Author/Authors :
Hemmati, Chamran Department of Agriculture - Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources - University of Hormozgan, Bandar Abbas, Iran , Askari Seyahooei, Majeed Plant Protection Research Department - Hormozgan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center - Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Bandar Abbas, Iran , Nikooei, Mehrnoosh Department of Agriculture - Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources - University of Hormozgan, Bandar Abbas, Iran , Modarres Najafabadi, Saeid Plant Protection Research Department - Hormozgan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center - Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Bandar Abbas, Iran , Goodarzi, Azadeh Plant Protection Research Department - Hormozgan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center - Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Bandar Abbas, Iran , Amiri Mazraie, Mohsen Plant Protection Research Department - Hormozgan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center - Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Bandar Abbas, Iran , Faghihi, Mohammad Mehdi Plant Protection Research Department - Hormozgan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center - Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Bandar Abbas, Iran
Abstract :
Despite successful lime witches'-broom (LWB) phytoplasma
transmission by Hishimonus phycitis to the lime trees and Bakraee seedlings,
there is no published document regarding LWB transmission by H. phycitis
to lime seedlings. To study the possibility of vector-based transmission to
lime seedlings, the feral leafhoppers were collected in LWB-infected lime
orchards and caged on one-year old Mexican lime seedlings. Six months
after inoculation, 50% of inoculated seedlings showed typical symptoms of
LWB and were strongly positive in PCR assays. To our knowledge, this is
the first report of transmission of Ca. P. aurantifolia to Mexican lime
seedlings by H. phycitis under greenhouse condition.
Keywords :
LWB disease , 16SrII phytoplasma , Mexican lime seedlings , Hishimonus phycitis
