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Variability among Spanish citrus tristeza virus isolates revealed by double‐stranded RNA analysis
Author(s) -
GUERRI J.,
MORENO P.,
MUÑOZ N.,
MARTINEZ M. E.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
plant pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.928
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1365-3059
pISSN - 0032-0862
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3059.1991.tb02290.x
Subject(s) - citrus tristeza virus , biology , rna silencing , orange (colour) , orchard , horticulture , cultivar , plant virus , citrus × sinensis , botany , virology , virus , veterinary medicine , rna , genetics , gene , medicine , rna interference
A survey for citrus tristeza virus (CTV) strains, based on double‐stranded RNA (dsRNA) analysis, was carried out in five locations on the eastern citrus‐growing area of Spain. CTV was recovered from 137 trees of different ages, citrus species and varieties, sampled in 53 orchards. The best months for dsRNA recovery were April, May, September, October, and November, and the highest dsRNA yield was obtained from sweet orange cultivars. Sixteen dsRNA profiles differing by the number and/or position of subgenomic bands were detected. One of these profiles was detected in more than half the trees analysed. Maximum diversity of dsRNA patterns was found in the location with the oldest citrus orchards and the highest CTV incidence (Alzira‐Carcaixent). In many instances, several dsRNA profiles were detected in neighbouring trees of the same orchard, notably in Alzira‐Carcaixent, where 70% of the plots sampled contained more than one profile. The possible causes for the diversity of CTV isolates found in this specific area are discussed.