Interactions between a crinivirus, an ipomovirus and a potyvirus in coinfected sweetpotato plants

Novel and severe symptoms of chlorosis, rugosity, leaf strapping and dark green islands, designated as sweetpotato severe mosaic disease (SPSMD), were caused by dual infection of Sweet potato mild mottle virus (SPMMV; Ipomovirus ) and Sweet potato chlorotic stunt virus (SPCSV; Crinivirus ) in three East African sweetpotato cultivars (Tanzania, Dimbuka and New Kawogo). The storage root yield was reduced by ∼80%, as compared with healthy plants under screenhouse conditions in Uganda. Plants infected with SPMMV or SPCSV alone showed nonsignificant or 50% yield reduction, respectively. SPCSV reduced resistance to SPMMV in sweetpotato, similar to the situation with resistance to Sweet potato feathery mottle virus (SPFMV; Potyvirus ) that breaks down following infection with SPCSV, followed by development of sweet potato virus disease (SPVD). In single virus infections with SPMMV and SPFMV or their coinfection, cvs Tanzania and Dimbuka were initially systemically infected, displayed symptoms and contained readily detectable virus titres, but new leaves were symptomless with very low virus titres, indicating recovery from disease. In contrast, cv. New Kawogo remained symptomless and contained low SPMMV and SPFMV titres following graft inoculation. These moderate and high levels of resistance to SPMMV and SPFMV, respectively, were lost and cultivars succumbed to a severe disease following coinfection with SPCSV. The synergistic interactions increased titres of SPMMV and SPFMV RNA by ∼1000-fold as quantified by real-time PCR, whereas SPCSV titres were reduced twofold, indicating an antagonistic interaction. Coinfection with SPMMV and SPFMV caused no detectable changes in virus titres or symptom severity.     

Symptoms, aetiology and serological analysis of sweet potato virus disease in Uganda

Sweet potato virus disease (SPVD) is the name used to describe a range of severe symptoms in different cultivars of sweet potato, comprising overall plant stunting combined with leaf narrowing and distortion, and chlorosis, mosaic or vein-clearing. Affected plants of various cultivars were collected from several regions of Uganda. All samples contained the aphid-borne sweet potato feathery mottle potyvirus (SPFMV) and almost all contained the whitefly-borne sweet potato chlorotic stunt closterovirus (SPCSV). SPCSV was detected by a mix of monoclonal antibodies (MAb) previously shown to react only to a Kenyan isolate of SPCSV, but not by a mixture of MAb that detected SPCSV isolates from Nigeria and other countries. Sweet potato chlorotic fleck virus (SPCFV) and sweet potato mild mottle ipomovirus (SPMMV) were seldom detected in SPVD-affected plants, while sweet potato latent virus (SPLV) was never detected. Isolates of SPFMV and SPCSV obtained by insect transmissions together induced typical symptoms of SPVD when graft-inoculated to virus-free sweet potato. SPCSV alone caused stunting and either purpling or yellowing of middle and lower leaves when graft-inoculated to virus-free plants of two cultivars. Similarly diseased naturally inoculated field plants were shown consistently to contain SPCSV. Both this disease and SPVD spread rapidly in a sweet potato crop.     

我国发现由甘薯褪绿矮化病毒和甘薯羽状斑驳病毒协生共侵染引起的甘薯病毒病害

甘薯病毒病害(Sweet potato virus disease,SPVD)是由毛形病毒属(Crinivirus)的甘薯褪绿矮化病毒(Sweet potato chlorotic stunt virus,SPCSV)和马铃薯Y病毒属(Potyvirus)的甘薯羽状斑驳病毒(Sweet potato feathery mottle virus,SPFMV)协生共侵染甘薯引起的病毒病害[1].     

Natural wild hosts of sweet potato feathery mottle virus show spatial differences in virus incidence and virus-like diseases in Uganda

Sweet potato feathery mottle virus (SPFMV, genus Potyvirus) is globally the most common pathogen of sweetpotato. An East African strain of SPFMV incites the severe 'sweetpotato virus disease' in plants co-infected with Sweet potato chlorotic stunt virus and threatens subsistence sweetpotato production in East Africa; however, little is known about its natural hosts and ecology. In all, 2,864 wild plants growing in sweetpotato fields or in their close proximity in Uganda were observed for virus-like symptoms and tested for SPFMV in two surveys (2004 and 2007). SPFMV was detected at different incidence in 22 Ipomoea spp., Hewittia sublobata, and Lepistemon owariensis, of which 19 species are new hosts for SPFMV. Among the SPFMV-positive plants, approximately 60% displayed virus-like symptoms. Although SPFMV incidence was similar in annual and perennial species, virus-like diseases were more common in annuals than perennials. Virus-like diseases and SPFMV were more common in the eastern agroecological zone than the western, central, and northern zones, which contrasted with known incidence of SPFMV in sweetpotato crops. The data on a large number of new natural hosts of SPFMV detected in this study provide novel insights into the ecology of SPFMV in East Africa.     

Degeneration in sweetpotato due to viruses,virus‐cleaned planting material and reversion: a review

This review examines viral degeneration in sweetpotato in different regions of the World, particularly that caused by Sweet potato chlorotic stunt virus (SPCSV) and Sweet potato feathery mottle virus (SPFMV), comparing impacts on yield in single and complex infections of all the major viruses affecting the crop. How cultivars are generated and virus resistance are also covered, especially for Africa. The synergistic (SPCSV + SPFMV) sweet potato virus disease (SPVD) is amongst the most dramatic diseases of sweetpotato but its overall yield impacts may not be as high as is generally assumed. It is constrained by resistance, roguing and selection of symptomless planting material. Instead, the cumulative impact of individual and combinations of symptomless viruses may be globally greater. These include sweepoviruses and various potyviruses, of which the commonest is SPFMV. A number of aspects of virus‐cleaned planting stocks are identified, including reinfection rates, that need investigating before their use is considered as sustainable in developing countries. Popular East African cultivars appear to sustain their long‐term survival by reverting from symptomless infection. The likely biochemistry of this is discussed, and parallels are drawn with other crops. It is concluded that breeding for this attribute will be the best strategy for achieving long‐term control of most sweetpotato viruses.     

Incidence of five viruses infecting sweetpotatoes in Uganda; the first evidence of Sweet potato caulimo-like virus in Africa

In a survey of most sweetpotato-growing areas of Uganda, virus-like diseases were observed in all districts surveyed. Out of 338 fields sampled in 35 of the then 42 districts, 219 (65%) had some plants with symptoms. The most common symptoms included vein clearing, mottling, leaf distortion, yellowing, stunting and leaf strapping. Particularly high virus-like disease incidences (means of 34–86%) were encountered in districts around Lake Victoria and in the Rift Valley in southern and western parts of Uganda; particularly low incidences were encountered in the east and north of Uganda. Using four formats of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in combination with immunoelectron microscopy and polymerase chain reaction assays, five viruses were identified. Sweet potato feathery mottle virus (SPFMV) and Sweet potato chlorotic stunt virus (SPCSV) were most commonly detected, being found in about 90% of samples. Sweet potato mild mottle virus at 10%, Sweet potato chlorotic fleck virus (SPCFV) at 8% and Sweet potato caulimo-like virus (SPCaLV) at 0·07% were more rarely detected. Most infections were multiple, SPCSV + SPFMV constituting > 90% of all double infections. Triple infections, involving mainly SPFMV, SPCSV and either SPMMV or SPCFV, and quadruple infections of SPFMV + SPCSV + SPMMV + SPCFV were observed in < 10% of the diseased samples. The identification of SPCaLV is the first evidence of its occurrence in Africa.     

Effect of local inoculum on the spread of sweet potato virus disease: limited infection of susceptible cultivars following widespread cultivation of a resistant sweet potato cultivar

A study compared the spread of sweet potato virus disease (SPVD) into crops of two moderately resistant and initially SPVD-free sweet potato cultivars in northern and southern Mpigi, Uganda. Whiteflies, the vector of sweet potato chlorotic stunt crini virus (SPCSV), a component cause of SPVD, were similarly abundant in farmers' sweet potato fields around Namulonge in northern Mpigi, and Kanoni in southern Mpigi. However, mean incidence of SPVD in farmers' crops neighbouring the trials was higher at Kanoni (13.3%) than at Namulonge (2.8%). Furthermore, spread of SPVD into initially SPVD-free sweet potato plots of two only moderately resistant cultivars was greater in plots at Kanoni than in plots at Namulonge. The SPVD-resistant New Kawogo was the most common cultivar grown in farmers' fields at Namulonge and had few diseased plants, whereas susceptible cultivars with relatively high incidences of disease predominated at Kanoni. Final SPVD incidence in each trial was positively correlated with a measure combining the proximity and level of inoculum in surrounding fields. The study demonstrates the importance of local SPVD inoculum in determining the rate of spread of the disease into fields and implies that the widespread cultivation of a resistant variety limits infection of susceptible cultivars grown nearby.     

The genetic structure and recombination analyses of Sweetpotato leaf curl virus (SPLCV) population in China

Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection - Sweetpotato leaf curl virus (SPLCV) is a species of virus that causes substantial yield losses&nbsp;in sweetpotato. In this study, twenty-four...     

利用小RNA测序技术鉴定吉林省甘薯病毒

在吉林省7个主要甘薯种植区共采集85份甘薯叶片样品,利用小RNA深度测序技术对混合样品进行检测,经RT-PCR和测序验证,鉴定出样品中存在10种病毒,包括6种RNA病毒和4种DNA病毒。分别是马铃薯Y病毒科马铃薯Y病毒属的甘薯羽状斑驳病毒Sweet potato feathery mottle virus (SPFMV)、甘薯潜隐病毒Sweet potato latent virus (SPLV)、甘薯G病毒Sweet potato virus G (SPVG)、甘薯C病毒Sweet potato virus C (SPVC)、甘薯2号病毒Sweet potato virus 2 (SPV2);长线形病毒科毛形病毒属的甘薯褪绿矮化病毒Sweet potato chlorotic stunt virus (SPCSV);双生病毒科菜豆金色花叶病毒属的甘薯曲叶病毒Sweet potato leaf curl virus(SPLCV);玉米线条病毒属的甘薯无症状1号病毒Sweet potato symptomless virus 1 (SPSMV1);花椰菜花叶病毒科杆状DNA病毒属的甘薯杆状DNA病毒B Sweet potato badnavirus B (SPBV-B)和甘薯隐症病毒Sweet potato pakakuy virus (SPPV)。     

Sweetpotato infestation by Cylas spp. in East Africa: I. Cultivar differences in field infestation and the role of plant factors

Sweetpotato weevils ( Cylas spp.) constitute a major constraint upon sweetpotato production and utilization world-wide. Attempts to breed for resistance to Cylas spp. have had limited success. However, there are reports of variation in the susceptibility to weevil attack in the field among cultivars in East Africa. Field trials were conducted at two sites (Ukiriguru and Kibaha) in Tanzania and at one site (Serere) in Uganda to determine the extent to which sweetpotato cultivars presently available in East Africa consistently differ in their susceptibility to field infestation by Cylas spp. and to identify the plant factors that determine the levels of susceptibility. Several methods to assess levels of field infestation were tested, and their relative merits are discussed. Significant cultivar differences in susceptibility to Cylas spp. infestation were observed for four out of six trials carried out over 2 years. The exceptions were cases where infestation levels were either very low or very high. Linear regression models of infestation suggest that the following plant characteristics are associated with low susceptibility to Cylas spp. infestation: increased distance of roots from the soil surface, fewer soil cracks, fewer exposed roots and a high foliage yield. Both the distance of the roots from the soil surface (shortest weevil distance) and foliage yield differ significantly between cultivars. The former cannot be approximated by measurement of root neck length, but must be measured in situ .     

甘薯病毒病害SPVD抗性鉴定方法及产量损失估计

为了建立规范、有效的甘薯病毒病害（sweet potato virus disease,SPVD）抗性鉴定方法,于2011—2012连续两年,利用田间人工嫁接病毒接穗的方法对12个甘薯品种进行抗性鉴定和产量损失测定。结果显示,嫁接接种后,接穗成活率接近100%,12个品种都有不同程度发病,病情指数在51.0~95.2之间;感染SPVD的甘薯植株叶绿素含量降低、蔓长缩短;单株薯块产量损失范围在55.1%~97.8%之间。研究表明,供试的12个甘薯主栽品种感染SPVD后均可引起严重的产量损失,且田间人工嫁接病毒接穗是一个有效的SPVD抗性鉴定方法。     

国家种质广州甘薯圃病毒种类鉴定及分析

为明确引起国家种质广州甘薯资源圃中病毒病的病毒种类及优势种,为甘薯种质安全保存提供支持,2017年从甘薯资源圃中未脱毒更新的盆栽苗和大田苗中采集155份具有不同病毒病症状的甘薯资源样品,利用PCR和RT-PCR检测技术对这些样品进行了17种病毒的分子检测.155份样品均有病毒检出,包括甘薯羽状斑驳病毒Sweet pot...     

The Helper Component-Proteinase of Sweet potato feathery mottle virus Facilitates Systemic Spread of Potato virus X in Ipomoea nil

ABSTRACT When Ipomoea nil was coinfected with Sweet potato feathery mottle virus (SPFMV), a member of the genus Potyvirus, and Potato virus X (PVX) typical symptoms caused by PVX were observed on those by SPFMV on the first upper true leaves at 14 days postinoculation (dpi). On the other hand, no PVX-induced symptoms were observed on the first upper true leaves at 14 dpi when plants were infected with PVX alone. In the case of coinfection with PVX and SPFMV, PVX RNA was detected not only in the inoculated cotyledonary leaves but also in the first upper true leaves at 14 dpi. In the case of single infection with PVX, PVX RNA was detected in the inoculated cotyledonary leaves but not in the first upper true leaves at 14 dpi. The accumulation of SPFMV remained unchanged, regardless of whether the inoculum consisted of SPFMV alone or a mixture of SPFMV and PVX. Although recombinant PVX engineered to express the helper component-proteinase (HC-Pro) of SPFMV (PVX.HC) enhanced symptoms severity in Nicotiana benthamiana, PVX.HC induced the synergism characterized by an enhanced viral movement in Ipomoea nil. Immunofluorescence microscopic examination revealed that the HC-Pro was present in phloem of SPFMV-infected I. nil. These results suggest that SPFMV HC-Pro acts as an enhancer of long distance movement for PVX in I. nil.     

山东甘薯主要病毒的鉴定及多样性分析

为明确山东省甘薯病毒病发生现状,在重病区调查采样,通过鉴别寄主、电镜和分子检测技术明确主要病毒种类;并克隆病毒外壳蛋白基因序列,利用Mega 5.0构建系统进化树进行遗传分析。结果显示,巴西牵牛嫁接甘薯染病枝条后叶片黄化、褪绿及皱缩;病样组织中存在大量600~900 nm的线状病毒粒子和柱状内含体。24份病样中检测到甘薯羽状斑驳病毒、甘薯潜隐病毒、甘薯G病毒、甘薯曲叶病毒和甘薯褪绿矮化病毒5种病毒,其中23份为复合侵染,存在11种侵染类型。遗传分析显示山东省甘薯羽状花叶病毒主要为EA、O和C株系,甘薯潜隐病毒与周边省份分离物相近,甘薯G病毒与中国海南和美国分离物相近,甘薯曲叶病毒分属3个株系。表明山东地区甘薯病毒种类繁多,侵染模式复杂,病毒遗传结构具有多样性。     

中国甘薯病毒种类的血清学和分子检测

 2009～2010年,从我国18个省（市）采集了176份表现病毒病症状的甘薯样品。利用血清学、PCR和核苷酸序列测定的方法,对上述样品中的病毒种类进行了鉴定。血清学检测结果表明,供试样品中甘薯羽状斑驳病毒（SPFMV）的阳性率最高,达56.3%,其次为甘薯G病毒（SPVG）和甘薯类花椰菜花叶病毒(SPCaLV),阳性率分别为34.1%和33.5%。PCR和核苷酸序列测定结果表明,我国甘薯上至少存在SPFMV、SPVG、甘薯潜隐病毒（SPLV）、甘薯褪绿斑病毒（SPCFV）、甘薯褪绿矮化病毒（SPCSV）、黄瓜花叶病毒（CMV）、甘薯脉花叶病毒（SPVMV）和甘薯卷叶病毒（SPLCV）8种病毒。此外,供试样品中没有检测出甘薯轻斑驳病毒（SPMMV）,是否存在甘薯轻斑点病毒(SPMSV)、SPCaLV和C 6病毒尚不能确定。     

甘薯羽状斑驳病毒外壳蛋白基因的分子变异

应用单链构象多态性(single-strand conformation polymorphism,SSCP)技术结合核苷酸序列测定的方法,对我国甘薯主产区11个省份的甘薯羽状斑驳病毒(Sweet potato feathery mottle virus,SPFMV)外壳蛋白(CP)基因的分子变异情况进行了研究.结果表明,SPFMV CP基因的RT-PCR产物表现了较丰富的图谱类型,50个分离物共产生9种主要的SSCP带型;对显示不同带型的20个样品的CP基因进行了序列测定和进化树分析,CP基因核苷酸序列一致性为77.2％～99.9％.说明这些样品的SPFMV的CP基因存在较大的分子变异,可划分为EA、RC、O和C4个株系.     

Effects of sweet potato feathery mottle virus and sweet potato sunken vein virus on sweet potato yields and rates of reinfection of virus-Free planting material in Israel

Yield reductions ofca 50% or more were observed in field plots infected with both sweet potato feathery mottle virus (SPFMV) and sweet potato sunken vein virus (SPSVV) (‘complex’), compared with plots planted with virus-free propagation stocks. No yield reductions were observed in a plot planted with SPFMV-infected cuttings. In plots infected with SPSVV alone, no significant effect on tuber yields was observed in one year, whereas in the second year there was aca 30% reduction in yield compared with virus-free control plants. Reinfection in the field, in the absence of introduced infection sources, was observed only with SPSVV. However, natural spread resulted when SPFMV-infected source plants were introduced. This implies that aphid vectors were present during the growing season, but that SPFMV infection sources were absent from the area.     

我国甘薯新病害-茎腐病的研究初报

 2006年以来广东省主要甘薯产区发现1种甘薯新病害,主要症状表现为叶片变黄,茎基部呈黑色水浸状腐烂,并逐渐沿茎枝向顶端腐烂,后整株倒伏、死亡。从甘薯病茎部分离得到了病菌,经柯赫法则验证为致病病原菌。根据病原菌的形态特征、培养性状、生理生化及16S rDNA序列分析,鉴定其为菊欧文氏菌(Erwinia chrysanthemi)。采用茎枝、菌液共培养法接种8个甘薯品种,结果表明8个品种均无抗病性,病原菌致病性较强。这是我国首次发现该病害。