Old and New Aphid-Borne Viruses in Coriander in Chile: An Epidemiological Approach.

ABSTRACT: In Chile, edible herbs are mainly grown by small farmers. This type of horticultural crop typically requires intensive management because it is highly susceptible to insects, some of which transmit viruses that severely affect crop yield and quality. In 2019, in coriander plants tested negative for all previously reported viruses, RNA-Seq analysis of one symptomatic plant revealed a plethora of viruses, including one virus known to infect coriander, five viruses never reported in coriander, and a new cytorhabdovirus with a 14,180 nucleotide RNA genome for which the species name Cytorhabdovirus coriandrum was proposed. Since all the detected viruses were aphid-borne, aphids and weeds commonly growing around the coriander field were screened for viruses. The results showed the occurre

SUBMITTER: Zamorano A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10893044 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature