown in Zambia has risen in the past several years to approximately 18,000 ha per annum. However, annual wheat yield (60,000 tons) has not risen to match this increase. The effect of SBWMV and WSSMV on yield in Zambia has not yet been measured, but both viruses cause serious losses in other countries (1–3) and the severity of the symptoms suggests that significant yield reductions are likely. Furthermore, no Zambian wheat cultivars are known to be resistant to either virus. Generally, wheat production fails to meet demand in the country and therefore further yield losses due to virus infection could be disastrous. References: (1) M. K. Brakke. CMI/AAB Desc. of Plant Viruses 77, 1971. (2) J. T. Slykhuis. Phytopathology 60:319, 1970. (3) V. Vallega and C. Rubies-Autonell. Plant Dis. 69:64, 1985.

scholarly journals First Report of Southern bean mosaic virus Infecting French Bean in Morocco

Plant Disease ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 88 (10) ◽  
pp. 1162-1162 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Segundo ◽  
F. M. Gil-Salas ◽  
D. Janssen ◽  
G. Martin ◽  
I. M. Cuadrado ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mosaic Virus ◽  
Sodium Dodecyl ◽  
Plant Viruses ◽  
Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay ◽  
First Report ◽  
Sequence Identity ◽  
Southern Bean Mosaic Virus ◽  
Bean Plants ◽  
Symptomatic Leaf ◽  
Das Elisa

Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is grown on approximately 1,500 ha in commercial greenhouses and is of major economic importance in the Souss-Massa Region, Agadir, Morocco. Since October 2003, symptoms resembling a viral disease, consisting of pod mosaic and distortion and mild to severe mosaic in leaves, have been observed on bean plants in several greenhouses. Mechanical inoculation with symptomatic leaf extracts produced necrotic local lesions on P. vulgaris ‘Pinto’ and systemic symptoms similar to those observed in the naturally infected bean plants P. vulgaris ‘Donna’ (five plants per cultivar). Inoculated and naturally infected samples reacted positively using a double antibody sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (DAS-ELISA) to Southern bean mosaic virus (SBMV) (DSMZ, Braunschweig, Germany), a member of the Sobemovirus genus that is transmitted by contact, soil, beetles, and seeds (1). Virions purified from a naturally infected ‘Donna’ plant contained a 30-kDa polypeptide that reacted positively using sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and western blot analysis with SBMV antiserum (DSMZ). Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction amplification with SMBV primers as described by Verhoeven et al. (2) produced an expected 870-bp band. The amplicon was cloned, sequenced (GenBank Accession No. AJ748276), and compared to those isolates available in GenBank and had a nucleotide sequence identity of 87% and a derived amino acid sequence identity of 95% with an SBMV isolate from Spain (2). During a survey in different areas of the Souss-Massa Region, 20 symptomatic leaf and pod samples were randomly collected from 12 greenhouses (50 ha) where significant commercial losses were suffered because of this virus disease, and all samples were positive using DAS-ELISA for SBMV. To our knowledge, this is the first report of SBMV in Morocco. References: (1) J. H. Tremaine and R. I. Hamilton. Southern bean mosaic virus. No. 274 in: Descriptions of Plant Viruses. CMI/AAB, Kew, Surrey, England, 1983. (2) J. Th. J. Verhoeven et al. Eur. J. Plant Pathol. 109:935, 2003.

scholarly journals First Report of Cucumber mosaic virus in Banana from Iran

Plant Disease ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 89 (8) ◽  
pp. 914-914 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Ghotbi ◽  
K. Bananej
Keyword(s):  
Cucumber Mosaic Virus ◽  
Mosaic Virus ◽  
Plant Viruses ◽  
Economic Losses ◽  
Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay ◽  
Streak Virus ◽  
Serological Tests ◽  
Tropical Fruit ◽  
Test Plants ◽  
Das Elisa

Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV), Banana streak virus (BSV), and Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) (genus Cucumovirus, family Bromoviridae [2]) cause widespread economic losses on banana (Musa sp.) throughout the world and have been reported on banana in different countries including Pakistan along its southeastern border with Iran (1). A survey was conducted from 2004–2005 to identify viruses infecting banana in greenhouses in different growing areas in northern Iran, Mazandaran Province (Sari, Babol, Behshahr, and Ghaemshahr cities). A total of 180 samples from seven banana-growing greenhouses with symptoms of mosaic, chlorosis, stunting, and fruit malformation were collected. All samples were tested for CMV with polyclonal antibodies using double-antibody sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (DAS-ELISA) (CMV strain D subgroup I; gifted by H. Lecoq, INRA, Avignion, France). For sap inoculation onto indicator test plants, selected ELISA-positive leaf samples were ground in chilled 0.01 M phosphate buffer, pH 7.0, containing 0.15% 2-mercaptoethanol. Chlorotic and necrotic local lesions developed on Chenopodium amaranticolor and Vigna unguiculata (cv. Mashad local) 10 and 12 days postinoculation, respectively. Cucumis sativus and Nicotiana rustica also developed systemic mosaic symptoms (3). All indicator test plants were rechecked for the presence of CMV using DAS-ELISA. On the basis of serological tests and indicator host plants reactions, CMV was identified in 32% of samples including Sari (13.8%), Babol (2.7%), Behshahr (10%) and Ghahemshahr (5%), respectively. Fifty-five samples did not react with CMV antiserum but the presence of symptoms resembling BBTV and BSV (4) emphasizes the need for further investigations to confirm the presence and identities of other viruses. References: (1) J. Bird and F. L. Wellman. Phytopathology 52:286, 1962. (2) S. K. Choi et al. J. Virol. Methods 83:67, 1999. (3) A. J. Gibbs and B. D. Harrison. Descriptions of Plant Viruses. No.1. CMI/AAB, Surrey, England, 1970. (4) R. C. Ploetz et al., eds. Compendium of Tropical Fruit Diseases. The American Phytopathological Society, St. Paul, MN, 1994.

First Detection of Tobacco Mosaic Virus in Tobacco Fields in Northern Lebanon

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rami Obeid ◽  
Elias Wehbe ◽  
Mohamad Rima ◽  
Mohammad Kabara ◽  
Romeo Al Bersaoui ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tobacco Mosaic Virus ◽  
Mosaic Virus ◽  
Viral Genome ◽  
Virus Genome ◽  
Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay ◽  
Virus Family ◽  
Crop Fields ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Das Elisa

Background: Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) is the most known virus in the plant mosaic virus family and is able to infect a wide range of crops, in particularly tobacco, causing a production loss. Objectives: Herein, and for the first time in Lebanon, we investigated the presence of TMV infection in crops by analyzing 88 samples of tobacco, tomato, cucumber and pepper collected from different regions in North Lebanon. Methods: Double-antibody sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (DAS-ELISA), revealed a potential TMV infection of four tobacco samples out of 88 crops samples collected. However, no tomato, cucumber and pepper samples were infected. The TMV+ tobacco samples were then extensively analyzed by RT-PCR to detect viral RNA using different primers covering all the viral genome. Results and Discussion: PCR results confirmed those of DAS-ELISA showing TMV infection of four tobacco samples collected from three crop fields of North Lebanon. In only one of four TMV+ samples, we were able to amplify almost all the regions of viral genome, suggesting possible mutations in the virus genome or an infection with a new, not yet identified, TMV strain. Conclusion: Our study is the first in Lebanon revealing TMV infection in crop fields, and highlighting the danger that may affect the future of agriculture.

scholarly journals First Report of Cucumber mosaic virus Subgroup II Infecting Lycopersicon esculentum in India

Plant Disease ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 90 (11) ◽  
pp. 1457-1457 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Sudhakar ◽  
D. Nagendra-Prasad ◽  
N. Mohan ◽  
K. Murugesan
Keyword(s):  
Coat Protein ◽  
Cucumber Mosaic Virus ◽  
Mosaic Virus ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Indian Subcontinent ◽  
Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay ◽  
Infected Leaf ◽  
Polymorphism Analysis ◽  
First Report ◽  
Subgroup Ii

During a survey in January 2006 near Salem in Tamil Nadu (south India), Cucumber mosaic virus was observed infecting tomatoes with an incidence of more than 70%. Plants exhibiting severe mosaic, leaf puckering, and stunted growth were collected, and the virus was identified using diagnostic hosts, evaluation of physical properties of the virus, compound enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) (ELISA Lab, Washington State University, Prosser), reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), and restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis (DSMZ, S. Winter, Germany). To determine the specific CMV subgroup, total RNA was extracted from 50 infected leaf samples using the RNeasy plant RNA isolation kit (Qiagen, Hilden, Germany) and tested for the presence of the complete CMV coat protein gene using specific primers as described by Rizos et al. (1). A fragment of the coat protein was amplified and subsequently digested with MspI to reveal a pattern of two fragments (336 and 538 bp), indicating CMV subgroup II. No evidence of mixed infection with CMV subgroup I was obtained when CMV isolates representing subgroups I (PV-0419) and II (PV-0420), available at the DSMZ Plant Virus Collection, were used as controls. Only CMV subgroup I has been found to predominantly infect tomato in the Indian subcontinent, although Verma et al. (2) identified CMV subgroup II infecting Pelargonium spp., an ornamental plant. To our knowledge, this is the first report of CMV subgroup II infecting tomato crops in India. References: (1) H. Rizos et al. J. Gen. Virol. 73:2099, 1992. (2) N. Verma et al. J. Biol. Sci. 31:47, 2006.

scholarly journals Pepino mosaic virus on Tomato Seed: Virus Location and Mechanical Transmission

Plant Disease ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 92 (12) ◽  
pp. 1701-1705 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kai-Shu Ling
Keyword(s):  
Mosaic Virus ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Seed Transmission ◽  
Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay ◽  
Mechanical Transmission ◽  
Tomato Seed ◽  
Tomato Production ◽  
Pepino Mosaic Virus ◽  
Infectivity Assay ◽  
Seed Coats

In just a few years, Pepino mosaic virus (PepMV) has become a major threat to greenhouse tomato production around the world. Although tomato seed is suspected to spread the disease, its importance as an initial virus inoculum for PepMV has not been established. To determine the potential for seed transmission, a tomato seed lot highly contaminated with PepMV was used for large-scale seedling grow-out tests. None of 10,000 grow-out seedlings was infected as determined by symptom expression, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), or infectivity assay on Nicotiana benthamiana. Even though PepMV was not seed transmitted on tomato, the virus was effectively transmitted to tomato and N. benthamiana seedlings through mechanical transmission with seed extract. To examine the exact location where PepMV particles accumulated on the tomato seed, seed coats and embryos were carefully isolated and tested separately by ELISA, real-time RT-PCR, and bioassay on N. benthamiana. PepMV was detected in the seed coat fraction in both immature and mature tomato seeds, but not in the embryo. However, in N. benthamiana, the virus was neither seedborne nor seed-transmitted. Because PepMV is seedborne in tomato, efficient mechanical transmission of PepMV from the virus-contaminated tomato seed to seedlings could initiate a disease epidemic in a new tomato growing area. Thus, it is important to plant certified tomato seed that has been tested free of PepMV.

scholarly journals An Experimental Host Range for Triticum mosaic virus

Plant Disease ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 94 (9) ◽  
pp. 1125-1131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dallas L. Seifers ◽  
T. J. Martin ◽  
J. P. Fellers
Keyword(s):  
Triticum Aestivum ◽  
Host Range ◽  
Mosaic Virus ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Grass Species ◽  
Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay ◽  
Experimental Host ◽  
Experimental Host Range ◽  
Differential Hosts ◽  
Growth Habits

Triticum mosaic virus (TriMV) is a newly discovered virus isolated from wheat (Triticum aestivum). This study was conducted to determine an experimental host range for TriMV and identify species that could serve as differential hosts for isolating TriMV from Wheat streak mosaic virus (WSMV). Plants tested were mechanically inoculated with the 06-123 isolate of TriMV or the Sidney 81 isolate of WSMV. Some plants were analyzed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) using antibodies of TriMV and WSMV. Plants infected with TriMV always produced mosaic symptoms and only extracts of symptomatic plants reacted with antibodies of TriMV. Maize is not a host for TriMV but barley, oat, rye, and triticale are hosts of TriMV. Certain barley and triticale accessions are hosts for TriMV but not WSMV. These plants can be used in combination with maize to separate WSMV and TriMV in plants infected by both viruses. We also showed that 8 wild grass species were susceptible to TriMV and 25 were not. All of the grasses susceptible to infection with TriMV have been reported as susceptible to infection with WSMV. Because of their growth habits, these plant species would be less desirable for use as differential hosts than maize, barley, and triticale.

scholarly journals Occurrence and Yield Effects of Wheat Infected with Triticum mosaic virus in Kansas

Plant Disease ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 95 (2) ◽  
pp. 183-188 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dallas L. Seifers ◽  
T. J. Martin ◽  
John P. Fellers
Keyword(s):  
Triticum Aestivum ◽  
Mosaic Virus ◽  
Great Plains ◽  
The United States ◽  
Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay ◽  
High Plains ◽  
The Third ◽  
Volume Weight ◽  
Significant Yield ◽  
Second Year

Triticum mosaic virus (TriMV) infects wheat (Triticum aestivum) in the Great Plains region of the United States. This study determined the occurrence of TriMV at three locations over 3 years and yield effects of wheat mechanically infected with TriMV. Wheat infection with TriMV, Wheat streak mosaic virus (WSMV), and the High Plains virus (HPV) was verified using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Both wheat singly infected with TriMV and doubly infected with TriMV and WSMV occurred at three, two, and one locations in 2007, 2008, and 2009, respectively. Wheat singly infected with HPV occurred at one and two locations in 2008 and 2009, respectively. Wheat doubly infected with WSMV and HPV occurred at one location in 2008 and 2009. Infection with TriMV declined at two locations each year and, at the third location, it increased the second year and was not detected the third year. WSMV infection increased, except for a decline the third year at one location. In contrast to 3.0% infection of wheat with TriMV and WSMV at one location, 85% of the wheat 1.6 km from that site was infected with TriMV and WSMV in 2009. Infection of wheat with TriMV caused significant yield and volume weight reductions in Danby, RonL, and Jagalene but not KS96HW10-3 wheat.

scholarly journals First Report on Natural Occurrence of Tomato Spotted Wilt Tospovirus in Basil (Ocimum basilicum)

Plant Disease ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 83 (10) ◽  
pp. 966-966 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. E. Holcomb ◽  
R. A. Valverde ◽  
J. Sim ◽  
J. Nuss
Keyword(s):  
Plant Viruses ◽  
Ocimum Basilicum ◽  
Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay ◽  
Mechanical Transmission ◽  
Summer Drought ◽  
Natural Occurrence ◽  
Thin Sections ◽  
First Report ◽  
Tomato Spotted Wilt ◽  
National University

Virus-like symptoms were observed on basil plants (Ocimum basilicum L. ‘Mrs. Burns Lemon’ [MBL]) growing in containers and a demonstration plot at the Louisiana State University Burden Research Plantation, Baton Rouge, during July 1998. Symptoms consisted of ring spots, leaf distortion, and severe mosaic. Mechanical transmission of the suspect virus by sap inoculation from infected MBL to basil cvs. MBL, Aussie Sweet, Cinnamon, Siam Queen, and Sweet Dani was successful. Symptoms were similar to those on infected MBL. Nicotiana benthamiana Domin. reacted with local chlorotic spots followed by severe yellows, necrosis, and death. Electron microscopy of thin sections of infected basil revealed virus inclusions but no virus particles. However, infected N. benthamiana revealed the presence of 82-nm membrane-bound particles in the cytoplasm. The virus was identified from basil and N. benthamiana as the common strain of tomato spotted wilt tospovirus (TSWV) by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (Agdia, Elkhart, IN). An outbreak of thrips insects during the summer drought in 1998 was probably responsible for the occurrence of TSWV in basil. This is the first report of the occurrence of TSWV in basil (1). Reference: (1) A. A. Brunt et al., eds. 1996. Plant Viruses Online: Descriptions and Lists from the VIDE Database. Published online by Australian National University, Canberra.

scholarly journals A Survey of Five Plant Viruses in Weeds and Tobacco in Poland

Agronomy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 1667
Author(s):  
Grażyna Korbecka-Glinka ◽  
Marcin Przybyś ◽  
Beata Feledyn-Szewczyk
Keyword(s):  
Mosaic Virus ◽  
Potato Virus Y ◽  
Plant Viruses ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Viral Pathogens ◽  
Climate Conditions ◽  
Tomato Spotted Wilt ◽  
Tobacco Production ◽  
Infected Tobacco ◽  
Das Elisa

Weeds may contribute to the spread of plant virus epidemics by acting as reservoirs of viruses or/and their vectors. The aim of this research was to study the prevalence of five viral pathogens in weeds in the fields of solanaceous crops in six provinces in Poland differing with soil and climate conditions. Most of the sampled sites were associated with tobacco production. The total number of 157 samples of tobacco and 600 samples of weeds were subjected to DAS-ELISA detection of tomato spotted wilt orthotospovirus (TSWV), cucumber mosaic virus (CMV), potato virus Y (PVY), tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) and tobacco ringspot virus (TRSV). Twenty nine percent of samples of weeds were infected with at least one virus. TSWV and TMV were the most frequently detected in 17.5% and 14.7% of samples, respectively. In most provinces where infected tobacco was found, the same virus was also detected in weeds. Results of this survey are discussed in the context of the current status of virus epidemics in tobacco fields in Poland.

scholarly journals First Report of Cucumber Mosaic Virus in Eryngium amethystinum, Canna spp., and Aquilegia hybrids in Ohio

Plant Disease ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 81 (11) ◽  
pp. 1331-1331 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. R. Fisher ◽  
M.-C. Sanchez-Cuevas ◽  
S. T. Nameth ◽  
V. L. Woods ◽  
C. W. Ellett
Keyword(s):  
Cucumber Mosaic Virus ◽  
Mosaic Virus ◽  
Plant Viruses ◽  
Early Summer ◽  
Reservoir Host ◽  
Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay ◽  
Herbaceous Plant ◽  
First Report ◽  
Severe Stunting ◽  
Banding Profile

Eryngium amethystinum (amethyst sea holly) is a herbaceous plant commonly grown as an ornamental perennial in U.S.D.A. hardiness zones 3 to 8. The plant thrives in dry areas with infertile soils and the flowers are often used in dried floral arrangements. Canna spp. (Canna), soft perennials (U.S.D.A. zone 9 and above), are becoming popular flowering plants because of their bright flowers and spectacular foliage. There are a variety of species that fall under the heading Canna spp., of which the most popular are C. glauca, C. indica, C. edulis, and C. iridiflora. Hybrids of Aquilegia (garden columbine), a hardy perennial (U.S.D.A. zones 3 to 9), flower in late spring through early summer. The genus is made up of a wide variety of cultivars. E. amethystinum exhibiting severe mosaic, yellowing, and stunting, along with Canna plants exhibiting severe stunting, chlorotic and distorted foliage, and mosaic, and garden columbine plants exhibiting stunting, leaf curl, chlorosis, and mosaic, collected from commercial plantings throughout the central Ohio area, were analyzed for the presence of virus infection with viral-associated, double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) analysis. dsRNA analysis resulted in a banding profile typical of that seen with members of the cucumovirus family of plant viruses. Plants positive for cucumovurus-like dsRNA were tested with a direct antibody sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). ELISA results confirmed the presence of cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) in all symptomatic plants tested. No evidence of dsRNA or CMV was found in any of the asymptomatic plants tested. Because all of these hosts are common in the perennial garden, they could serve as a reservoir host of CMV for other plants in the garden. This is the first report of CMV in E. amethystinum, Canna spp., and Aquilegia hybrids in Ohio.

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