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Kwak M, Troiano E, Kil EJ, Parrella G. High-throughput sequencing detected a virus-viroid complex in a single pokeweed plant. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2024; 15:1435611. [PMID: 39239202 PMCID: PMC11374604 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2024.1435611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2024] [Accepted: 07/29/2024] [Indexed: 09/07/2024]
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In this study, total RNA high-throughput sequencing (HTS) of a single symptomatic Phytolacca americana plant enabled the obtention of a nearly complete genome of two new isolates of turnip yellows virus (TuYV), named TuYV-ITA1 and TuYV-ITA2, and revealed a mixed infection with a new variant of citrus exocortis viroid (CEVd), named CEVd-ITA1. The TuYV-ITA2 isolate diverged from the known virus isolates of TuYV and showed variability in the P0 and P5 readthrough domain. Recombination analysis revealed its recombinant nature between TuYV and an unidentified polerovirus. The putative recombination event was identified in the P5 readthrough domain of the TuYMV-ITA2 isolate. Our results thus represent the first report of TuYV in Italy and some molecular evidence for the possible natural co-existence of TuYV and CEVd in a new natural host for both infectious entities. This study is adding further knowledge about the role of weed plants as virus reservoirs, and thus additional biological and impact studies would be desirable to determine in particular the role of P. americana in the spread of TuYV and if this virus should be considered a new threat for the susceptible Italian crops.
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- Myeonghwan Kwak
- Department of Plant Medicals, Andong National University, Andong, Republic of Korea
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- Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection, National Research Council, Portici, Italy
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- Department of Plant Medicals, Andong National University, Andong, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Plant Medicals, Andong National University, Andong, Republic of Korea
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Pimenta RJG, Macleod K, Babb R, Coleman K, MacDonald J, Asare-Bediako E, Newbert MJ, Jenner CE, Walsh JA. Genetic Variation of Turnip Yellows Virus in Arable and Vegetable Brassica Crops, Perennial Wild Brassicas, and Aphid Vectors Collected from the Plants. PLANT DISEASE 2024; 108:616-623. [PMID: 37787684 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-05-23-0906-re] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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Turnip yellows virus (TuYV; Polerovirus, Solemoviridae) infects and causes yield losses in a range of economically important crop species, particularly the Brassicaceae. It is persistently transmitted by several aphid species and is difficult to control. Although the incidence and genetic diversity of TuYV has been extensively investigated in recent years, little is known about how the diversity within host plants relates to that in its vectors. Arable oilseed rape (Brassica napus) and vegetable brassica plants (Brassica oleracea), wild cabbage (B. oleracea), and aphids present on these plants were sampled in the field in three regions of the United Kingdom. High levels of TuYV (82 to 97%) were detected in plants in all three regions following enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays. TuYV was detected by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction in Brevicoryne brassicae aphids collected from plants, and TuYV sequences were obtained. Two TuYV open reading frames, ORF0 and ORF3, were partially sequenced from 15 plants, and from one aphid collected from each plant. Comparative analyses between TuYV sequences from host plants and B. brassicae collected from respective plants revealed differences between some ORF0 sequences, which possibly indicated that at least two of the aphids might not have been carrying the same TuYV isolates as those present in their host plants. Maximum likelihood phylogenetic analyses including published, the new TuYV sequences described above, 101 previously unpublished sequences of TuYV from oilseed rape in the United Kingdom, and 13 also previously unpublished sequences of TuYV from oilseed rape in Europe and China revealed three distinct major clades for ORF0 and one for ORF3, with some distinct subclades. Some clustering was related to geographic origin. Explanations for TuYV sequence differences between plants and the aphids present on respective plants and implications for the epidemiology and control of TuYV are discussed.
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- Ricardo J G Pimenta
- School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, CV35 9EF, Wellesbourne, U.K
- Centre for Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering, University of Campinas, 13083-875, Campinas, Brazil
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, CV35 9EF, Wellesbourne, U.K
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, CV35 9EF, Wellesbourne, U.K
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, CV35 9EF, Wellesbourne, U.K
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, CV35 9EF, Wellesbourne, U.K
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, CV35 9EF, Wellesbourne, U.K
- University of Energy and Natural Resources, Sunyani, Ghana
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, CV35 9EF, Wellesbourne, U.K
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, CV35 9EF, Wellesbourne, U.K
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, CV35 9EF, Wellesbourne, U.K
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Puthanveed V, Singh K, Poimenopoulou E, Pettersson J, Siddique AB, Kvarnheden A. Milder Autumns May Increase Risk for Infection of Crops with Turnip Yellows Virus. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2023; 113:1788-1798. [PMID: 36802872 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-11-22-0446-v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Climate change has increased the risk for infection of crops with insect-transmitted viruses. Mild autumns provide prolonged active periods to insects, which may spread viruses to winter crops. In autumn 2018, green peach aphids (Myzus persicae) were found in suction traps in southern Sweden that presented infection risk for winter oilseed rape (OSR; Brassica napus) with turnip yellows virus (TuYV). A survey was carried out in spring 2019 with random leaf samples from 46 OSR fields in southern and central Sweden using DAS-ELISA, and TuYV was detected in all fields except one. In the counties of Skåne, Kalmar, and Östergötland, the average incidence of TuYV-infected plants was 75%, and the incidence reached 100% for nine fields. Sequence analyses of the coat protein gene revealed a close relationship between TuYV isolates from Sweden and other parts of the world. High-throughput sequencing for one of the OSR samples confirmed the presence of TuYV and revealed coinfection with TuYV-associated RNA. Molecular analyses of seven sugar beet (Beta vulgaris) plants with yellowing, collected in 2019, revealed that two of them were infected by TuYV, together with two other poleroviruses: beet mild yellowing virus and beet chlorosis virus. The presence of TuYV in sugar beet suggests a spillover from other hosts. Poleroviruses are prone to recombination, and mixed infection with three poleroviruses in the same plant poses a risk for the emergence of new polerovirus genotypes. [Formula: see text] Copyright © 2023 The Author(s). This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY 4.0 International license.
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- Vinitha Puthanveed
- Department of Plant Biology, Linnean Center for Plant Biology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 750 07 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Plant Biology, Linnean Center for Plant Biology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 750 07 Uppsala, Sweden
- Division of Crop Protection and Plant Health, Crop Research Institute, Prague 161 06, Czech Republic
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- Department of Plant Biology, Linnean Center for Plant Biology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 750 07 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Plant Biology, Linnean Center for Plant Biology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 750 07 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Plant Biology, Linnean Center for Plant Biology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 750 07 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Plant Biology, Linnean Center for Plant Biology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 750 07 Uppsala, Sweden
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Congdon BS, Baulch JR, Filardo FF, Nancarrow N. Turnip yellows virus variants differ in host range, transmissibility, and virulence. Arch Virol 2023; 168:225. [PMID: 37561217 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-023-05851-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2023] [Accepted: 07/15/2023] [Indexed: 08/11/2023]
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Turnip yellows virus (TuYV; family Solemoviridae, genus Polerovirus, species Turnip yellows virus) is a genetically diverse virus that infects a broad range of plant species across the world. Due to its global economic significance, most attention has been given to the impact of TuYV on canola (syn. oilseed rape; Brassica napus). In Australia, a major canola-exporting country, TuYV isolates are highly diverse, with the most variation concentrated in open reading frame 5 (ORF 5), which encodes the readthrough domain (P5) component of the readthrough protein (P3P5), which plays an important role in host adaptation and aphid transmission. When analysing ORF 5, Australian TuYV isolates form three phylogenetic groups with just 45 to 49% amino acid sequence identity: variants P5-I, P5-II, and P5-III. Despite the possible implications for TuYV epidemiology and management, research examining phenotypic differences between TuYV variants is scarce. This study was designed to test the hypothesis that three TuYV isolates, representing each of the Australian P5 variants, differ phenotypically. In particular, the host range, vector species, transmissibility, and virulence of isolates 5414 (P5-I5414), 5509 (P5-II5509), and 5594 (P5-III5594) were examined in a series of glasshouse experiments. Only P5-I5414 readily infected faba bean (Vicia faba), only P5-II5509 infected chickpea (Cicer arietinum), and only P5-I5414 and P5-III5594 infected lettuce (Lactuca sativa). Myzus persicae transmitted each isolate, but Brevicoryne brassicae and Lipaphis pseudobrassicae did not. When using individual M. persicae to inoculate canola seedlings, P5-I5414 had significantly higher transmission rates (82%) than P5-II5509 (62%) and P5-III5594 (59%). As indicated by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay absorbance values, P5-I5414 reached higher virus titers in canola than P5-II5509, which, in turn, reached higher titers than P5-III5594. P5-I5414 was also more virulent in canola than P5-II5509 and P5-III5594, inducing more severe foliar symptoms, stunting, and, in one of two experiments, seed yield loss. Results from this study compared to those of previous studies suggest that analysis of ORF 5 alone is insufficient to assign isolates to coherent strain categories, and further sequencing and phenotyping of field isolates is required.
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- B S Congdon
- Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, 3 Baron-Hay Court, Kensington, Western Australia, 6151, Australia.
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- Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, 3 Baron-Hay Court, Kensington, Western Australia, 6151, Australia
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- Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Ecosciences Precinct, GPO Box 267, Brisbane, Queensland, 4001, Australia
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- Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action, Agriculture Victoria, Grains Innovation Park, Horsham, Victoria, 3400, Australia
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Ibrahim E, Rychlá A, Alquicer G, Slavíková L, Peng Q, Klíma M, Vrbovský V, Trebicki P, Kundu JK. Evaluation of Resistance of Oilseed Rape Genotypes to Turnip Yellows Virus. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 12:2501. [PMID: 37447062 DOI: 10.3390/plants12132501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2023] [Revised: 06/15/2023] [Accepted: 06/28/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023]
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Turnip yellows virus (TuYV), is one of the most important pathogens of oilseed rape, which has caused enormous yield losses in all growing regions of the world in recent years. Therefore, there is a need for resistant varieties for sustainable crop protection. We have investigated the resistance of known varieties and newly developed advanced-breeding lines of oilseed rape to TuYV in greenhouse and field trials. We have analysed the TuYV titre of individual genotypes inoculated with the virus using viruliferous aphids Myzus persicae. The genotypes 'DK Temptation' and 'Rescator' had the lowest and highest virus titres, respectively, and were used as resistant and susceptible models for comparative analyses with other genotypes. In the greenhouse, the best results were obtained with the genotypes 'OP-8143 DH' (2.94 × 105 copies), OP-BN-72 (3.29 × 105 copies), 'Navajo' (3.58 × 105 copies) and 'SG-C 21215' (4.09 × 105 copies), which reached virus titres about 2 times higher than the minimum virus concentration measured in 'DK Temptation' (1.80 × 105 copies). In the field trials, the genotypes 'Navajo' (3.39 × 105 copies), 'OP-8148 DH' (4.44 × 105 copies), 'SG-C 21215' (6.80 × 105 copies) and OP-8480 (7.19 × 105 copies) had the lowest virus titres and reached about 3 times the virus titre of DK Temptation (2.54 × 105 copies). Both trials showed that at least two commercial varieties (e.g., DK Temptation, Navajo) and three advanced breeding lines (e.g., OP-8143 DH, OP-BN-72, SG-C 21215) had low titres of the virus after TuYV infection. This indicates a high level of resistance to TuYV in 'Navajo' or the newly developed breeding lines and the basis of resistance is probably different from R54 (as in 'DK Temptation'). Furthermore, the greenhouse trials together with RT -qPCR-based virus titre analysis could be a cost-effective and efficient method to assess the level of resistance of a given genotype to TuYV infection compared to the field trials. However, further research is needed to identify the underlying mechanisms causing this difference in susceptibility.
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- Emad Ibrahim
- Crop Research Institute, 16106 Prague, Czech Republic
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- OSEVA Development and Research Ltd., Oilseed Research Institute, 74601 Opava, Czech Republic
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- Crop Research Institute, 16106 Prague, Czech Republic
- Key Laboratory of Cotton and Rapeseed, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Industrial Crops, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing 210014, China
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- OSEVA Development and Research Ltd., Oilseed Research Institute, 74601 Opava, Czech Republic
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- Applied BioSciences, Macquarie University, Sydney 2109, Australia
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Lu J, Zeng L, Holford P, Beattie GAC, Wang Y. Discovery of Brassica Yellows Virus and Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus in Diaphorina citri and Changes in Virome Due to Infection with ' Ca. L. asiaticus'. Microbiol Spectr 2023; 11:e0499622. [PMID: 36943045 PMCID: PMC10100913 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.04996-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2022] [Accepted: 02/19/2023] [Indexed: 03/23/2023] Open
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Detection of new viruses or new virus hosts is essential for the protection of economically important agroecosystems and human health. Increasingly, metatranscriptomic data are being used to facilitate this process. Such data were obtained from adult Asian citrus psyllids (ACP) (Diaphorina citri Kuwayama) that fed solely on mandarin (Citrus ×aurantium L.) plants grafted with buds infected with 'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus' (CLas), a phloem-limited bacterium associated with the severe Asian variant of huanglongbing (HLB), the most destructive disease of citrus. Brassica yellows virus (BrYV), the causative agent of yellowing or leafroll symptoms in brassicaceous plants, and its associated RNA (named as BrYVaRNA) were detected in ACP. In addition, the porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV), which affects pigs and is economically important to pig production, was also found in ACP. These viruses were not detected in insects feeding on plants grafted with CLas-free buds. Changes in the concentrations of insect-specific viruses within the psyllid were caused by coinfection with CLas. IMPORTANCE The cross transmission of pathogenic viruses between different farming systems or plant communities is a major threat to plants and animals and, potentially, human health. The use of metagenomics is an effective approach to discover viruses and vectors. Here, we collected buds from the CLas-infected and CLas-free mandarin (Citrus ×aurantium L. [Rutaceae: Aurantioideae: Aurantieae]) trees from a commercial orchard and grafted them onto CLas-free mandarin plants under laboratory conditions. Through metatranscriptome sequencing, we first identified the Asian citrus psyllids feeding on plants grafted with CLas-infected buds carried the plant pathogen, brassica yellows virus and its associated RNA, and the swine pathogen, porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus. These discoveries indicate that both viruses can be transmitted by grafting and acquired by ACP from CLas+ mandarin seedlings.
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- Jinming Lu
- College of Forestry and Biotechnology, Zhejiang A&F University, Linan, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- College of Plant Protection, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- College of Plant Protection, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- School of Science, Western Sydney University, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Science, Western Sydney University, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
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- The Key Laboratory for Quality Improvement of Agricultural Products of Zhejiang Province, College of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Zhejiang A&F University, Linan, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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Peng Q, Li W, Zhou X, Sun C, Hou Y, Hu M, Fu S, Zhang J, Kundu JK, Lei L. Genetic Diversity Analysis of Brassica Yellows Virus Causing Aberrant Color Symptoms in Oilseed Rape. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 12:1008. [PMID: 36903869 PMCID: PMC10005696 DOI: 10.3390/plants12051008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2023] [Revised: 02/20/2023] [Accepted: 02/21/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The emergence of brassica yellow virus (BrYV) has increasingly damaged crucifer crops in China in recent years. In 2020, a large number of oilseed rape in Jiangsu showed aberrant leaf color. A combined RNA-seq and RT-PCR analysis identified BrYV as the major viral pathogen. A subsequent field survey showed that the average incidence of BrYV was 32.04%. In addition to BrYV, turnip mosaic virus (TuMV) was also frequently detected. As a result, two near full-length BrYV isolates, BrYV-814NJLH and BrYV-NJ13, were cloned. Based on the newly obtained sequences and the reported BrYV and turnip yellow virus (TuYV) isolates, a phylogenetic analysis was performed, and it was found that all BrYV isolates share a common root with TuYV. Pairwise amino acid identity analysis revealed that both P2 and P3 were conserved in BrYV. Additionally, recombination analysis revealed seven recombinant events in BrYV as TuYV. We also attempted to determine BrYV infection by quantitative leaf color index, but no significant correlation was found between the two. Systemic observations indicated that BrYV-infected plants had different symptoms, such as no symptom, purple stem base and red old leaves. Overall, our work proves that BrYV is closely related to TuYV and could be considered as an epidemic strain for oilseed rape in Jiangsu.
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- Qi Peng
- Key Laboratory of Cotton and Rapeseed, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Industrial Crops, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing 210014, China
- Institute of Life Sciences, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cotton and Rapeseed, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Industrial Crops, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing 210014, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cotton and Rapeseed, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Industrial Crops, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing 210014, China
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- Guizhou Rapeseed Institute, Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guiyang 550008, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cotton and Rapeseed, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Industrial Crops, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing 210014, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cotton and Rapeseed, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Industrial Crops, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing 210014, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cotton and Rapeseed, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Industrial Crops, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing 210014, China
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- Plant Virus and Vector Interactions-Centre for Plant Virus Research, Crop Research Institute, Drnovska 507/73, 161 06 Praha, Czech Republic
- Laboratory of Virology-Centre for Plant Virus Research, Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Rozvojová 263, 165 02 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Guizhou Rapeseed Institute, Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guiyang 550008, China
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Nancarrow N, Aftab M, Hollaway G, Rodoni B, Trębicki P. Symptomless turnip yellows virus infection causes grain yield loss in lentil and field pea: A three-year field study in south-eastern Australia. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:1049905. [PMID: 36507432 PMCID: PMC9727233 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.1049905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2022] [Accepted: 11/04/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Turnip yellows virus (TuYV) is a damaging virus that is persistently transmitted by aphids and infects a wide range of grain hosts including lentil (Lens culinaris Medik), field pea (Pisum sativum L.) and canola (Brassica napus L., oilseed rape). Although information is available about the effects of TuYV infection on grain yield in canola, data about its impact on yield in pulses is lacking. In this study, field experiments quantifying the effects of TuYV infection on the grain yield of lentil and field pea were conducted over three consecutive years (2018-2020) with varying weather conditions. Plants artificially inoculated with TuYV using viruliferous green peach aphid (Myzus persicae, Sulzer) were grown under typical field conditions in south-eastern Australia. At maturity, grain yield, along with associated grain and plant growth parameters, were measured. Compared to the non-inoculated control treatment, early TuYV infection reduced grain yield by up to 36% in lentil and 45% in field pea, while late TuYV infection had no significant impact on yield. Despite a high incidence of TuYV infection and significant yield losses recorded in inoculated plots, no obvious symptoms of virus infection were observed in the inoculated plots in any of the six experiments; this lack of visible symptoms in lentil and field pea has significant implications for crop health assessments, demonstrating the importance of testing for virus instead of relying solely on the presence of visual symptoms, and may also be leading to an underestimation of the importance of TuYV in pulses in Australia.
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- Narelle Nancarrow
- Agriculture Victoria, Grains Innovation Park, Horsham, VIC, Australia
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- Agriculture Victoria, Grains Innovation Park, Horsham, VIC, Australia
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- Agriculture Victoria, Grains Innovation Park, Horsham, VIC, Australia
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- Agriculture Victoria, AgriBio Centre, Bundoora, VIC, Australia
- School of Applied Systems Biology, La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC, Australia
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- Agriculture Victoria, Grains Innovation Park, Horsham, VIC, Australia
- School of Agriculture and Food, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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Weed Hosts Represent an Important Reservoir of Turnip Yellows Virus and a Possible Source of Virus Introduction into Oilseed Rape Crop. Viruses 2022; 14:v14112511. [PMID: 36423120 PMCID: PMC9696028 DOI: 10.3390/v14112511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2022] [Revised: 11/08/2022] [Accepted: 11/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Turnip yellows virus (TuYV) is one of the most important pathogens of oilseed rape worldwide. The virus has a large host range including many crop species (e.g., oilseed rape, pea, chickpea) and weeds from more than twenty plant families. Other than oilseed rape, we detected TuYV in many commonly grown weed species that share the fields and vegetation period together with canola crops in Czech and Slovak Republics. TuYV was detected by reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) in at least 26 species including main crop hosts (oilseed rape), intercrops and weeds such as Amaranthus retroflexus, Atriplex patula (Amaranthaceae), Arctium lappa, Lactuca serriola, Taraxacum officinale, Tripleurospermum inodorum (Asteraceae), Phacelia tanacetifolia (Boraginaceae), Brassica napus, Capsella bursa-pastoris, Descurainia Sophia, Raphanus raphanistrum, Sinapis alba, Sisymbrium officinale, Thlaspi arvense (Brassicaceae), Silene alba, Stellaria media (Caryophyllaceae), Euphorbia helioscopia (Euphorbiaceae), Geranium rotundifolium (Geraniaceae), Lamium purpureum (Lamiaceae), Fumaria officinalis, Papaver rhoeas (Papaveraceae), Veronica persica (Plantaginaceae syn. Scrophulariaceae), Fallopia convolvulus (Polygonaceae), Solanum nigrum (Solanaceae), Urtica dioica (Urticaceae) and Viola arvensis (Violaceae). The detection of TuYV was further confirmed by RT-qPCR as well as Sanger sequencing of the PCR fragments. We discovered four new weed species as hosts of TuYV such as T. inodorum, S. alba, G. rotundifolium and E. helioscopia, representing their three respective plant families. The readthrough domain (RTD) gene sequence analysis of the Czech and Slovak TuYV isolates from oilseed rape and weed species showed similar within-group nucleotide divergence (7.1% and 5.6%, respectively) and the absence of geographical- or host-based phylogenetic clustering. The high-throughput sequencing of the P. rhoeas sample enabled the obtention of a nearly complete genome of TuYV and revealed the mixed infection of TuYV with turnip mosaic virus and cucumber mosaic virus. Our results thus show that weed species are an important TuYV reservoir and play a significant role in the spread and incidence of the disease in field crops such as oilseed rape.
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Umar M, Tegg RS, Farooq T, Thangavel T, Wilson CR. Abundance of Poleroviruses within Tasmanian Pea Crops and Surrounding Weeds, and the Genetic Diversity of TuYV Isolates Found. Viruses 2022; 14:1690. [PMID: 36016314 PMCID: PMC9416036 DOI: 10.3390/v14081690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2022] [Revised: 07/28/2022] [Accepted: 07/28/2022] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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The genus Polerovirus contains positive-sense, single-stranded RNA plant viruses that cause significant disease in many agricultural crops, including vegetable legumes. This study aimed to identify and determine the abundance of Polerovirus species present within Tasmanian pea crops and surrounding weeds that may act as virus reservoirs. We further sought to examine the genetic diversity of TuYV, the most commonly occurring polerovirus identified. Pea and weed samples were collected during 2019-2020 between October and January from thirty-four sites across three different regions (far northwest, north, and midlands) of Tasmania and tested by RT-PCR assay, with selected samples subject to next-generation sequencing. Results revealed that the presence of polerovirus infection and the prevalence of TuYV in both weeds and pea crops varied across the three Tasmanian cropping regions, with TuYV infection levels in pea crops ranging between 0 and 27.5% of tested plants. Overall, two species members from each genus, Polerovirus and Potyvirus, one member from each of Luteovirus, Potexvirus, and Carlavirus, and an unclassified virus from the family Partitiviridae were also found as a result of NGS data analysis. Analysis of gene sequences of the P0 and P3 genes of Tasmanian TuYV isolates revealed substantial genetic diversity within the collection, with a few isolates appearing more closely aligned with BrYV isolates. Questions remain around the differentiation of TuYV and BrYV species. Phylogenetic inconsistency in the P0 and P3 ORFs supports the concept that recombination may have played a role in TuYV evolution in Tasmania. Results of the evolutionary analysis showed that the selection pressure was higher in the P0 gene than in the P3 gene, and the majority of the codons for each gene are evolving under purifying selection. Future full genome-based analyses of the genetic variations will expand our understanding of the evolutionary patterns existing among TuYV populations in Tasmania.
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- Muhammad Umar
- New Town Research Laboratories, Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, University of Tasmania, 13 St. Johns Avenue, New Town, Hobart, TAS 7008, Australia; (M.U.); (R.S.T.); (T.T.)
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- New Town Research Laboratories, Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, University of Tasmania, 13 St. Johns Avenue, New Town, Hobart, TAS 7008, Australia; (M.U.); (R.S.T.); (T.T.)
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of High Technology for Plant Protection, Plant Protection Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China;
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- New Town Research Laboratories, Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, University of Tasmania, 13 St. Johns Avenue, New Town, Hobart, TAS 7008, Australia; (M.U.); (R.S.T.); (T.T.)
- Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (Queensland), Bundaberg Research Facility, 49 Ashfield Road, Bundaberg, QLD 4670, Australia
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- New Town Research Laboratories, Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, University of Tasmania, 13 St. Johns Avenue, New Town, Hobart, TAS 7008, Australia; (M.U.); (R.S.T.); (T.T.)
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Umar M, Farooq T, Tegg RS, Thangavel T, Wilson CR. Genomic Characterisation of an Isolate of Brassica Yellows Virus Associated with Brassica Weed in Tasmania. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 11:884. [PMID: 35406863 PMCID: PMC9003488 DOI: 10.3390/plants11070884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2022] [Revised: 03/21/2022] [Accepted: 03/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Brassica yellows virus (BrYV), a tentative species in the genus Polerovirus, of the Solemoviridae family, is a phloem-restricted and aphid-transmitted virus with at least three genotypes (A, B, and C). It has been found across mainland China, South Korea, and Japan. BrYV was previously undescribed in Tasmania, and its genetic variability in the state remains unknown. Here, we describe a near-complete genome sequence of BrYV (genotype A) isolated from Raphanus raphanistrum in Tasmania using next-generation sequencing and sanger sequencing of RT-PCR products. BrYV-Tas (GenBank Accession no. OM469309) possesses a genome of 5516 nucleotides (nt) and shares higher sequence identity (about 90%) with other BrYV isolates. Phylogenetic analyses showed variability in the clustering patterns of the individual genes of BrYV-Tas. Recombination analysis revealed beginning and ending breakpoints at nucleotide positions 1922 to 5234 nt, with the BrYV isolate LC428359 and BrYV isolate KY310572 identified as major and minor parents, respectively. Results of the evolutionary analysis showed that the majority of the codons for each gene are evolving under purifying selection, though a few codons were also detected to have positive selection pressure. Taken together, our findings will facilitate an understanding of the evolutionary dynamics and genetic diversity of BrYV.
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- Muhammad Umar
- New Town Research Laboratories, Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, University of Tasmania, 13 St. Johns Avenue, New Town, TAS 7008, Australia; (M.U.); (R.S.T.); (T.T.)
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of High Technology for Plant Protection, Plant Protection Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China;
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- New Town Research Laboratories, Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, University of Tasmania, 13 St. Johns Avenue, New Town, TAS 7008, Australia; (M.U.); (R.S.T.); (T.T.)
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- New Town Research Laboratories, Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, University of Tasmania, 13 St. Johns Avenue, New Town, TAS 7008, Australia; (M.U.); (R.S.T.); (T.T.)
- Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (Queensland), Bundaberg Research Facility, 49 Ashfield Road, Bundaberg, QLD 4670, Australia
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- New Town Research Laboratories, Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, University of Tasmania, 13 St. Johns Avenue, New Town, TAS 7008, Australia; (M.U.); (R.S.T.); (T.T.)
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Fowkes AR, McGreig S, Pufal H, Duffy S, Howard B, Adams IP, Macarthur R, Weekes R, Fox A. Integrating High throughput Sequencing into Survey Design Reveals Turnip Yellows Virus and Soybean Dwarf Virus in Pea ( Pisum Sativum) in the United Kingdom. Viruses 2021; 13:2530. [PMID: 34960799 PMCID: PMC8707713 DOI: 10.3390/v13122530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2021] [Revised: 12/03/2021] [Accepted: 12/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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There is only limited knowledge of the presence and incidence of viruses in peas within the United Kingdom, therefore high-throughput sequencing (HTS) in combination with a bulk sampling strategy and targeted testing was used to determine the virome in cultivated pea crops. Bulks of 120 leaves collected from twenty fields from around the UK were initially tested by HTS, and presence and incidence of virus was then determined using specific real-time reverse-transcription PCR assays by testing smaller mixed-bulk size samples. This study presents the first finding of turnip yellows virus (TuYV) in peas in the UK and the first finding of soybean dwarf virus (SbDV) in the UK. While TuYV was not previously known to be present in UK peas, it was found in 13 of the 20 sites tested and was present at incidences up to 100%. Pea enation mosaic virus-1, pea enation mosaic virus-2, pea seed-borne mosaic virus, bean yellow mosaic virus, pea enation mosaic virus satellite RNA and turnip yellows virus associated RNA were also identified by HTS. Additionally, a subset of bulked samples were re-sequenced at greater depth to ascertain whether the relatively low depth of sequencing had missed any infections. In each case the same viruses were identified as had been identified using the lower sequencing depth. Sequencing of an isolate of pea seed-borne mosaic virus from 2007 also revealed the presence of TuYV and SbDV, showing that both viruses have been present in the UK for at least a decade, and represents the earliest whole genome of SbDV from Europe. This study demonstrates the potential of HTS to be used as a surveillance tool, or for crop-specific field survey, using a bulk sampling strategy combined with HTS and targeted diagnostics to indicate both presence and incidence of viruses in a crop.
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- Aimee R. Fowkes
- Fera Science Ltd., Sand Hutton, York YO41 1LZ, UK; (S.M.); (I.P.A.); (R.M.); (R.W.); (A.F.)
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- Fera Science Ltd., Sand Hutton, York YO41 1LZ, UK; (S.M.); (I.P.A.); (R.M.); (R.W.); (A.F.)
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- School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, University of Newcastle, Newcastle NE1 7RU, UK;
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- Processors & Growers Research Organisation (PGRO), Peterborough PE8 6HJ, UK; (S.D.); (B.H.)
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- Processors & Growers Research Organisation (PGRO), Peterborough PE8 6HJ, UK; (S.D.); (B.H.)
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- Fera Science Ltd., Sand Hutton, York YO41 1LZ, UK; (S.M.); (I.P.A.); (R.M.); (R.W.); (A.F.)
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- Fera Science Ltd., Sand Hutton, York YO41 1LZ, UK; (S.M.); (I.P.A.); (R.M.); (R.W.); (A.F.)
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- Fera Science Ltd., Sand Hutton, York YO41 1LZ, UK; (S.M.); (I.P.A.); (R.M.); (R.W.); (A.F.)
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- Fera Science Ltd., Sand Hutton, York YO41 1LZ, UK; (S.M.); (I.P.A.); (R.M.); (R.W.); (A.F.)
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Jones RAC, Sharman M, Trębicki P, Maina S, Congdon BS. Virus Diseases of Cereal and Oilseed Crops in Australia: Current Position and Future Challenges. Viruses 2021; 13:2051. [PMID: 34696481 PMCID: PMC8539440 DOI: 10.3390/v13102051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2021] [Revised: 10/02/2021] [Accepted: 10/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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This review summarizes research on virus diseases of cereals and oilseeds in Australia since the 1950s. All viruses known to infect the diverse range of cereal and oilseed crops grown in the continent's temperate, Mediterranean, subtropical and tropical cropping regions are included. Viruses that occur commonly and have potential to cause the greatest seed yield and quality losses are described in detail, focusing on their biology, epidemiology and management. These are: barley yellow dwarf virus, cereal yellow dwarf virus and wheat streak mosaic virus in wheat, barley, oats, triticale and rye; Johnsongrass mosaic virus in sorghum, maize, sweet corn and pearl millet; turnip yellows virus and turnip mosaic virus in canola and Indian mustard; tobacco streak virus in sunflower; and cotton bunchy top virus in cotton. The currently less important viruses covered number nine infecting nine cereal crops and 14 infecting eight oilseed crops (none recorded for rice or linseed). Brief background information on the scope of the Australian cereal and oilseed industries, virus epidemiology and management and yield loss quantification is provided. Major future threats to managing virus diseases effectively include damaging viruses and virus vector species spreading from elsewhere, the increasing spectrum of insecticide resistance in insect and mite vectors, resistance-breaking virus strains, changes in epidemiology, virus and vectors impacts arising from climate instability and extreme weather events, and insufficient industry awareness of virus diseases. The pressing need for more resources to focus on addressing these threats is emphasized and recommendations over future research priorities provided.
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- Roger A. C. Jones
- UWA Institute of Agriculture, University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
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- Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Ecosciences Precinct, P.O. Box 267, Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia;
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- Grains Innovation Park, Agriculture Victoria, Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions, Horsham, VIC 3400, Australia; (P.T.); (S.M.)
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- Grains Innovation Park, Agriculture Victoria, Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions, Horsham, VIC 3400, Australia; (P.T.); (S.M.)
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- Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, South Perth, WA 6151, Australia;
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Congdon BS, Baulch JR, Coutts BA. Novel Sources of Turnip Yellows Virus Resistance in Brassica and Impacts of Temperature on Their Durability. PLANT DISEASE 2021; 105:2484-2493. [PMID: 33487015 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-10-20-2312-re] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Turnip yellows virus (TuYV; family Solemoviridae, genus Polerovirus) is the most widespread and economically damaging virus of canola (Brassica napus L.) production in Australia. However, no Australian commercial seed companies market TuYV-resistant canola cultivars, and little information is available on the susceptibility of those available. To identify potential sources of TuYV resistance, 100 B. napus accessions from the ERANET ASSYST diversity set were screened in the field and five of these were selected for further phenotyping via aphid inoculation. Furthermore, 43 Australian canola cultivars, six B. napus genotypes with previously reported resistance, and 33 B. oleracea and B. rapa cultivars were phenotyped. All Australian cultivars were susceptible except for 'ATR Stingray'. Stronger resistance to systemic TuYV infection (IR) was identified in diversity set accessions 'Liraspa-A', 'SWU Chinese 3', and 'SWU Chinese 5'. As indicated by lower relative enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay absorbance values (R-E405) in infected plants, resistance to TuYV accumulation (AR) often accompanied IR. Moderate IR was identified in four B. oleracea cultivars and one B. rapa cultivar. Very strong AR was identified in four B. oleracea cultivars and AR of some degree was common across many cultivars of this species tested. The impact of temperature during the inoculation access period or post-inoculation incubation on the resistance identified was examined. Infection rates were significantly higher in resistant B. napus genotypes when inoculated at 16°C than at 26°C, suggesting an increase in aphid transmission efficiency. IR in B. napus genotypes was strong when incubated at 16°C, but weakened at elevated temperatures with almost total breakdown in most genotypes at 30°C. However, infected plants of B. napus and B. oleracea genotypes with AR maintained lower R-E405 values than susceptible controls at all temperatures tested. Novel sources of resistance identified in this study offer potential as breeding material in Australia and abroad.
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- Benjamin S Congdon
- Primary Industries Development, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Kensington, Western Australia 6151, Australia
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- Primary Industries Development, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Kensington, Western Australia 6151, Australia
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- Sustainability and Biosecurity, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Kensington, Western Australia 6151, Australia
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Sharman M, Appiah AS, Filardo F, Nancarrow N, Congdon BS, Kehoe M, Aftab M, Tegg RS, Wilson CR. Biology and genetic diversity of phasey bean mild yellows virus, a common virus in legumes in Australia. Arch Virol 2021; 166:1575-1589. [PMID: 33738562 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-021-05022-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2020] [Accepted: 01/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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This study examined the natural and experimental host range and aphid and graft transmission of the tentative polerovirus phasey bean mild yellows virus (PBMYV). Eleven complete coding sequences from PBMYV isolates were determined from a range of hosts and locations. We found two genetically distinct variants of PBMYV. PBMYV-1 was the originally described variant, and PBMYV-2 had a large putative recombination in open reading frame 5 such that PBMYV-1 and PBMYV-2 shared only 65-66% amino acid sequence identity in the P5 protein. The virus was transmitted by a clonal colony of cowpea aphids (Aphis craccivora) and by grafting with infected scions but was not transmitted by a clonal colony of green peach aphids (Myzus persicae). PBMYV was found in natural infections in 11 host species with a range of symptoms and severity, including seven important grain legume crops from across a wide geographic area in Australia. PBMYV was common and widespread in the tropical weed phasey bean (Macroptilium lathyroides), but it is likely that there are other major alternative hosts for the virus in temperate regions of Australia. The experimental host range of PBMYV included the Fabaceae hosts chickpea (Cicer arietinum), faba bean (Vicia faba), pea (Pisum sativum), and phasey bean, but transmissions failed to infect several other members of the families Asteraceae, Cucurbitaceae, Fabaceae and Solanaceae. PBMYV was commonly found in grain legume crops in eastern and western Australia, sometimes at greater than 90% incidence. This new knowledge about PBMYV warrants further assessments of its economic impact on important grain legume crops.
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- Murray Sharman
- Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Ecosciences Precinct, GPO Box 267, Brisbane, QLD, 4001, Australia.
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- Biotechnology and Nuclear Agriculture Research Institute, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, Legon, Accra, Ghana
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- Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Ecosciences Precinct, GPO Box 267, Brisbane, QLD, 4001, Australia
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- Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions, Agriculture Victoria, Grains Innovation Park, 110 Natimuk Road, Horsham, VIC, 3400, Australia
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- Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Industry and Economic Development, 3 Baron-Hay Court, Kensington, WA, 6151, Australia
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- Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, DPIRD Diagnostic Laboratory Services, South Perth, WA, Australia
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- Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions, Agriculture Victoria, Grains Innovation Park, 110 Natimuk Road, Horsham, VIC, 3400, Australia
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- Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, University of Tasmania, New Town, Hobart, TAS, Australia
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- Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, University of Tasmania, New Town, Hobart, TAS, Australia
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