Transcriptomic profiling reveals distinct responses to beet curly top virus (BCTV) infection in resistant and susceptible sugar beet genotypes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sugar beets (Beta vulgaris L.) are grown worldwide and suffer economic loss annually due to curly top disease caused by the beet curly top virus (BCTV). The virus is spread by the beet leafhopper (BLH), Circulifer tenellus Baker. Current management strategies rely on chemical control and planting BCTV-resistant sugar beet genotypes. However, the genetic mechanism underlying BCTV resistance in sugar beet is unknown. This study aimed to determine these mechanisms by comparing a resistant (EL10) and susceptible (FC709-2) sugar beet genotype using host plant suitability (no-choice), host preference (choice) assays, and transcriptomic analysis.

Results

Host plant suitability assays revealed no significant differences in adult survival or nymph production between viruli

SUBMITTER: Withycombe J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11668037 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature