Identification and multilocus gene characterization of phytoplasmas associated with sweet cherry in India

Symptoms of leaf roll, swollen nodes, flat branch and witches’ broom were observed in five cultivars of sweet cherry from Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir province, India, during 2019–2021. Phytoplasmas association were confirmed by amplifying 16S rRNA , sec A , rp, tuf and sec Y genes with phytoplasma-s...

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Veröffentlicht in:3 Biotech 2022-11, Vol.12 (11), p.291-291, Article 291
Hauptverfasser: Shreenath, Y. S., Nabi, Sajad Un, Madhu, G. S., Kumawat, Kishan Lal, Rao, Govind P.
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Zusammenfassung:Symptoms of leaf roll, swollen nodes, flat branch and witches’ broom were observed in five cultivars of sweet cherry from Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir province, India, during 2019–2021. Phytoplasmas association were confirmed by amplifying 16S rRNA , sec A , rp, tuf and sec Y genes with phytoplasma-specific primers in all symptomatic sweet cherry cultivars in nested PCR assays. Pairwise sequence comparison, phylogeny and virtual RFLP (16S rRNA gene) analyses confirmed the presence of ‘ Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris’ and ‘ Ca. P. trifolii’ strains in the sweet cherry samples. The incidence of flat branch and witches’ broom symptoms associated with ‘ Ca . P. trifolii’ varied from 5.8 to 25% in cultivars Bigarreau Nepoleon (Double), Bigarreau Noir Grossa and CITH-Cherry-9. However, incidence of leaf rolling, swollen nodes and bud proliferation associated with ‘ Ca . P. asteris’ was recorded 7.5% in cultivar Stella and 10% in Sunburst, respectively, in the surveyed area. The multigene characterization of sweet cherry phytoplasma strains confirmed the validity of these molecular markers for identification of phytoplasmas enclosed in 16SrI and 16SrVI groups. The presence of phytoplasmas in sweet cherry is the first report from India.
ISSN:2190-572X
2190-5738
DOI:10.1007/s13205-022-03357-2