Vector transmission of lime witches\' broom Phytoplasma to Mexican lime seedlings under greenhouse condition
oleh: Chamran Hemmati, Majeed Askari Seyahooei, Mehrnoosh Nikooei, Seyed Saeid Modarees Najafabadi, Azadeh Goodarzi, Mohsen Amiri Mazraie, Mohammad Mehdi Faghihi
| Format: | Article |
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| Diterbitkan: | University of Tarbiat Modares 2020-02-01 |
Deskripsi
Despite successful lime witches'-broom (LWB) phytoplasma transmission by Hishimonus phycitis to the lime trees and Bakraee seedlings, there is no published document regarding LWB transmission by H. phycitis to lime seedlings. To study the possibility of vector-based transmission to lime seedlings, the feral leafhoppers were collected in LWB-infected lime orchards and caged on one-year old Mexican lime seedlings. Six months after inoculation, 50% of inoculated seedlings showed typical symptoms of LWB and were strongly positive in PCR assays. To our knowledge, this is the first report of transmission of Ca. P. aurantifolia to Mexican lime seedlings by H. phycitis under greenhouse condition.