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| Author(s): |
Ana Carolina Firmino
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Master's Dissertation |
| Press: | Piracicaba. |
| Institution: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz (ESALA/BC) |
| Defense date: | 2008-02-01 |
| Examining board members: |
Jorge Alberto Marques Rezende;
Marcelo Agenor Pavan;
Valdir Atsushi Yuki
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| Advisor: | Jorge Alberto Marques Rezende |
| Abstract | |
Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) has been cultivated in various parts of Brazil almost during the entire year, which provides favorable conditions for the incidence of innumerous diseases, including those caused by viruses. Among the virus diseases responsible for yield losses on tomato crops are those caused by species in the genus Begomovirus, family Geminiviridae. These viruses are transmitted by the whitefly Bemisia tabaci biotype B. Yield losses associated with begomovirus infection varying from 40% to 100% have been frequently reported since early 90's. Tomato yellow vein streak virus (ToYVSV), a putative species of begomovirus, was prevalent on tomato crops in São Paulo State until 2005, causing yield losses varying from 58% to 100%. The objectives of this work were to study the interaction between ToYVSV am its vector B. tabaci biotype B and to identify alternative host for the virus. The results indicated that the minimum acquisition and inoculation access periods of ToYVSV by B. tabaci were 30 min and 10 min, respectively. Seventy five percent of tomato-test plants were infected when the acquisition and inoculation access periods were 24 h. The latent period of the virus in the insect was 16 h. The ToYVSV was retained by B. tabaci for 20 days after acquisition. First generation of adult whiteflies obtained from viruliferous females did not have the virus as shown by PCR analysis and did not transmit the virus to tomato plants. Out of 34 species of test-plants inoculated with ToYVSV by means of B. tabaci biotype B, only C. annuum, C. amaranticolor, C. quinoa, D. stramonium, G. globosa, N. tabacum cv. TNN and N. clevelandii were susceptible to infection. Attempts to transmit ToYVSV to susceptible hosts mechanically and with Cuscuta campestris failed. B. tabaci biotype B was able to acquire the virus from all susceptible species, transmitting it to tomato test-plants. (AU) | |