Molecular characterization of begomovirus and DNA satellites associated with mosaic and leaf curl disease of Jamaica cherry (<i>Muntingia calabura)</i> in India: Uncovering a new host for chilli leaf curl India virus.

ABSTRACT: Begomoviruses, member of the Geminiviridae family, are responsible for significant economic losses in crops worldwide. Chilli leaf curl India virus (ChiLCINV) is a well-known begomovirus that causes leaf curl disease, primarily affecting plants in the Solanaceae family. In this study, sample from a Jamaica cherry (Muntingia calabura) tree showing typical begomovirus symptoms of mosaic and leaf curling was collected from Nagavara village in the Bengaluru Rural district of Karnataka State, India. The collected sample was designated as the MUT-1 isolate. The association of the begomovirus (DNA-A) and betasatellites with the sample was confirmed by PCR using begomovirus-specific primers, resulting in the expected amplicons of approximately 1.2 kb and 1.3 kb, respectively.

SUBMITTER: Prasad KSUD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11502726 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature