Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus(ToLCNDV),a bipartite begomovirus,was first reported to infect tomato and has recently spread rapidly as an emerging disease to Cucurbitaceae crops.To date,the virus has been reported t...Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus(ToLCNDV),a bipartite begomovirus,was first reported to infect tomato and has recently spread rapidly as an emerging disease to Cucurbitaceae crops.To date,the virus has been reported to infect more than 11 cucurbit crops,in 16 countries and regions,causing severe yield losses.In autumn 2022,ToLCNDV was first isolated from cucurbit plants in Southeastern coastal areas of China.Phylogenetic analysis established that these isolates belong to the Asian ToLCNDV clade,and shared high nucleotide identity and closest genetic relationship with the DNA-A sequence from the Chinese tomato-infecting ToLCNDV isolate(Accession no.OP356207)and the tomato New Delhi ToLCNDV-Severe isolate(Accession no.HM159454).In this review,we summarize the occurrence and distribution,host range,detection and diagnosis,control strategies,and genetic resistance of ToLCNDV in the Cucurbitaceae.We then summarize pathways that could be undertaken to improve our understanding of this emerging disease,with the objective to develop ToLCNDV-resistant cucurbit cultivars.展开更多
Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus(ToLCNDV)is a member of the genus Begomovirus,and causes devastating disease in the world.In recent years,ToLCNDV was rapidly spreading in China and induces severe economic losses in ag...Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus(ToLCNDV)is a member of the genus Begomovirus,and causes devastating disease in the world.In recent years,ToLCNDV was rapidly spreading in China and induces severe economic losses in agriculture.In this study,we sequenced and characterized the complete genome of ToLCNDV isolates from melon plants showing leaf curling and stunting symptoms in Jiangsu Province of China.We constructed a full-length infectious cDNA clone of ToLCNDV,which could induce systemic infection with typical symptoms in Nicotiana benthamiana,Cit-rullus melo,and Citrullus lanatus plants through agrobacterium-mediated inoculation.Further experimental evidence demonstrated that the virions produced in plants infected with the infectious clone of ToLCNDV are biologically active and sap-transmissible.We also evaluated the resistance of commercial melon cultivars to ToLCNDV and found all testing melon cultivars were susceptible to ToLCNDV.Collectively,the reverse genetic system developed herein will facilitate further research on biological functions of proteins encoded by ToLCNDV and plant-ToLCNDV interactions,which might provide new insights into breeding resistance germplasm in crops.展开更多
Tomato yellow leaf curl virus(TYLCV)is the dominating pathogen of tomato yellow leaf curl disease that caused severe loss to tomato production in China.In this study,we found that a TYLCV-resistant tomato line drastic...Tomato yellow leaf curl virus(TYLCV)is the dominating pathogen of tomato yellow leaf curl disease that caused severe loss to tomato production in China.In this study,we found that a TYLCV-resistant tomato line drastically reduced the accumulation of viral complementary-sense strand mRNAs but just moderately inhibited that of viral DNA and virion-sense strand mRNAs.However,two other resistant lines did not have such virus inhibition pattern.Analysis of differential expressed genes showed that the potential host defense-relevant processes varied in different resistant tomatoes,as compared to the susceptible line,suggesting a diversity of tomato TYLCV-resistance mechanisms.展开更多
Tomato yellow leaf curl virus(TYLCV)is a species of the family Geminiviridae,causing serious yield losses in tomato production.The coat protein(CP)gene of TYLCV isolate SH2 was expressed in Escherichia coli BL21(...Tomato yellow leaf curl virus(TYLCV)is a species of the family Geminiviridae,causing serious yield losses in tomato production.The coat protein(CP)gene of TYLCV isolate SH2 was expressed in Escherichia coli BL21(DE3)using pET-32a as the expression vector.The recombinant protein was purified through Ni+-NTA affinity column and used to immunize BALB/c mice.Three hybridoma cell lines(2B2,2E3 and 3E10)secreting monoclonal antibodies(MAbs)against TYLCV CP were obtained by fusing mouse myeloma cells(Sp 2/0)with spleen cells from the immunized BALB/c mouse.The titers of ascitic fluids of three MAbs ranged from 10-6 to 10-7 in indirect-ELISA.Isotypes and subclasses of all the MAbs belonged to IgG1,κ light chain.Triple antibody sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(TAS-ELISA)showed that the MAb 3E10 could react with five begomoviruses infecting tomato,while the other two(2B2 and 2E3)mainly reacted with TYLCV.TAS-ELISA was set up using the MAb 3E10,and the established method could successfully detect virus in plant sap at 1:2 560(w/v,g mL-1).Detection of field samples showed that begomoviruses were common in tomato crops in Zhejiang Province,China.展开更多
To identify the inheritance pattern and perform fne mapping of ty-5 gene, P1, P2, F1, BC1 and F2 generations were obtained through a cross between CLN32120a-23 (containing ty-5 gene, P1) and S. lycopersicum Moneymak...To identify the inheritance pattern and perform fne mapping of ty-5 gene, P1, P2, F1, BC1 and F2 generations were obtained through a cross between CLN32120a-23 (containing ty-5 gene, P1) and S. lycopersicum Moneymaker (fully susceptible, P2). The results showed that resistance of ty-5 gene was determined by a recessive effect. Meanwhile, it was presumed that another resistance gene might be involved in mediating the resistance to tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV). In this study, fne mapping was used to map TYLCV resistance locus to an interval between NAC1 and TES2461 on the short arm of chromosome 4 with genetic distances of 0.5 and 0.8 cM, respectively. qRT-PCR results showed that four candidate genes, SlNAC1; LOC104229164; LOC101260925 and LOC101261508 having resistance-related expression patterns, were the likely target genes of ty-5. In addition, it was found that the codominant marker TES2461 could be used in marker-assisted selection (MAS) breeding. The fndings of this research provided the basis for future cloning of ty-5 gene as well as MAS breeding and plant resistance mechanism studies.展开更多
Tomato(Solanum lycopersicum L.)belonging to the family Solanaceae is the second most consumed and cultivated vegetable globally.Since the ancient time of its domestication,thousands of cultivated tomato varieties have...Tomato(Solanum lycopersicum L.)belonging to the family Solanaceae is the second most consumed and cultivated vegetable globally.Since the ancient time of its domestication,thousands of cultivated tomato varieties have been developed targeting an array of aspects.Among which breeding for yield and yield-related traits are mostly focused.Cultivated tomato is extremely genetically poor and hence it is a victim for several biotic and abiotic stresses.Among the biotic stresses,the impact of viral diseases is critical all over tomato cultivating areas.Improvement of tomato still largely rely on conventional methods worldwide while molecular approaches,particularly Marker Assisted Selection(MAS)has become popular across the globe as a fast,low cost and precise tool which is essential in present day plant breeding.In this review paper,breeding tomato for high yield and viral disease resistance,particularly to tomato yellow leaf curl virus disease(TYLCVD)using conventional and molecular approaches will be discussed.Lining up of this set of information will be useful to those who are interested in tomato variety development with high yielding and TYLCVD resistance.展开更多
supported by the Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China (20134320120013);the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province, China (14JJ3095)
Screening for the source of virus resistance in horticultural plants or specific characterization as hybridization, through symptoms, requires time and depends on the weather and knowledge of plant characteristics. So...Screening for the source of virus resistance in horticultural plants or specific characterization as hybridization, through symptoms, requires time and depends on the weather and knowledge of plant characteristics. So, it is important to develop specific gene markers to allow rapid diagnosis by PCR. Markers were developed based on sequences homology comparison of susceptible and resistant plants provided by HORTEC SEEDS in tomato for Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV) by the resistance gene Ty-1, in zucchini for Zucchini yellow mosaic virus (ZYMV) and Papaya ringspot virus estirpe watermelon (PRSV-W), and in lettuce for Lettuce mosaic virus (LMV). Fragments of 249 bp were amplified only by resistant plants to TYLCV as the hybrids 2648 and Aguamiel, and not for varieties as Santa Cruz or Carina. It were observed for ZYMV the amplification of 791 bp by the resistant hybrid Px7051 and not for the susceptible cultivar La Belle;for PRSV-W using the same zucchini plants the amplification of 650 bp for susceptible and 750 bp for resistant;for LMV the 421 bp amplification only for the resistant cultivar Brasil 303 and not for susceptible Babá de Verão. Finally, it was observed that primers PK47F/R were able to check the Cabotiá seed hybrids of pumpkin Jabras.展开更多
Research carried out to assess the impact of open-pollinated Tomato leaf curl virus(ToLCV)-resistant tomatoes and hybrids on the livelihoods of resource-poor farmers in Southern India is described and discussed.Thre...Research carried out to assess the impact of open-pollinated Tomato leaf curl virus(ToLCV)-resistant tomatoes and hybrids on the livelihoods of resource-poor farmers in Southern India is described and discussed.Three high-yielding ToLCV-resistant tomato varieties were developed initially using conventional breeding and screening techniques involving inoculation by ToLCV-viruliferous whitefly,Bemisia tabaci.In 2003 and 2004,respectively,these varieties were released officially by the Karnataka State Seed Committee and the Indian Ministry of Agriculture through notification in the Gazette of India.From 2003 to 2005,eleven seed companies bought breeder seed of the ToLCV-resistant varieties and used them to begin breeding F1 hybrids from them.Socio-economic studies carried out to assess the benefits obtained from growing the ToLCV-resistant varieties found that farmers could gain up to 10 times the profit by growing the ToLCV-resistant varieties compared to the pre-existing ToLCV-susceptible varieties.Adoption of ToLCV-resistant tomatoes was also associated with reduced pesticide use.Extra income from tomato sales was prioritised by farmers to pay for children's education,better nutrition and medicines.In a joint effort with the commercial seed sector in India,a promotional field day was organised in 2007.As well as the three ToLCV-resistant varieties,62 ToLCV-resistant hybrid tomatoes were exhibited during a farmer-field day by 17 commercial seed companies and several public institutes.Tomatoes with ToLCV-resistance are now grown widely in South India and seeds of the three open-pollinated varieties have been distributed to more than 12 countries.In 2007,a conservative estimate of the financial-benefit to cost of the research ratio was already more than 837:1.展开更多
Chinese tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV CHI) and other geminiviruses were analysed with 20 monoclonal antibodies. It was shown that TYLCV CHI is serologically close to Chinese tabacco leaf curl virus (TbLCV CHI)....Chinese tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV CHI) and other geminiviruses were analysed with 20 monoclonal antibodies. It was shown that TYLCV CHI is serologically close to Chinese tabacco leaf curl virus (TbLCV CHI). The fragment of TYLCV CHI DNA including the common region (CR), N terminal of coat protein gene and AV1 gene was amplified by PCR and cloned, and its DNA sequence was determined. These results showed that TYLCV CHI is different from other known geminiviruses in the world, and is a new whitefly transmitted geminivirus.展开更多
Papaya leaf curl China virus (PaLCuCNV) was previously reported as a distinct begomovirus infecting papaya in southern China. Based on molecular diagnostic survey, 13 PaLCuCNV isolates were obtained from tomato plants...Papaya leaf curl China virus (PaLCuCNV) was previously reported as a distinct begomovirus infecting papaya in southern China. Based on molecular diagnostic survey, 13 PaLCuCNV isolates were obtained from tomato plants showing leaf curl symptoms in Henan and Guangxi Provinces of China. Complete nucleotide sequences of 5 representative isolates (AJ558116, AJ558117, AJ704604, FN256260, and FN297834) were determined to be 2738–2751 nucleotides, which share 91.7%–97.9% sequence identities with PaLCuCNV isolate G2 (AJ558123). DNA-β was not found to be associated with PaLCuCNV isolates. To investigate the infectivity of PaLCuCNV, an in-fectious clone of PaLCuCNV-[CN:HeNZM1] was constructed and agro-inoculated into Nicotiana benthamiana, N. tabacum Samsun, N. glutinosa, Solanum lycopersicum and Petunia hybrida plants, which induced severe leaf curling and crinkling symptoms in these plants. Southern blot analysis and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) indicated a systemic infection of test plants by the agro-infectious clone.展开更多
To better understand the etiology of begomovirus epidemics in regions under invasion we need to know how indigenous and invasive whitefly vectors respond to virus infection. We investigated both direct and indirect ef...To better understand the etiology of begomovirus epidemics in regions under invasion we need to know how indigenous and invasive whitefly vectors respond to virus infection. We investigated both direct and indirect effects of infection with Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV) on the performance of the invasive Q biotype and the indigenous Asian ZHJ2 biotype of whitefly Bemisia tabaci. The Q biotype performed better than the ZHJ2 biotype on either uninfected or virus-infected tomato plants. However, virus-infection of host plants did not, or only marginally affected, the performance of either biotype of whiteflies in terms of fecundity, longevity, survival, development and population increase. Likewise, association of the vectors with TYLCV did not affect fecundity and longevity of the Q or ZHJ2 biotypes on cotton, a non-host of TYLCV. These results indicate that the alien Q biotype whitefly, but not the indigenous ZHJ2 biotype, is likely to become the major vector of TYLCV in the field and facilitate virus epidemics.展开更多
Virus isolates, Y8, Y36 and Y38, were obtained from tobacco plants showing leaf curl symptoms in Honghe, Yunnan Province. In reactions with 14 monoclonal antibod-ies raised against Begomovirus particles, Y8, Y36 and Y...Virus isolates, Y8, Y36 and Y38, were obtained from tobacco plants showing leaf curl symptoms in Honghe, Yunnan Province. In reactions with 14 monoclonal antibod-ies raised against Begomovirus particles, Y8, Y36 and Y38had similar antigenic reaction in TAS-ELISA as Tomato yel-low leaf curl China virus (TYLCCNV). The complete DNA-A nucleotide sequences of Y8, Y36 and Y38 were determinedand they contain 2727, 2730 and 2730 nucleotides, respec-tively. Each of the DNA-A sequences has a typical Bego-movirus genome organization encoding 6 ORFs with 2 ORFs [AV1(CP) and AV2] in virion-sense DNA and 4 ORFs (AC1to AC4) in complementary-sense DNA. Comparisons withtotal DNA-A, intergenic region and deduced amino acid se-quences of individual ORFs show that Y8, Y36 and Y38 are isolates of TYLCCNV. Satellite DNA molecules (DNAb) were found to be associated with Y8, Y36 and Y38, which consist of 1338, 1339 and 1338 nucleotides, respectively. Compari-sons show that these DNAb molecules share 98%—99% se-quence identities on nucleotide level and have a commonORF (designated C1) encoding 126 amino acids on the com-plementary strand.展开更多
基金supported by a grant from the Key Research and Development Program of Hainan Province(ZDYF2021XDNY166)the Key Science and Technology Program for Agricultural(Vegetable)New Variety Breeding of Zhejiang Province(2021C02065)the Earmarked Fund for Modern Agro-Industry Technology Research System of China(CARS-26-17).
文摘Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus(ToLCNDV),a bipartite begomovirus,was first reported to infect tomato and has recently spread rapidly as an emerging disease to Cucurbitaceae crops.To date,the virus has been reported to infect more than 11 cucurbit crops,in 16 countries and regions,causing severe yield losses.In autumn 2022,ToLCNDV was first isolated from cucurbit plants in Southeastern coastal areas of China.Phylogenetic analysis established that these isolates belong to the Asian ToLCNDV clade,and shared high nucleotide identity and closest genetic relationship with the DNA-A sequence from the Chinese tomato-infecting ToLCNDV isolate(Accession no.OP356207)and the tomato New Delhi ToLCNDV-Severe isolate(Accession no.HM159454).In this review,we summarize the occurrence and distribution,host range,detection and diagnosis,control strategies,and genetic resistance of ToLCNDV in the Cucurbitaceae.We then summarize pathways that could be undertaken to improve our understanding of this emerging disease,with the objective to develop ToLCNDV-resistant cucurbit cultivars.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2021YFD1400400)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31930089).
文摘Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus(ToLCNDV)is a member of the genus Begomovirus,and causes devastating disease in the world.In recent years,ToLCNDV was rapidly spreading in China and induces severe economic losses in agriculture.In this study,we sequenced and characterized the complete genome of ToLCNDV isolates from melon plants showing leaf curling and stunting symptoms in Jiangsu Province of China.We constructed a full-length infectious cDNA clone of ToLCNDV,which could induce systemic infection with typical symptoms in Nicotiana benthamiana,Cit-rullus melo,and Citrullus lanatus plants through agrobacterium-mediated inoculation.Further experimental evidence demonstrated that the virions produced in plants infected with the infectious clone of ToLCNDV are biologically active and sap-transmissible.We also evaluated the resistance of commercial melon cultivars to ToLCNDV and found all testing melon cultivars were susceptible to ToLCNDV.Collectively,the reverse genetic system developed herein will facilitate further research on biological functions of proteins encoded by ToLCNDV and plant-ToLCNDV interactions,which might provide new insights into breeding resistance germplasm in crops.
基金Supported by Guangzhou Science and Technology Plan(201804010327,202002020040,202102080340)Agricultural Science-Technology Innovation and Promotion Project(2023KJ133)。
文摘Tomato yellow leaf curl virus(TYLCV)is the dominating pathogen of tomato yellow leaf curl disease that caused severe loss to tomato production in China.In this study,we found that a TYLCV-resistant tomato line drastically reduced the accumulation of viral complementary-sense strand mRNAs but just moderately inhibited that of viral DNA and virion-sense strand mRNAs.However,two other resistant lines did not have such virus inhibition pattern.Analysis of differential expressed genes showed that the potential host defense-relevant processes varied in different resistant tomatoes,as compared to the susceptible line,suggesting a diversity of tomato TYLCV-resistance mechanisms.
基金supported by the Special Fund for Agro-Scientific Research in the Public Interest from the Ministry of Agriculture,China(201003065)
文摘Tomato yellow leaf curl virus(TYLCV)is a species of the family Geminiviridae,causing serious yield losses in tomato production.The coat protein(CP)gene of TYLCV isolate SH2 was expressed in Escherichia coli BL21(DE3)using pET-32a as the expression vector.The recombinant protein was purified through Ni+-NTA affinity column and used to immunize BALB/c mice.Three hybridoma cell lines(2B2,2E3 and 3E10)secreting monoclonal antibodies(MAbs)against TYLCV CP were obtained by fusing mouse myeloma cells(Sp 2/0)with spleen cells from the immunized BALB/c mouse.The titers of ascitic fluids of three MAbs ranged from 10-6 to 10-7 in indirect-ELISA.Isotypes and subclasses of all the MAbs belonged to IgG1,κ light chain.Triple antibody sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(TAS-ELISA)showed that the MAb 3E10 could react with five begomoviruses infecting tomato,while the other two(2B2 and 2E3)mainly reacted with TYLCV.TAS-ELISA was set up using the MAb 3E10,and the established method could successfully detect virus in plant sap at 1:2 560(w/v,g mL-1).Detection of field samples showed that begomoviruses were common in tomato crops in Zhejiang Province,China.
基金Supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2016YFD0101703)the Modern Agricultural Technology System of Special Funds(CARS-25-A-15)+2 种基金Breeding of New Vegetable Varieties in Heilongjiang Province(GA15B103)the National Key R&D Program of China(2017YFD0101900)the China Agriculture Research System(CARS-23-A-16)
文摘To identify the inheritance pattern and perform fne mapping of ty-5 gene, P1, P2, F1, BC1 and F2 generations were obtained through a cross between CLN32120a-23 (containing ty-5 gene, P1) and S. lycopersicum Moneymaker (fully susceptible, P2). The results showed that resistance of ty-5 gene was determined by a recessive effect. Meanwhile, it was presumed that another resistance gene might be involved in mediating the resistance to tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV). In this study, fne mapping was used to map TYLCV resistance locus to an interval between NAC1 and TES2461 on the short arm of chromosome 4 with genetic distances of 0.5 and 0.8 cM, respectively. qRT-PCR results showed that four candidate genes, SlNAC1; LOC104229164; LOC101260925 and LOC101261508 having resistance-related expression patterns, were the likely target genes of ty-5. In addition, it was found that the codominant marker TES2461 could be used in marker-assisted selection (MAS) breeding. The fndings of this research provided the basis for future cloning of ty-5 gene as well as MAS breeding and plant resistance mechanism studies.
基金the Long-term Research Grant Scheme(LRGS),Ministry of Higher Education,Malaysia,Project No.LRGS/1/2019/UKM/5,Vote No.6300242 for the financial support to conduct activities on this research program.
文摘Tomato(Solanum lycopersicum L.)belonging to the family Solanaceae is the second most consumed and cultivated vegetable globally.Since the ancient time of its domestication,thousands of cultivated tomato varieties have been developed targeting an array of aspects.Among which breeding for yield and yield-related traits are mostly focused.Cultivated tomato is extremely genetically poor and hence it is a victim for several biotic and abiotic stresses.Among the biotic stresses,the impact of viral diseases is critical all over tomato cultivating areas.Improvement of tomato still largely rely on conventional methods worldwide while molecular approaches,particularly Marker Assisted Selection(MAS)has become popular across the globe as a fast,low cost and precise tool which is essential in present day plant breeding.In this review paper,breeding tomato for high yield and viral disease resistance,particularly to tomato yellow leaf curl virus disease(TYLCVD)using conventional and molecular approaches will be discussed.Lining up of this set of information will be useful to those who are interested in tomato variety development with high yielding and TYLCVD resistance.
基金supported by the Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China (20134320120013)the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province, China (14JJ3095)
文摘supported by the Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China (20134320120013);the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province, China (14JJ3095)
文摘Screening for the source of virus resistance in horticultural plants or specific characterization as hybridization, through symptoms, requires time and depends on the weather and knowledge of plant characteristics. So, it is important to develop specific gene markers to allow rapid diagnosis by PCR. Markers were developed based on sequences homology comparison of susceptible and resistant plants provided by HORTEC SEEDS in tomato for Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV) by the resistance gene Ty-1, in zucchini for Zucchini yellow mosaic virus (ZYMV) and Papaya ringspot virus estirpe watermelon (PRSV-W), and in lettuce for Lettuce mosaic virus (LMV). Fragments of 249 bp were amplified only by resistant plants to TYLCV as the hybrids 2648 and Aguamiel, and not for varieties as Santa Cruz or Carina. It were observed for ZYMV the amplification of 791 bp by the resistant hybrid Px7051 and not for the susceptible cultivar La Belle;for PRSV-W using the same zucchini plants the amplification of 650 bp for susceptible and 750 bp for resistant;for LMV the 421 bp amplification only for the resistant cultivar Brasil 303 and not for susceptible Babá de Verão. Finally, it was observed that primers PK47F/R were able to check the Cabotiá seed hybrids of pumpkin Jabras.
基金funded by the Department for Interna-tional Development,UK(DFID project codes R6627,R7460,R8247(Crop Protection Programme)and Phase Ⅲ of the International Whitefly Project)
文摘Research carried out to assess the impact of open-pollinated Tomato leaf curl virus(ToLCV)-resistant tomatoes and hybrids on the livelihoods of resource-poor farmers in Southern India is described and discussed.Three high-yielding ToLCV-resistant tomato varieties were developed initially using conventional breeding and screening techniques involving inoculation by ToLCV-viruliferous whitefly,Bemisia tabaci.In 2003 and 2004,respectively,these varieties were released officially by the Karnataka State Seed Committee and the Indian Ministry of Agriculture through notification in the Gazette of India.From 2003 to 2005,eleven seed companies bought breeder seed of the ToLCV-resistant varieties and used them to begin breeding F1 hybrids from them.Socio-economic studies carried out to assess the benefits obtained from growing the ToLCV-resistant varieties found that farmers could gain up to 10 times the profit by growing the ToLCV-resistant varieties compared to the pre-existing ToLCV-susceptible varieties.Adoption of ToLCV-resistant tomatoes was also associated with reduced pesticide use.Extra income from tomato sales was prioritised by farmers to pay for children's education,better nutrition and medicines.In a joint effort with the commercial seed sector in India,a promotional field day was organised in 2007.As well as the three ToLCV-resistant varieties,62 ToLCV-resistant hybrid tomatoes were exhibited during a farmer-field day by 17 commercial seed companies and several public institutes.Tomatoes with ToLCV-resistance are now grown widely in South India and seeds of the three open-pollinated varieties have been distributed to more than 12 countries.In 2007,a conservative estimate of the financial-benefit to cost of the research ratio was already more than 837:1.
文摘Chinese tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV CHI) and other geminiviruses were analysed with 20 monoclonal antibodies. It was shown that TYLCV CHI is serologically close to Chinese tabacco leaf curl virus (TbLCV CHI). The fragment of TYLCV CHI DNA including the common region (CR), N terminal of coat protein gene and AV1 gene was amplified by PCR and cloned, and its DNA sequence was determined. These results showed that TYLCV CHI is different from other known geminiviruses in the world, and is a new whitefly transmitted geminivirus.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 30530520)the Zhejiang Agricultural Science and Tech-nology Key Research Projects (No. 2007C12054)the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province, China (No. Y307397)
文摘Papaya leaf curl China virus (PaLCuCNV) was previously reported as a distinct begomovirus infecting papaya in southern China. Based on molecular diagnostic survey, 13 PaLCuCNV isolates were obtained from tomato plants showing leaf curl symptoms in Henan and Guangxi Provinces of China. Complete nucleotide sequences of 5 representative isolates (AJ558116, AJ558117, AJ704604, FN256260, and FN297834) were determined to be 2738–2751 nucleotides, which share 91.7%–97.9% sequence identities with PaLCuCNV isolate G2 (AJ558123). DNA-β was not found to be associated with PaLCuCNV isolates. To investigate the infectivity of PaLCuCNV, an in-fectious clone of PaLCuCNV-[CN:HeNZM1] was constructed and agro-inoculated into Nicotiana benthamiana, N. tabacum Samsun, N. glutinosa, Solanum lycopersicum and Petunia hybrida plants, which induced severe leaf curling and crinkling symptoms in these plants. Southern blot analysis and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) indicated a systemic infection of test plants by the agro-infectious clone.
基金We thank Professor Myron Zalucki, The University of Queensland, Australia, for comments on the manuscript.Financial support for this study was provided by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Project No. 30730061), the National Basic Research Program of China (2009CBl19203), and China National Science and Technology Supporting Program (Project No. 2006BAD08A18).
文摘To better understand the etiology of begomovirus epidemics in regions under invasion we need to know how indigenous and invasive whitefly vectors respond to virus infection. We investigated both direct and indirect effects of infection with Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV) on the performance of the invasive Q biotype and the indigenous Asian ZHJ2 biotype of whitefly Bemisia tabaci. The Q biotype performed better than the ZHJ2 biotype on either uninfected or virus-infected tomato plants. However, virus-infection of host plants did not, or only marginally affected, the performance of either biotype of whiteflies in terms of fecundity, longevity, survival, development and population increase. Likewise, association of the vectors with TYLCV did not affect fecundity and longevity of the Q or ZHJ2 biotypes on cotton, a non-host of TYLCV. These results indicate that the alien Q biotype whitefly, but not the indigenous ZHJ2 biotype, is likely to become the major vector of TYLCV in the field and facilitate virus epidemics.
基金This work was supported by the National Outstanding Youth Foundation(Grant No.30125032)from the National Natural Science Foundation of Chinathe Teaching and Research Award Program for Outstanding Young Teachers in Higher Education Institutions of MOE.
文摘Virus isolates, Y8, Y36 and Y38, were obtained from tobacco plants showing leaf curl symptoms in Honghe, Yunnan Province. In reactions with 14 monoclonal antibod-ies raised against Begomovirus particles, Y8, Y36 and Y38had similar antigenic reaction in TAS-ELISA as Tomato yel-low leaf curl China virus (TYLCCNV). The complete DNA-A nucleotide sequences of Y8, Y36 and Y38 were determinedand they contain 2727, 2730 and 2730 nucleotides, respec-tively. Each of the DNA-A sequences has a typical Bego-movirus genome organization encoding 6 ORFs with 2 ORFs [AV1(CP) and AV2] in virion-sense DNA and 4 ORFs (AC1to AC4) in complementary-sense DNA. Comparisons withtotal DNA-A, intergenic region and deduced amino acid se-quences of individual ORFs show that Y8, Y36 and Y38 are isolates of TYLCCNV. Satellite DNA molecules (DNAb) were found to be associated with Y8, Y36 and Y38, which consist of 1338, 1339 and 1338 nucleotides, respectively. Compari-sons show that these DNAb molecules share 98%—99% se-quence identities on nucleotide level and have a commonORF (designated C1) encoding 126 amino acids on the com-plementary strand.