Phytoplasmas of subgroup 16SrIII-J associated with Beta vulgaris in Argentina

Symptoms of general wilting and yellowing were found affecting Beta vulgaris L. (sugar beet, fodder beet and chard) in the Argentinean region of Bahía Blanca (Buenos Aires province), Valle Medio, and Valle Inferior de Rio Negro (Patagonia region). PCR amplification of the 16S rRNA region showed pres...

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Published in:Tropical plant pathology 2020-04, Vol.45 (2), p.143-147
Main Authors: Fernández, Franco D., Guzmán, Fabiana A., Baffoni, Patricia, Reinoso, Lucio, Kiehr, Mirta, Delhey, Rolf, Favere, Verónica M., Galdeano, Ernestina, Conci, Luis R.
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Language:English
Subjects:
Beta vulgaris
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Fodder
Life Sciences
Phylogeny
Phytoplasma
Plant Pathology
rRNA 16S
Short Communication
Signs and symptoms
Subgroups
Sugar beets
Wilt
Wilting
Yellowing
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Summary:Symptoms of general wilting and yellowing were found affecting Beta vulgaris L. (sugar beet, fodder beet and chard) in the Argentinean region of Bahía Blanca (Buenos Aires province), Valle Medio, and Valle Inferior de Rio Negro (Patagonia region). PCR amplification of the 16S rRNA region showed presence of phytoplasma in approximately 80% of the samples from symptomatic plants. Phylogenetic analyses revealed the presence of phytoplasmas of the 16SrIII-J subgroup. This is the first molecular evidence of phytoplasmas associated with yellow wilt disease in B. vulgaris in Argentina.
ISSN:1983-2052
1982-5676
1983-2052
DOI:10.1007/s40858-019-00317-9