Plant Pathology (2017) 66, 376-382

L. Ruiz, A. Simon, L. Velasco and D. Janssen (2017)
Biological characterization of Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus from Spain
Plant Pathology 66 (3), 376-382
Abstract: Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus (ToLCNDV; family Geminiviridae, genus Begomovirus) is an emerging virus in horticulture crops in Asia, and has recently been introduced in Spain, Tunisia and Italy. No betasatellite DNA was detected in infected tomato and zucchini squash samples from Spain, and agroinoculated viral DNA-A and DNA-B were sufficient to reproduce symptoms in plants of both crop species. Infected tomato and zucchini squash plants also served as inoculum sources for efficient transmission either mechanically or using Bemisia tabaci whiteflies. Cucumber, melon, watermelon, zucchini squash, tomato, eggplant and pepper, but not common bean, were readily infected using viruliferous whiteflies and expressed symptoms 8–15 days post-inoculation. New full-length sequences from zucchini squash and tomato indicated a high genetic homogeneity (>99% sequence identity) in the ToLCNDV populations in Spain, pointing to a single recent introduction event.
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Database assignments for author(s): Dirk Janssen, Leonardo Velasco (IFAPA)

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

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus	Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)	Spain (continental)
	Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus	Squash/pumpkin (Cucurbita)	Spain (continental)