Incidence and Molecular Identification of Begomoviruses Infecting Tomato and Pepper in Myanmar.

ABSTRACT: In Myanmar, yellow mosaic and leaf curl diseases caused by whitefly-transmitted begomoviruses are serious problems for vegetables such as tomatoes and peppers. To investigate the incidence of begomoviruses in Myanmar between 2017 and 2019, a field survey of tomato and pepper plants with virus-like symptoms was conducted in the Naypyitaw, Tatkon, and Mohnyin areas of Myanmar. Among the 59 samples subjected to begomovirus detection using polymerase chain reaction, 59.3% were infected with begomoviruses. Complete genome sequences using rolling circle amplification identified five begomovirus species: tomato yellow leaf curl Thailand virus (TYLCTHV), tomato yellow leaf curl Kanchanaburi virus (TYLCKaV), tobacco leaf curl Yunnan virus (TbLCYnV), chili leaf curl Pakistan virus (ChiLCV/PK), and t

SUBMITTER: Kwak HR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9030778 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature