Journal of General Plant Pathology (2010) 76, 324-330

Ying-Hong He, Sayaka Isono, Yoko Kawaguchi-Ito, Akito Taneda, Ken-ichi Kondo, Akihiko Iijima, Kazuaki Tanaka and Teruo Sano (2010)
Characterization of a new Apple dimple fruit viroid variant that causes yellow dimple fruit formation in 'Fuji' apple trees
Journal of General Plant Pathology 76 (5), 324-330
Abstract: A 303-nucleotide viroid was isolated from an apple tree (Malus × domestica, 'Fuji') cultivated in Japan. The viroid had 84.9% overall nucleotide sequence homology to Apple dimple fruit viroid (ADFVd), a member of Pospiviroidae, reported from Italy. This viroid differed from the Italian variant by 47 mutations (38 substitutions, six deletions and three insertions), and most of these mutations occurred on either side of the central conserved region. The leaves and branches of the infected trees did not have any disease symptoms, but the fruits were dimpled and yellow. The infected scions were top-grafted onto a healthy 'Fuji' apple tree, which tested positive for this viroid in a northern hybridization analysis, and yellow dimple fruits were produced in the second growing season. We propose that this viroid is a new variant of ADFVd and causes yellow dimple fruit formation in 'Fuji' apple trees.
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Database assignments for author(s): Teruo Sano

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
molecular biology - genes
general biology - morphology - evolution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Apple dimple fruit viroid	Apple (Malus)	Japan