Vector Transmission of Eggplant Mottled Dwarf Virus in Iran

Autor: Gh. Babaie, Keramatollah Izadpanah
Rok vydání: 2003
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Zdroj: Journal of Phytopathology. 151:679-682
ISSN: 1439-0434
0931-1785
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0434.2003.00788.x
Popis: Eggplant mottled dwarf virus (EMDV) is a plant rhabdovirus whose natural means of transmission has remained unknown. In the present studyvarious arthropods including two mite, one psyllid, one thrips, five aphid, four planthopper and 14 leafhopper species were examined for their competence to vector EMDV. Healthyeggplant seedlings were inoculated byarthropods either from naturallyinfested EMDV infected plants or after having access to source plants and subsequent incubation on rearing host. Transmission was achieved onlybythe agallian leafhopper Agallia vorobjevi. Symptoms began to appear 20 days after inoculation. Viruliferous leafhoppers were also captured in the field. Symptomatic plants and vector leafhoppers reacted positivelywith EMDV antiserum in enzyme linked immunosorbent assay. This is the first report on the identification of EMDV vector in Iran.
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