Vinicius Henrique Bello, Harri José Lorenzi, Jorge Alberto Marques Rezende, Elliot Watanabe Kitajima
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Abstract
In 2023, two Ammi majus plants showing mosaic symptoms were observed in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Transmission electron microscope analysis of leaf extracts revealed the consistent presence of elongated, flexuous filamentous particles measuring 13–15 nm in width and 700–750 nm in length. Furthermore, analysis of ultrathin sections showed cytoplasmic cylindrical inclusions, characteristic of viruses of the genus Potyvirus. Molecular assays using universal primers, BCMV-specific primers, and amplicon sequencing confirmed the presence of bean common mosaic virus (BCMV, Potyvirus phaseovulgaris). Phylogenetic analysis grouped the BCMV isolate from A. majus (BCMV-Am) in a clade with BCMV isolates from Aristolochia spp. plants. Mechanical inoculation assays resulted in chlorotic local lesions in Chenopodium amaranticolor and C. quinoa, and systemic mosaic in Canavalia ensiformis and Phaseolus vulgaris cv. Jalo. However, the BCMV-Am isolate was not mechanically transmitted to Apium graveolens and Petroselinum crispum plants. To our knowledge, this is the first report of BCMV naturally infecting A. majus plants.
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Journal of Phytopathology publishes original and review articles on all scientific aspects of applied phytopathology in agricultural and horticultural crops. Preference is given to contributions improving our understanding of the biotic and abiotic determinants of plant diseases, including epidemics and damage potential, as a basis for innovative disease management, modelling and forecasting. This includes practical aspects and the development of methods for disease diagnosis as well as infection bioassays.
Studies at the population, organism, physiological, biochemical and molecular genetic level are welcome. The journal scope comprises the pathology and epidemiology of plant diseases caused by microbial pathogens, viruses and nematodes.
Accepted papers should advance our conceptual knowledge of plant diseases, rather than presenting descriptive or screening data unrelated to phytopathological mechanisms or functions. Results from unrepeated experimental conditions or data with no or inappropriate statistical processing will not be considered. Authors are encouraged to look at past issues to ensure adherence to the standards of the journal.