Incidence and molecular characterization of flavescence dorée and stolbur phytoplasmas in grapevine cultivars from different viticultural areas of Serbia
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https://doi.org/10.5073/vitis.2008.47.105-111Keywords:
grapevine yellows, PCR/RFLP, phylogenetic analysis, ribosomal protein, secYAbstract
The presence and distribution of grapevine phytoplasmas was investigated from 2003 to 2005 in some of the most important viticultural areas of Serbia, considering in particular the susceptibility and sensitiveness of both local and imported grapevine cultivars. Both flavescence dorée (FD) and bois noir (BN) phytoplasmas were detected using molecular techniques. The presence of FD phytoplasma at the moment seems limited, while BN phytoplasma appears to be present in the majority of grape growing regions in Serbia. Field surveys demonstrate that grapevine yellows (GY) epidemics in the vineyards inspected in Serbia spread very fast, indeed the incidence of symptomatic plants increased considerably year by year. In particular, the average rate of FD diffusion increased from 45.5 to 93.0 % in the Sićevačko region, while the spread of BN resulted lower. The local cultivar 'Plovdina' appeared to be extremely sensitive to FD phytoplasma showing a percentage of infected plants ranging from 91 to 100 %. PCR-RFLP and phylogenetic analyses based on ribosomal protein (rp) and secY gene sequences performed on Serbian FD grapevine strains demonstrated their close relationship with the Italian FD-C strain present in north-east Italy. Based on both phylogenetic markers, Serbian FD strains represent a new distinct lineage and together with the FD-C strain form a major phylogenetic group within the elm yellows group.
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