Elucidation of the Roles of Blackcurrant reversion virus and Phytoplasma in the Etiology of Full Blossom Disease in currants

0330270 - BC 2010 RIV US eng J - Journal Article
Špak, Josef - Kubelková, Darina - Přibylová, Jaroslava - Špaková, Vlastimila - Petrzik, Karel
Elucidation of the Roles of Blackcurrant reversion virus and Phytoplasma in the Etiology of Full Blossom Disease in currants.
Plant Disease. Roč. 93, č. 8 (2009), s. 832-838. ISSN 0191-2917. E-ISSN 1943-7692
Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z50510513
Keywords : Blackcurrant reversion virus * phytoplasma * Full Blossom Disease in currants
Subject RIV: EE - Microbiology, Virology
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To determine the roles of phytoplasmas and Blackcurrant reversion virus (BRV) in the etiology of full blossom disease (FBD), we conducted graft and dodder transmission experiments. Scions from FBD – affected Ribes rubrum were grafted onto red currants, white currants, and black currants. Red and white cultivars revealed symptoms of FBD, whereas blackcurrant displayed symptoms of BRV. No diference in symptoms were observed between plants infected with BRV only and those infected with BRV and phytoplasma. We conclude that FBD symptoms are induced by BRV rather than phytoplasma, witch was originally described as the causal agent of FBD.
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