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Serological detection of plant viruses in their aphid vectors and host plants in Tunisia
Author(s) -
Raboudi F.,
Ben Moussa A.,
Makni H.,
Marrakchi M.,
Makni M.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
eppo bulletin
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.327
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1365-2338
pISSN - 0250-8052
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2338.2002.00596.x
Subject(s) - macrosiphum euphorbiae , myzus persicae , aphis gossypii , cucumovirus , aphid , biology , potyvirus , host (biology) , plant virus , cucumber mosaic virus , horticulture , aphis craccivora , botany , aphididae , virology , homoptera , virus , pest analysis , ecology
DAS‐ELISA was used to study the presence of viruses in four aphid species ( Aphis gossypii , Aphis craccivora , Myzus persicae and Macrosiphum euphorbiae ) and in their host plants potato, capsicum and tomato. Samples were collected in different regions in Tunisia: north, Cap Bon, Sahel, centre and south. A. gossypii and M. persicae carried all the viruses detected: Cucumber mosaic cucumovirus , Tomato aspermy cucumovirus , Tobacco etch potyvirus , Potato Y potyvirus , Alfalfa mosaic alfamovirus and Potato leafroll polerovirus . These two aphids were also those that occurred most frequently on the crops concerned.