Plant Disease (2014) 98, 395-400

Leonardo Velasco, Josefina Bota, Rafael Montero and Enrico Cretazzo (2014)
Differences of three ampeloviruses' multiplication in plant may explain their incidences in vineyards
Plant Disease 98 (3), 395-400
Abstract: Grapevine leafroll ampeloviruses have been recently grouped into two major clades, one for Grapevine leafroll associated virus (GLRaV) 1 and 3 and another one grouping GLRaV-4 and its variants. In order to understand biological factors mediating differential ampelovirus incidences in vineyards, quantitative real-time polymerase chain reactions were performed to assess virus populations in three grapevine varieties in which different infection status were detected: GLRaV-3 + GLRaV-4, GLRaV-3 + GLRaV-4 strain 5, and GLRaV-4 alone. Specific primers based on the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) domains of GLRaV-3, GLRaV-4, and GLRaV-4 strain 5 were used. Absolute and relative quantitations of the three viruses were achieved by normalization of data to the concentration of the endogenous gene actin. In spring, the populations of GLRaV-4 and GLRaV-4 strain 5 were 1.7 × 10⁴ to 5.0 × 10⁵ genomic RNA copies/mg of petiole tissue whereas, for GLRaV-3, values were significantly higher, ranging from 5.6 × 10⁵ and 1.0 × 10⁷ copies mg^-1. In autumn, GLRaV-4 and GLRaV-4 strain 5 populations increased significantly, displaying values for genome copies between 4.1 × 10⁵ and 6.3 × 10⁶ copies mg^-1, whereas GLRaV-3 populations displayed a less pronounced boost but were still significantly higher, ranging from 4.1 × 10⁶ to 1.6 × 10⁷ copies mg^-1. To investigate whether additional viruses may interfere in the quantifications the small RNA populations, vines were analyzed by Ion Torrent high-throughput sequencing. It allowed the identification of additional viruses and viroids, including Grapevine virus A, Hop stunt viroid, Grapevine yellow speckle viroid 1, and Australian grapevine viroid. The significance of these findings is discussed.
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Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
population dynamics/ epidemiology

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Grapevine leafroll-associated virus 3	Grapevine (Vitis)
	Grapevine virus A	Grapevine (Vitis)
	Hop stunt viroid	Grapevine (Vitis)
	Grapevine yellow speckle viroid 1	Grapevine (Vitis)
	Australian grapevine viroid	Grapevine (Vitis)
	Grapevine leafroll-associated virus 4	Grapevine (Vitis)