Efeitos da premunização da abóbora 'Menina Brasileira' com estirpes fracas do vírus-do-mosaico-do-mamoeiro - estirpe melancia

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A mild strain of Papaya ringspot virus -type W (PRSV-W), named PRSV-W-1, has proved to be very effective in the control of the disease in zucchini squash plants under greenhouse and field conditions. The aim of this work was to obtain additional information on the protection mechanism between PRSV-W-1 and a severe homologous strain (PRSV-W-C) in Cucurbita pepo L. cv. Caserta. Protective inoculation with the mild strain was made on the cotyledons and the challenge inoculation with the severe strain was applied on the first true expanded leaf, and vice-versa. Plants were challenged at three, six or nine days later, respectively. Plants infected with either the mild or the severe strain alone served as controls. Evaluations were based on the recovery test and specific RT-PCR to detect the challenge strain from challenge inoculated and newly developed leaves of the testplants. Symptoms evaluation was made 30 days after the challenge inoculation. Regardless of the site of the protective inoculation it seems there are some infectable sites available for superinfection with the severe strain. When the challenge inoculation was performed three days after the protective inoculation, a systemic superinfection occurred in some plants. All plants became protected against the expression of symptoms induced by the severe strain when the challenge inoculation was made six and nine days after protective inoculation. However, the severe strain was still detected in the inoculated and upper leaves of a few test-plants, eight days after the challenge inoculation. These data showed that competition for viral replication sites plays a role in the protection between strains of PRSV-W. Key words: Cucurbita pepo, Potyvirus, cross protection, preimmunization PROTEÇÃO ENTRE ESTIRPES DO Papaya ringspot virus -TIPO W EM ABOBRINHA DE MOITA ENVOLVE COMPETIÇÃO POR SÍTIOS DE REPLICAÇÃO VIRALRESUMO: Uma estirpe fraca do vírus do mosaico da abobrinha (Papaya ringspot virus -type W), denominada PRSV-W-1, tem se mostrado altamente eficiente na proteção de algumas cucurbitáceas contra estirpes severas do vírus. O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar se a competição por sítios de replicação pode estar envolvida na proteção entre a estirpe PRSV-W-1 e a estirpe severa homóloga PRSV-W-C em plantas de abobrinha-de-moita (Cucurbita pepo L. cv. Caserta). Plantas inoculadas com a estirpe fraca na primeira folha verdadeira expandida foram desafiadas nos cotilédones e vice-versa. A inoculação de desafio com a estirpe PRSV-W-C foi feita aos três, seis ou nove dias após a inoculação de proteção. As plantas inoculadas separadamente com as duas estirpes serviram de controles. As avaliações da proteção foram feitas por meio do teste de recuperação da estirpe desafiante e detecção desta por RT-PCR, aos oito dias após o desafio. Avaliações de sintomas foram feitas 30 dias após o desafio. Os resultados mostraram que, independente do local onde foi realizada a inoculação de proteção, de uma maneira geral há alguns sítios livres para a superinfecção com a est...

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Protection between strains of Papaya ringspot virus: type w in zucchini squash involves competition for viral replication sites

Freitas

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2008

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“…In Brazil, this technology has been utilized quite successfully for over three decades, for the control of citrus tristeza (Citrus tristeza virus -CTV) (Müller & Costa, 1968;Müller & Carvalho, 2001). It has also been proved to be efficient for control of mosaic caused by the Papaya ringspot virus -type W (PRSV-W) in some cucurbit species Rezende & Pacheco, 1998;Rezende et al, 1999;Dias & Rezende, 2000).…”

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Selected mild strains of Passion fruit woodiness virus (PWV) fail to protect pre-immunized vines in Brazil

Novaes

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2003

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The Passion fruit woodiness virus (PWV) is the most important virus affecting passion fruit (Passiflora edulis f. flavicarpa Deg.) crops in Brazil. The main purpose of this work was to select mild strains of PWV and to evaluate their protective effect against a severe strain of the virus. Three mild strains were selected from outstanding plants found in orchards severely affected by the virus (F-101, F-102 and F-103) and three others were obtained from blisters formed in passion fruit vine leaves showing mosaic (F-99, F-144 and F-145). The protective effect of the mild strains was evaluated for vines under greenhouse and field conditions. Plants pre-immunized with mild strains F-101, F-102 and F-144, in a greenhouse, had partial protection against the severe strain PWV-SP. In a first field experiment, all passion fruit vines pre-immunized with the six selected mild strains showed severe symptoms of the disease, approximately four months after the challenge inoculation with the PWV-SP strain. Results from a second field experiment, with vines preimmunized with strains F-101 and F-144, followed by a quantitative evaluation of the mild strains in different leaves of the protected plants, indicated that breakdown in protection seems to be related to the low concentration and/or irregular distribution of the mild strains in leaves, which allows the existence of infection sites available for the establishment of the severe strain. Pre-immunization was not an appropriate alternative for the control of the passion fruit woodiness disease.

“…ex Lam x C. moschata Duch.) plants showed that pre-immunization was efficient in controlling mosaic under greenhouse and field conditions (Dias & Rezende, 2000;Rezende & Pacheco, 1998;Rezende et al, 1999). This technology is already in use, at a small scale, to control this virus disease in commercial plantings, allowing significant yield gain.…”

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Biomass, virus concentration, and symptomatology of cucurbits infected by mild and severe strains of Papaya ringspot virus

Pacheco

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Piedade

2003

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Pre-immunization with mild strains of Papaya ringspot virus -type W (PRWV-W) has allowed the mosaic disease to be controlled in different cucurbit species, with increases in marketable fruit yield. The objective of this study was to compare virus concentration, biomass and symptomatology of 'Caserta' zucchini squash, 'Menina Brasileira' long-neck squash and 'Crimson Sweet' watermelon plants infected by three mild strains and one severe strain of PRSV-W. Plants were inoculated at the cotyledonary stage, under greenhouse conditions, sampled at 7, 14, 21, 28 and 35 days after inoculation (DAI), and analyzed by PTA-ELISA. The severity of the symptoms was scored according to a scale from 1 to 5, and the fresh and dry biomass of the aerial part of the plants were evaluated at 40 DAI. Concentrations of the mild strains, based on absorbance values of the PTA-ELISA, were lower than the concentration of the severe strain for all species. The mild strains did not cause mosaic in infected plants of all species. Plants of zucchini squash and watermelon infected by the severe strain exhibited severe mosaic symptoms, but the same was not noticed for infected long-neck squash plants. Biomass values from zucchini squash and watermelon plants infected by the mild strains were 1.7 % to 12.4 % lower as compared to healthy plants. Biomass values of zucchini squash and watermelon plants infected by the severe strain presented greater reduction, varying from 29 % to 74 %. However, biomass values of long-neck squash plants infected by the mild and severe strains were similar for all treatments. Key words: PTA-ELISA, Cucurbita pepo, Cucurbita moschata, Citrullus lanatus BIOMASSA, CONCENTRAÇÃO VIRAL E SINTOMATOLOGIA DE CUCURBITÁCEAS INFECTADAS POR ESTIRPES FRACAS E SEVERA DO Papaya ringspot virusRESUMO: A premunização com estirpes fracas do Papaya ringspot virus -type W (PRSV-W) tem proporcionado o controle do mosaico em diferentes cucurbitáceas, com ganhos na produção de frutos comerciais. Neste trabalho foram comparadas as concentrações virais, severidade dos sintomas e biomassa das plantas de abobrinha-de-moita 'Caserta', de abóbora 'Menina Brasileira' e de melancia 'Crimson Sweet' infectadas com três estirpes fracas e uma estirpe severa do PRSV-W. As plantas foram inoculadas em estádio cotiledonar e mantidas em casa de vegetação. Aos 7, 14, 21, 28 e 35 dias após a inoculação (DAI), amostras foliares foram analisadas por PTA-ELISA para avaliar a concentração viral. A severidade dos sintomas foi avaliada por uma escala de notas de 1 a 5 e a biomassa da parte aérea das plantas foi determinada aos 40 DAI. As concentrações das estirpes fracas foram menores do que a da estirpe severa nas três espécies. As estirpes fracas não causaram sintomas de mosaico nas plantas das três espécies estudadas. A estirpe severa causou sintomas extremamente acentuados em abobrinha-de-moita e melancia e sintomas relativamente fracos em abóbora 'Menina Brasileira'. Os valores de biomassa das plantas de abobrinha-de-moita e melancia infectadas pelas e...