European Journal of Plant Pathology (2020) 156, 897-912
Emese Demian, Nikoletta Jaksa-Czotter, Janos Molnar, Gabor E. Tusnady, Laszlo Kocsis and Eva Varallyay (2020)
Grapevine rootstocks can be a source of infection with non-regulated viruses
European Journal of Plant Pathology 156 (3), 897-912
Abstract: Grapevine can be infected by several viruses and viroids, the presence of which can lead to yield losses and vineyard decline. Our previous survey of vineyards in Hungary suggested that viral infection originates from infected propagation material. To investigate whether rootstocks can be a source of virus infections, we surveyed seventeen rootstock vineyards and two rootstock collections in Hungary to determine the virome by high-throughput sequencing of small RNAs. The presence of the viruses was also tested by RT-PCR. The results showed that viruses whose presence is routinely checked were almost absent in rootstock vineyards but were present in rootstock genotype collections. Moreover, first the time in Hungary, we detected the presence of Australian grapevine viroid in the rootstock genotype collection at Pecs. In contrast, viruses that are not regulated or not routinely tested, namely, grapevine rupestris stem-pitting-associated virus, grapevine Syrah virus-1 and grapevine Pinot gris virus, were detected in almost all locations in most of the varieties. The presence and absence of infected rootstock genotypes in the same vineyard together with phylogenetic analysis suggested that viral infections originated from infected propagation material. Moreover, we found the symptomatic variant of grapevine Pinot gris virus in several rootstock vineyards without symptoms, suggesting the possibility for leaf mottling and deformation disease symptoms to manifest on susceptible cultivars following grafting onto these rootstocks.
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Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
surveys/sampling/distribution
Pest and/or beneficial records:
| Beneficial | Pest/Disease/Weed | Crop/Product | Country | Quarant.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grapevine rupestris stem pitting-associated virus | Grapevine (Vitis) | Hungary | ||
| Australian grapevine viroid | Grapevine (Vitis) | Hungary | ||
| Marafivirus syrahense | Grapevine (Vitis) | Hungary | ||
| Grapevine Pinot gris virus | Grapevine (Vitis) | Hungary |
