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Prevalence of Yellow Leaf Disease (YLD) and its Associated Areca Palm Velarivirus 1 (APV1) in Betel Palm (Areca catechu) Plantations in Hainan, China.
Plant Disease ( IF 4.5 ) Pub Date : 2020-08-21 , DOI: 10.1094/pdis-01-20-0140-re
Hongxing Wang 1 , Ruibai Zhao 1 , Huaiwen Zhang 1 , Xianmei Cao 1 , Zhaotong Li 1 , Ze Zhang 1 , Jinling Zhai 1 , Xi Huang 1
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Yellow leaf disease (YLD) is an economically important disease affecting betel palm in several countries, the cause of which remains unclear despite associations with putative agents, including phytoplasmas. In this study, we screened the potential casual agents associated with YLD in Hainan, China using next-generation sequencing and revealed the association of areca palm velarivirus 1 (APV1) with the YLD-affected palm. The complete genome of the APV1-WNY isolate was determined to be 17,546 nucleotides in length, approximately 1.5 kb longer than the previously reported APV1_HN genome. Transmission electron microscopy showed that APV1 particles are flexuous and filamentous, a typical morphology of species in the Closteroviridae family. Comparison of symptomatic and symptomless tree populations showed a strong association between APV1 and YLD. APV1 was detected in Pseudococcus sp. mealybugs sampled from YLD-affected trees in many locations, suggesting that mealybugs are a potential transmission vector for APV1. Although further studies are needed to confirm a causal relationship, these results provide timely information for the prevention and management of YLD associated with APV1.

更新日期:2020-09-25
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