Effect of potato spindle tuber viroid on sexual reproduction and viroid transmission in true potato seed

1986 ◽  
Vol 64 (2) ◽  
pp. 336-340 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. E. Grasmick ◽  
S. A. Slack
Keyword(s):  
Fruit Development ◽  
Seed Weight ◽  
Seed Set ◽  
Transmission Rate ◽  
Pollen Viability ◽  
Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Potato Spindle Tuber Viroid ◽  
Potato Seed ◽  
True Potato Seed ◽  
Viroid Infection

The effect of potato spindle tuber viroid infection on pollen viability, fruit-set, botanical seed set, seed weight, and seed germination in potatoes was determined. Pollen collected from the infected cultivar 'Monona' was less viable than pollen collected from healthy plants. Pollen collected from infected plants reduced seed set significantly but did not reduce fruit development or seed set in all cultivars tested. For some cultivars, infected maternal plants increased the frequency of fruit development and seed weight compared with healthy controls. True potato seed from viroid-infected 'Katahdin' × 'Superior' crosses germinated at a higher rate than did seed from comparable uninfected parents. Progeny from viroid-infected parents that exhibited potato spindle tuber viroidlike symptoms did not always test positive for potato spindle tuber viroid by bioassay or polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis tests. Efficiency of potato spindle tuber viroid detection by bioassay was highest for seedlings 2 weeks after imbibition. Potato spindle tuber viroid was detected in 100% of the progeny tested after true potato seed was stored at 4 °C for 12 years. Tests on selfed true potato seed from the viroid-infected cultivar 'Monona' demonstrated a transmission rate of 100% after subinoculation of initial bioassay plants.

Effect of supplemental nitrogen on true potato seed weight

1987 ◽  
Vol 64 (9) ◽  
pp. 483-491 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Pallais ◽  
S. Villagarcia ◽  
N. Fong ◽  
J. Tapia ◽  
R. Garcia
Keyword(s):  
Seed Weight ◽  
Potato Seed ◽  
True Potato Seed

Effect of mother plant-applied nitrogen and potassium on seed weight and seedling emergence of true potato seed

2000 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
C. R. Kanzikwera ◽  
D. S.O. Osiru ◽  
J. S. Tenywa ◽  
E. Adipala ◽  
A. S. Bhagsari
Keyword(s):  
Seed Weight ◽  
Seedling Emergence ◽  
Mother Plant ◽  
Potato Seed ◽  
True Potato Seed ◽  
Applied Nitrogen

scholarly journals First Report of the Presence of Tomato apical stunt viroid on Tomato in Sénégal

Plant Disease ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 91 (3) ◽  
pp. 330-330 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Candresse ◽  
A. Marais ◽  
F. Ollivier ◽  
E. Verdin ◽  
D. Blancard
Keyword(s):  
Ivory Coast ◽  
Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Potato Spindle Tuber Viroid ◽  
First Report ◽  
Stunt Viroid ◽  
Reverse Transcription Pcr ◽  
New Information ◽  
Leaf Chlorosis ◽  
Viroid Infection ◽  
Leaf Curl Virus

Tomato apical stunt viroid (TASVd) was initially discovered in the Ivory Coast (2). It was later reported in Indonesia and more recently was found to be responsible for severe outbreaks in protected tomatoes in Israel (1) and Tunisia (3). Although not of quarantine status, TASVd is included in the EPPO alert list. In 2005, severe arrest of apical growth and leaf chlorosis were observed in tomato samples from northern Sénégal. Tomato yellow leaf curl virus was initially identified in some samples, but since the symptoms observed were reminiscent of those associated with viroid infection, samples were analyzed by return-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and molecular hybridization with a Potato spindle tuber viroid (PSTVd) probe. Positive results prompted a reanalysis by reverse transcription-PCR assays specific for PSTVd or TASVd. Positive amplification was only obtained with the TASVd-specific primers (Vir+ GGGGAAACCTGGAGGAA and Vir- GGGGATCCCTGAAGGAC), and the identity of the viroid confirmed by sequencing of the amplified fragment. The complete genome sequence obtained (GenBank Accession No. EF051631) shows 94 to 96% identity with other TASVd sequences in the databases, the highest homology being with the original Ivory Coast isolate (96%, 11 mutations, and 4 indels for the 362-nt genome). These results provide new information on the diversity of TASVd and of its detrimental potential for tomato crops and represent, to our knowledge, the first report of the presence of TASVd in Sénégal. References: (1) Y. Antignus et al. Phytoparasitica 30:502, 2002. (2) C. R. Walter. Acad. Sci. 292:537, 1981. (3) J. Th. J. Verhoeven et al. Plant Disease 90:528, 2006.

Certation between euploid and aneuploid pollen grains from a tertiary trisomic of rye, Secale cereale L.

Genome ◽  
1987 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 353-356 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Janse
Keyword(s):  
Secale Cereale ◽  
Seed Weight ◽  
Genetic Factors ◽  
Seed Set ◽  
Transmission Rate ◽  
Extra Chromosome ◽  
Pollen Grains ◽  
Decisive Role ◽  
Germination Percentage ◽  
Secale Cereale L

Male transmission of the translocated extra chromosome 5R3R was studied in a tertiary trisomic of rye (Secale cereale L.) using two pollination densities. With abundant pollen, male transmission reached 4%. When a mean of four pollen grains were brought on every stigma (restricted pollination), a transmission rate of 20% was obtained. Seed set, mean seed weight, germination percentage, and the percentage of plants finally surviving were lower in the case of restricted pollination. It was concluded that certation between euploid and aneuploid pollen grains plays a decisive role in male transmission of the translocated chromosome. Although it was previously shown that aneuploid microspores have a delayed development, a large proportion must have reached maturity before anthesis. Therefore, genetic factors determining male transmission rate will primarily be expressed during pollen germination and tube growth rather than before anthesis. Key words: rye, tertiary trisomic, euploid pollen grains, aneuploid pollen grains, certation.

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