The infection pressure of potato leafroll virus and potato virus Y in relation to aphid populations in Cyprus

Summary The infection pressure of two viruses, potato leafroll (PLRV) and potato virus Y (PVY), both common in seed potatoes grown in Cyprus, was determined in three experiments in 1982–83. Virus-free bait plants, of potato and four other species, were exposed weekly to field infection during the growing season (March–June), and then returned to an aphid-free glasshouse for symptom expression. Only tobacco plants produced clear symptoms enabling reliable assessment of PVY infection pressure. When assessed with ELISA or by tuber indexing, the potato plants were efficient baits for both viruses whose infection period commenced at emergence (mid March to early April) and ended within 6–7 weeks. The seasonal trend of aphid populations, determined with Moericke traps or 100-leaf counts, correspond to that of virus spread. Correlation and regression analysis of aphid and virus data implicated the alate form ofMyzus persicae as the principal vector of both viruses.     

Protection against potato virus Y (PVY) in the field in potatoes transformed with the PVY P1 Gene

Lines of potato cv. Pito transformed with the P1 gene ofPotato virus Y (PVY^o) in sense or antisense orientation were evaluated for resistance to PVY in the field in 1997 and 1998. The transgenic resistance fully protected the crop from infection with PVY^o transmitted by aphids in both years. These plants were not resistant to the field isolates of the PVY^N strain group, which is in agreement with our greenhouse experiments. Consequently, several transgenic lines produced higher yields than the nontransgenic cv. Pito plants. These results showed that the P1 gene-mediated resistance provides significant benefits under conditions were the incidence of infections and damage by PVY^o are considerable.     

Environmental factors influencing aphid transmission of potato virus Y and potato leafroll virus

Summary The effect of temperature, relative humidity (RH) and light on aphid transmission of potato virus Y (PVY) and potato leafroll virus (PLRV) was studied using as vectorsMyzus persicae Sulz. andAphis gossypii Glov. Host susceptibility was enhanced by 48 h pre-inoculation exposure at 25°C and by 48 h post-inoculation exposure to 30°C. High RH (80%) in both pre- or postinoculation phases enhanced host susceptibility. Continuous fluorescent light (4000 lux) did not alter the rate of transmission of either virus. High RH (80–90%) and high temperature (25–30°C), when combined, increased virus transmission by 30–35%. Transmission rates were reduced by nearly 50% if RH was maintained at 50% in either of the two phases even if the temperature was 25 or 30°C. Both viruses were acquired by aphids earlier (13–20 days after inoculation) when the source plants were incubated at 25 or 30°C. Most virus was transmitted from plants inoculated with PVY 13 to 16 days and with PLRV 15 to 20 days previously. Transmission rates of PVY were enumerated from symptom expression on test plants and by Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) whereas those of PLRV were enumerated from symptom expression alone.     

Incidence of potato virus Y and potato leaf roll virus in autumn potatoes in Israel

Summary Random sampling of autumn grown potatoes in Israel revealed potato virus Y incidences of 2.7, 2.5 and 3% during the years 1976, 1977 and 1978, respectively, figures only slightly higher than those found in spring-planted fields (2.3% in 1976), and which agree with visual estimates by the Inspection Service. Assaying random samples for potato leaf roll virus (PLRV) by aphid transmission to test plants, detected incidences as high as 38.8, 28.9, 36.7 and 33.3% during 1976, 1977, 1978 and 1979, respectively, although only minor levels were visable, indicating symptom masking in the autumn. Most of the infection was found to be secondary; ca. 25% of the local seeds for autumn planting, grown during spring, are PLRV-infected. The effect of the high incidences of PLRV on autumn yields is not known, but they are consistently lower than spring yields of the same varieties. Contribution No 315-E, 1980 Series, The Volcani Center, Bet Dagan, Israel.     

Oxygen and carbon dioxide treatment to break potato tuber dormancy for reliable detection of potato virus Y (PVY) by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)

Summary Dormant tubers of the potato cv. Bintje were treated for 7 or 14 days in an atmosphere enriched to either 40% O₂ plus 1% CO₂, or 40% O₂ plus 20% CO₂, or they were stored in closed plastic bags for identical periods. Rindite-treated and untreated tubers served as references. Treatment with 40% O₂ plus 20% CO₂ for 7 days was nearly as efficient as rindite for inducing sprouting. Both the O₂ plus CO₂ treatments, for 7 and 14 days, considerably increased virus concentration in tubers and had an effect similar to that of rindite 40 days after treatment, but the plastic bag treatment was not as efficient. It is concluded that O₂ plus CO₂ enriched atmospheres could be used for breaking tuber dormancy in order to detect reliably PVY in tuber extracts.     

Reevaluation of the potato aphid,Macrosiphum euphorbiae (Thomas), as vector of potato virus Y

The effectiveness of the potato aphid,Macrosiphum euphorbiae (Thomas), to transmit potato virus Y (PVY) to potato has generally been overestimated because tobacco has been used as the indicator host. Our results demonstrate that, although apterousM. euphorbiae can acquire PVY from potato and tobacco plants and transmit it to tobacco plants, it does not readily transmit it to potato plants. Alatae only transmitted the virus to 4.5% of potato plants. This relative inability to transmit the virus to potato seems independent of potato cultivar. Results suggest that the role of the potato aphid in the spread of PVY in potatoes may be negligible.     

The relation between aphid flights and the spread of potato virus YN (PVYN) in the Netherlands

Summary In the Netherlands early haulm destruction is the main method of preventing excessive spread of virus diseases in seed potato crops. When potato leaf roll virus was the principal problem, the time of haulm destruction was determined by the flight ofMyzus persicae (Sulzer), studied with the aid of Moericke yellow water traps. As potato virus Y^N became a problem and other aphid species interfered, the interpretation of aphid flights became difficult. An attempt is made to quantify total aphid flight activity in terms of risk to the crop. By attributing relative efficiency factors to 9 vector species and considering their flights as recorded with suction traps, values of vector-pressure are obtained that correlate well with weekly infection of bait plants. If accumulated vector pressures are compared with the flights ofM. persicae as recorded with Moericke traps during 1970–1979, it appears that during 6 of these years the critical periods of both systems coincide. However, in 1974 and 1976 much potential vector threat occurred before the start of the flight ofM. persicae. Suggestions are made as to how to apply the method in practice. A semi-popular account of this paper has appeared in Dutch inGewasbescherming 12 (1981) 57–71.     

Inheritance of extreme resistance to potato virus Y in potato

Summary Segregation for extreme resistance to PVY was evaluated in progenies derived from crossing two extremely resistant potato clones with parents differing in resistance. Resistance was evaluated after mechanical inoculation with PVY^O and PVY^N, and after graft inoculation with PVY^O. Biological and serological tests (ELISA) were used for virus detection. The extreme resistance is governed by a single dominant gene, but observed segregations deviated from the expected ratios. Considerable modifying effects were detectable, depending on the potato genotype and virus isolate, for a significant excess of susceptible genotypes was observed in some progenies. Moreover, genotypes with non-parental types of resistance to PVY were observed.     

Spread of potato virus S

Summary An experiment withEersteling (originally freed by meristem culture from PVX and PVS) andAlpha plants has been carried out in the field to study the spread of potato virus S. It was shown that depending on virus isolate, in a crop containing approximately 10% of plants with secondary infection, the primary infection inEersteling could rise to 56–76%, whereas that percentage inAlpha plants rose to 2–28 only. From the pattern of infected plants in was concluded that under field conditions in the Netherlands potato virus S is probably transmitted by contact.     

Elimination of viruses and hypersensitivity to potato virus Y (PVYo) in an important sudanese potato stock (Zalinge)

Viruses that infect naturally an important Sudanese potato stock Zalinge were detected using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, immunosorbent electron microscopy and sap-inoculation to test plants. All of the 19 plants of Zalinge tested were infected with potato leaf roll virus (PLRV) and potato virus S (P VS), and five plants also with potato virus X (PVX). No potato virus Y (PVY), A (PVA) nor M (PVM) were found. The viruses were eradicated with thermo and chemotherapy using standard procedures. The combination of both therapies did not result in any virus-free plants, but resulted in poor plant survival. Thermotherapy reduced the incidence of PLRV and PVS by 45% and 50%, respectively, and one virus-free plant was obtained. It grew vigorously in the greenhouse, was symptomless and had a significantly increased tuber yield compared to the virus-infected plants. Following sap-inoculation with PVY^O, Zalinge showed mosaic symptoms, developed necrosis in the leaves and stem and died 14 days post-inoculation. However, the plants of Zalinge infected with PVY^N remained symptomless, which suggested that hypersensitivity was specific to PVY^O. The fast development of lethal necrosis following infection with PVY^O may contribute to the low incidence of PVY in Zalinge in the field in Sudan.     

Soybean aphid,Aphis glycines Matsumura, a new vector ofPotato virus Y in potato

Soybean aphid (Aphis glycines Matsumura), an exotic species first discovered in the North Central region of the United States in 2000, is a competent vector of severalPotyviridae. Soybean aphid has high fecundity and produces alatae (winged morphs) readily, characteristics typical of proficient virus vectors. When soybean aphids were exposed toPotato virus Y (PVY)-infected potato plants and then clip-caged on healthy potato plants in groups of five or as single aphids, PVY transmission ranged from 14% to 75% across all experiments. PVY^o, PVYⁿ, and PVP^ntn strains were transmitted by soybean aphid.     

Resistance of potato clones to the green peach aphid and potato leafroll virus

During 1980 and 1981 potato cultivars and breeding selections, including cultivated species and their hybrid derivatives, were evaluated for resistance to the green peach aphid (GPA),Myzus persicae (Sulzer), and to potato leafroll virus (PLRV). Criteria used were the number of aphids which colonized the clones in free choice field experiments and the number of plants derived from these experiments which showed symptoms of PLRV infection. Generally, greater resistance to GPA was found inSolarium tuberosum gp.andigena selections and hybrids than in gp.tuberosum cultivars. There were approximately fourfold differences in season-mean GPA levels among the clones tested each year. Forty-two families, representing a cross-section of the USDA breeding populations at the University of Idaho Research and Extension Center, Aberdeen, showed a similar range in colonization levels. Resistance to GPA colonization appeared to be more prevalent in gp.andigena, gp.phureja, and gp.stenotonum derivatives. There was a weak positive correlation (r² = .34, P = .01) between foliar total glycoalkaloids and season-mean GPA colonization levels for six clones representing the range of observed resistance to GPA. Resistance to GPA colonization was apparently not directly related to resistance to PLRV infection. Katahdin, for example, was relatively susceptible to GPA colonization but very resistant to PLRV infection whereas selection A69657-4 (gp.andigena) was among the most resistant to GPA colonization but among the more susceptible to PLRV infection. Breeding for resistance to GPA colonization therefore may not be as promising for PLRV control as developing PLRV resistant cultivars.     

Field assessment of the relative importance of different aphid species in the transmission of potato virus Y

Summary Flying aphids were trapped throughout the summer on a vertical net downwind of a plot of PVY-infected potato plants. Of 6769 individuals caught, 165 transmitted PVY to tobacco test seedlings. Of 119 species or species groups caught, 20 were found to be vectors of which nine had not been recorded previously.Brachycaudus helichrysi, Myzus persicae, Phorodon humuli andAphis species accounted for 90% of transmissions andB. helichrysi alone for 52% of transmissions. The prospects of using this information to assess the amount of virus spread in a potato crop and of forecasting the timing and abundance of the main vectors are discussed.

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Zusammenfassung Im Abwind einer Parzelle mit PVY-infizierten Kartoffelpflanzen (7% PVY^O, 4% PVY^N, 89% beide) wurden fliegende Blattl?use in zwei vertikalen Netzen (4,4 m × 1,4 m mit hexagonalen L?chern mit 1,5 mm Durchmesser) gefangen und anschliessend auf Tabaks?mlinge überführt, um zu prüfen, ob sie PVY übertragen. Die Blattl?use wurden vom 8. Juni bis zum 8. August 1984 normalerweise an einem Tag pro Woche von 10 bis 17 Uhr gefangen. Im Laufe von 12 Fangtagen wurden 6769 sachte 52% der übertragungen bei nur 15% der totalen Fangzahl (Tab. 3).B. helichrysi mitMyzus persicae, Phorodon humuli und Species des GenusAphis ergaben sich als 90% der übertragenden Individuen bei nur 32% der gefangenen Proben. Acht Prozent der gefangenenB. helichrysi waren übertr?ger, dagegen nur 4,7% vonM. persicae. B. helichrysi k?nnte als Vektor besonders wichtig sein, weil sie in der Vegetationszeit Blattl?use von 119 Species oder Speciesgruppen gefangen, von denen 165 (2,44%) Tabak mit PVY inokulierten (Tab. 1). 133 Blattl?use übertrugen PVY^O und 32 übertrugen PVY^N (und m?glicherweise auch PVY^O). 20 Species oder Speciesgruppen waren Vektoren, von denen 9 (Cryptomyzus ballotae, Hyperomyzus lactucae, Metopolophium festucae, Myzus ligustri, M. myosotidis, Myzaphis rosarum, Sitobion avenae, S. fragariae undUroleucon spp.) erstmalig beschriebene Vektoren sind.Brachycaudus helichrysi verurfrüh auftritt (Tab. 2), wenn die Pflanzen am anf?lligsten sind und die Virus-Translokation zu den Knollen am schnellsten stattfindet. Die Aussichten zum Gebrauch dieser Information zur Absch?tzung des Aufbaues von Virusbefall im Bestand und die Aussichten für eine Vorhersage der Menge der wichtigsten Vektoren werden diskutiert. Es ist dringend erforderlich, die Biologie vonB. helichrysi zu untersuchen.

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Résumé Deux filets verticaux (4,40 m × 1,40 m à mailles héxagonales de 1,5 mm de diamètre) sont placés face au vent pour la capture des pucerons dans une parcelle de plants de pommes de terre contaminés par PVY (7% PVY^O, 4% PVY^N, 89% par les deux) puis les pucerons sont transferrés sur des plantules de tabac en milieu clos pour tester la transmission de PVY. Les captures de pucerons ont eu lieu du 8 juin au 8 ao?t 1984, en général à raison d'un journée par semaine, de 10 heures à 17 heures. Pendant les 12 premiers jours, 6769 pucerons de 119 espèces ou groupes d'espèces ont été capturés, les plantules de tabac ayant été inoculées par PVY avec 165 pucerons (2,44%) (tabl. 1). 133 pucerons étaient vecteurs de PVY^O et 32 de PVY^N (et probablement PVY^O). 20 espèces ou groupes d'espèces étaient des vecteurs dont 9 récemment enregistrés (Cryptomyzus ballotae, Hyperomyzus lactucae, Metopolophium festucae, Myzus ligustri, M. myosotidis, Myzaphis rosarum, Sitobion avenae, S. fragariae etUroleucon spp.).Brachycaudus helichrysi représentait 52% des transmissions mais seulement 15% du total capturé (tabl. 3).B. helichrysi, Myzus persicae, Phorodon humuli et les espèces du gèneAphis représentaient 90% des transmissions et 32% des captures seulement. 8,0% deB. helichrysi capturé a transmis le virus contre, 4,7% pourM. persicae. B. helichrysi peut être particulièrement important comme vecteur dans la mesure ou il appara?t t?t en saison (tabl. 2) lorsque les plantes sont très sensibles et la translocation di virus aux tubercules la plus rapide. Les perspectives à partir de cette connaissance sont discutées en vue d'analyser l'évolution du virus dans une culture et les prévisions de l'abondance des plus importants vecteurs. Une plus grande connaissance de la biologie deB. helichrysi devient urgente.

     

Evidence of Recombinant Isolates of Potato Virus Y (PVY) in Argentina

In order to make a first approach in the identification of the genetic diversity of Potato virus Y (PVY) in Argentina, 46 PVY isolates from different potato growing regions of Argentina were characterized both, biological and serologically. Five of them (ST11, RCA5a, RCA6, RCA14b and SSF6) were selected for further genomic analyses. Four genomic fragments containing hot spot regions of recombination (HSR) reported previously were sequenced in each isolate and compared to PVY^N (CS434575.1) and PVY^O (U09509.1) reference genomes looking for genomic recombinations. Isolates with one, two or three recombination points were identified among these, including the two strains considered typical PVY^N (RCA5b) and PVY^O (SSF18) used as controls. This is the first report of the presence of recombined PVY in Argentina using a combination of biological, serological and molecular tools that shed light on the genetic diversity of PVY viruses in this country.     

Host range,symptomology, and serology of isolates of potato virus Y (PVY) that share properties with both the PVYN and PVYO strain groups

In surveys for the tobacco veinal necrosis strain of potato virus Y (PVY^N) in potato, two isolates (I-136 and I-L56) were obtained that shared properties with both the PVY^N and the common (PVY^O) strain groups. The isolates produced veinal necrosis on tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) and mild symptoms on potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) cv. Jemseg, typical of PVY^N but their symptoms on some other indicator species such asCapsicum frutescens L.,Chenopodium amaranticolor Coste & Reyn.),Physalis angulata L.,P. floridana Rybd. were more typical of PVY^O. Their serological properties were also more typical of PVY^O in that they reacted with a PVY^O-specific monoclonal antibody (MAb) in ELISA and they failed to react with four PVY^N-specific MAbs. The possible taxonomic position of these isolates is discussed.     

Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for the detection of potato leafroll virus and potato virus Y in potato tubers after artificial break of dormancy

Summary Conditions necessary for the detection of potato leafroll virus (PLRV) and potato virus Y (PVY) in tubers from primary and secondary infected plants were investigated. Tubers were analysed before and after breaking dormancy by rindite treatment. PLRV was reliably detected indormant tubers whereas PVY was readily detected only when tubers had been rindite-treated and held for two to three weeks at 22°C and high humidity in the dark. PLRV occurred in higher concentration at the heel end than at the rose end of infected tubers and the concentration remained nearly unchanged during the experimental period of 35 days, whereas PVY was found to be more concentrated at the rose end and was rapidly accumulating in the tubers after the break of dormancy. In dormant tubers PVY concentration dropped during storage at 22°C. The use of ELISA for tuber indexing is discussed.     

The relative efficiency of some aphid species as vectors of potato virus Yo (PVYo)

Summary The relative efficiency of 7 aphid species as vectors of potato virus Y^o (PVY^o) was investigated. Winged aphids of one species were released in a net cage containing PVY^o-infected potato plants as a virus source and healthy young potato plants as test plants. After 35 hours the glasshouse chamber was fumigated and the young plants tested for PVY^o by ELISA at 10-days intervals.Myzus persicae andAcyrthosiphon pisum were the most effective vectors, infecting 26 and 25% of the test plants, respectively.Aphis fabae, Aphis nasturtii andRhopalosiphum padi infected only 1–7% test plants.Sitobion avenae andBrevicoryne brassicae did not transmit PVY^o. Relative ‘efficiency factors’ are suggested from these and other results.

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Zusammenfassung Um die relative Wirksamkeit einiger Blattlausarten als Vektoren für PVY^o zu untersuchen, wurden Versuche in den Jahren 1980 und 1981 durchgeführt. Geflügelte Blattl?use einer Art wurden in einem Netzk?fig (Bodenfl?che 1 m², H?he 0,5 m) ausgesetzt, in dem gesunde junge Kartoffelpflanzen und als Virusquelle PVY^o-infizierte Kartoffelpflanzen standen. Die K?fige befanden sich in einem Gew?chshaus mit künstlichem Licht als Erg?nzung zum Sonnenschein. Die durchschnittliche Tagesl?nge betrug 17 Stunden (16–18) und die durchschnittliche Temperatur 25°C (16–18°C) 35 Stunden nach dem Aussetzen wurden die Gew?chshauskabinen ger?uchert und die jungen Kartoffelpflanzen in 10-t?gigem Abstand mit ELISA auf das Vorhandensein von PVY^o geprüft. In ungef?hr 90 Versuchen wurden folgende Blattlausarten getestet:Myzus persicae, Acyrthosiphon pisum, Aphis fabae, Aphis nasturtii, Rhopalosiphum padi, Brevicoryne brassicae undSitobion avenae. Als wirksamste Vektoren mit Infektionserfolgen von 26 bzw. 25% der Testpflanzen erwiesen sichM. persicae undA. pisum. Weniger wirksam mit 1–7% Infektionserfolgen warenA. fabae, A. nasturtii undR. padi, w?hrendS avenae undB. brassicae PVY^o überhaupt nicht übertrugen (Tab. 1). Entsprechend diesen und anderen Ergebnissen werden für die 7 geprüften Blattlausarten ‘Wirksamkeitsfaktoren’ vorgeschlagen. Die h?chsten Faktoren wurdenM. persicae undA. pisum mit 1,0 bzw. 0,8 gegeben. Bei den anderen virusübertragenden Blattlausarten liegen die Wirksamkeitsfaktoren zwischen 0,3 und 0,1. Die Zeit zwischen dem Versuchsbeginn und der Auffindung von PVY^o im Saft der oberen Bl?tter der Testpflanzen betrug ca. 4 Wochen. Wenn PVY^o mit ELISA in den Kartoffelbl?ttern entdeckt werden kann, ist die Konzentration wahrscheinlich hoch genug, um den Blattl?usen die Virusaufnahme durch kurzfristige Einstiche in infizierte Pflanzen zu erm?glichen und es dann auf gesunde Pflanzen zu. übertragen. Diese Ergebnisse scheinen mit denen von Beemster (1979) übereinzustimmen, wobeiM. persicae 4 Wochen nach der Inokulation PVY^N von nicht inokulierten Spitzenbl?ttern aufnehmen konnte. Betrachtet man die Gefahr der Virusausbreitung, so ist sowohl die H?ufigkeit als auch die relative Wirksamkeit der verschiedenen Blattlausarten als Vektoren für PVY wichtig. Darüber hinaus spielt die Zeit von der Inokulation bis zu dem Moment, wo die Pflanze wiederum als Infektionsquelle dienen kann, eine bedeutende Rolle. Für die Entwicklung von Prognosemethoden w?ren bessere Kenntnisse über Virusvektoren, vor allem für nicht-persistente Viren, sehr hilfreich.

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Résumé En 1980–1981, des expériences ont porté sur l'efficacité relative de certaines espèces de pucerons en tant que vecteurs du virus PVY^o. Des pucerons ailés ont été lachés dans une cage appropriée (surface de base 1 m², hauteur 0,5 m) sous laquelle des plantes atteintes du virus PVY^o sont placées avec témoins sains. Les expériences ont lieu sous serre avec un complément de luminosité par éclairage artificiel. La longueur moyenne de jour est 17 heures (16–18) et la température moyenne +25°C (16–28°C). Après 35 heures, une fumigation est réalisée puis des test ELISA sont effectués à 10 jours d'intervalle sur les jeunes plantes. Environ 20 expériences ont été ainsi menées et les espèces de pucerons testés ont été les suivants:Myzus persicae, Acyrthosiphon pisum, Aphis fabae, Aphis nasturtii, Rhopalosiphum padi, Brevicoryne brassicae etSitobion avenae. M. persicae etA. pisum sont les plus efficaces vecteurs de PVY^o, contaminant respectivement 26 et 25 pour cent des témoins.A. fabae, A. nasturtii et R. padi le sont moins avec 1 à 7 pour cent de plantes contaminées etS. avenae etB. brassicae ne transmettent aucunement le virus (tableau 1). Des facteurs ‘d'éfficacité’ relative sont accordés aux sept espèces de pucerons étudiées, en fonction d'autres résultats et de ceux-ci. Les plus élevées se rapportent àM. persicae etA. pisum, respectivement 1,0 et 0,8. Des facteurs compris entre 0,3 et 0,1 sont donnés aux autres espèces de pucerons transmettant le virus. La détection du virus PVY^o est réalisée 4 semaines après la mise en place de l'expérience, à partir du jus prélevé sur les feuilles supérieures des plantes testées. Si le virus est détecté par la méthode ELISA dans les feuilles des pommes de terre, la concentration du virus est probablement suffisante pour tester les pucerons au niveau de l'acquisition des virus à partir de plantes déjà contaminées et leur transmission à des plantes saines. Ces résultats semblent corroborer ceux de Beemster (1979), oùM. persicae pouvait acquérir PVY^N après 4 semaines à partir des feuilles supérieures non-inoculèes de plantes préalablement contaminées. La fréquence et l'éfficacité relative de différentes espèces de pucerons en tant que vecteurs de PVY sont importants à prendre en compte dans le risque de transmission du virus. De plus, la durée entre la contamination et le moment où la plante de pomme de terre peut agir comme source d'infection est un facteur important. Une meilleure connaissance des vecteurs des virus, notamment des virus non persistants, serait très utile à l'avenir, pour développer des méthodes d'avertissements.

     

Guar (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba) as a potential differential host of potato virus Y

Summary Guar is reported for the first time as a host of potato virus Y. The virus produced no symptoms, or occasional faint chlorotic spots on inoculated cotyledons and unifoliate leaves. No symptoms were observed on new growth, but the virus was consistently recovered from these leaves by back-inoculation to tobacco. Neither potato virus X nor cucumber mosaic virus infected guar.     

Relationship of virus concentration with the field resistance to potato virus Y in potatoes

The concentration of potato virus Y (PVY) was determined, using ELISA values (A405 nm), in twenty-six potato cultivars belonging to five resistance groups, grown in the field and in the greenhouse. On the basis of virus concentration, potato cultivars of group A, B, and C did not differ significantly and constitute the most susceptible group; those of group D and E differ significantly with each other and with group A, B, C, and constitute moderate and highly resistant groups, respectively. In the second year of infection, virus concentration was higher in each group, irrespective of resistance level. Thus, the infected plants of resistant groups, in a second year of growth, could be as rich sources of virus to aphids as plants from susceptible groups.