Viruses affecting chia crops and occurrence of cowpea mild mottle virus in chia-producing regions

Chia seeds production has been growing rapidly since mid-2011 when worldwide nutrition experts highlighted the nutritional values of this superfood. However, little is known about the viral diseases affecting this crop can cause yield losses. This study aimed to investigate the epidemiology of cowpe...

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Main Authors: Luciani, Cecilia Elizabeth, Brugo Carivali, María Florencia, Solis, Valentina Eva, Flores, Ceferino Rene, Conci, Vilma Cecilia, Perotto, Maria Cecilia, Celli, Marcos Giovani
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/23197
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40858-023-00626-0
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40858-023-00626-0
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author Luciani, Cecilia Elizabeth
Brugo Carivali, María Florencia
Solis, Valentina Eva
Flores, Ceferino Rene
Conci, Vilma Cecilia
Perotto, Maria Cecilia
Celli, Marcos Giovani
author_browse Brugo Carivali, María Florencia
Celli, Marcos Giovani
Conci, Vilma Cecilia
Flores, Ceferino Rene
Luciani, Cecilia Elizabeth
Perotto, Maria Cecilia
Solis, Valentina Eva
author_facet Luciani, Cecilia Elizabeth
Brugo Carivali, María Florencia
Solis, Valentina Eva
Flores, Ceferino Rene
Conci, Vilma Cecilia
Perotto, Maria Cecilia
Celli, Marcos Giovani
author_sort Luciani, Cecilia Elizabeth
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description Chia seeds production has been growing rapidly since mid-2011 when worldwide nutrition experts highlighted the nutritional values of this superfood. However, little is known about the viral diseases affecting this crop can cause yield losses. This study aimed to investigate the epidemiology of cowpea mild mottle virus (CPMMV) in chia crops in northwestern Argentina and to identify and characterize other viruses that infect this crop. Between 2013 and 2021, symptomatic chia leaves and seeds were collected from 480 plants and analyzed for the presence of CPMMV using PTA-ELISA. Transmission through seeds of naturally infected plants was also tested. In addition, total RNA from one CPMMV-positive plant and four CPMMV-negative plants were sequenced by massive sequencing. The results showed that 17% of the chia plants were infected with CPMMV, and the virus incidence varied from 60–80% in the north to 0–5% in the south of the chia-producing fields in the northwestern region, possibly due to variations in the vector population. CPMMV was not detected in any of the 1530 seedlings that developed from the seeds obtained from infected plants. The complete genome of CPMMV was 8180 nucleotides long and shared more than 96.54% nucleotide identity with nine isolates from Brazil and the USA. In addition, the A component of five other begomoviruses were sequenced, including sida mosaic Bolivia virus 2, which is known to infect chia plants, and four other viruses detected in chia for the first time: soybean blistering mosaic virus, tomato mottle leaf distortion virus, tomato dwarf leaf virus, and Euphorbia severe leaf golden mosaic virus. This study also reports the first detection of tomato mottle leaf curl virus in Argentina and the second detection of Euphorbia severe leaf golden mosaic virus in the world. Moreover, this is the second time that an amalgavirus reported to infect chia plants in India, Salvia hispanica RNA virus 1, was sequenced. Overall, this study provides new insights into the epidemiology and molecular detection of CPMMV and other viruses that infect chia crops, which is important for developing effective strategies for the control of these diseases and for maintaining the sustainable production of this important superfood.
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spelling INTA231972025-07-29T11:19:39Z Viruses affecting chia crops and occurrence of cowpea mild mottle virus in chia-producing regions Luciani, Cecilia Elizabeth Brugo Carivali, María Florencia Solis, Valentina Eva Flores, Ceferino Rene Conci, Vilma Cecilia Perotto, Maria Cecilia Celli, Marcos Giovani Salvia hispanica Plant Viruses Cowpea Mosaic Comovirus Carlavirus Tobamovirus Begomovirus Virus de las Plantas Comovirus del Mosaico de Caupi Argentina Chía Amalgavirus Chia seeds production has been growing rapidly since mid-2011 when worldwide nutrition experts highlighted the nutritional values of this superfood. However, little is known about the viral diseases affecting this crop can cause yield losses. This study aimed to investigate the epidemiology of cowpea mild mottle virus (CPMMV) in chia crops in northwestern Argentina and to identify and characterize other viruses that infect this crop. Between 2013 and 2021, symptomatic chia leaves and seeds were collected from 480 plants and analyzed for the presence of CPMMV using PTA-ELISA. Transmission through seeds of naturally infected plants was also tested. In addition, total RNA from one CPMMV-positive plant and four CPMMV-negative plants were sequenced by massive sequencing. The results showed that 17% of the chia plants were infected with CPMMV, and the virus incidence varied from 60–80% in the north to 0–5% in the south of the chia-producing fields in the northwestern region, possibly due to variations in the vector population. CPMMV was not detected in any of the 1530 seedlings that developed from the seeds obtained from infected plants. The complete genome of CPMMV was 8180 nucleotides long and shared more than 96.54% nucleotide identity with nine isolates from Brazil and the USA. In addition, the A component of five other begomoviruses were sequenced, including sida mosaic Bolivia virus 2, which is known to infect chia plants, and four other viruses detected in chia for the first time: soybean blistering mosaic virus, tomato mottle leaf distortion virus, tomato dwarf leaf virus, and Euphorbia severe leaf golden mosaic virus. This study also reports the first detection of tomato mottle leaf curl virus in Argentina and the second detection of Euphorbia severe leaf golden mosaic virus in the world. Moreover, this is the second time that an amalgavirus reported to infect chia plants in India, Salvia hispanica RNA virus 1, was sequenced. Overall, this study provides new insights into the epidemiology and molecular detection of CPMMV and other viruses that infect chia crops, which is important for developing effective strategies for the control of these diseases and for maintaining the sustainable production of this important superfood. Instituto de Patología Vegetal Fil: Luciani, Cecilia Elizabeth. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Patología Vegetal; Argentina Fil: Luciani, Cecilia Elizabeth.Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Unidad de Fitopatología y Modelización Agrícola (UFyMA); Argentina Fil: Brugo Carivali, Maria Florencia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Unidad de Fitopatología y Modelización Agrícola (UFyMA); Argentina Fil: Brugo Carivali, Maria Florencia. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Patología Vegetal; Argentina Fil: Solis, Valentina Eva. Universidad Nacional del Nordeste; Argentina Fil: Solis, Valentina Eva. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Flores, Ceferino Rene. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Yuto; Argentina Fil: Conci, Vilma Cecilia. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Patología Vegetal; Argentina Fil: Conci, Vilma Cecilia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Unidad de Fitopatología y Modelización Agrícola (UFyMA); Argentina Fil: Perotto, Maria Cecilia. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Patología Vegetal; Argentina Fil: Perotto, Maria Cecilia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Unidad de Fitopatología y Modelización Agrícola (UFyMA); Argentina Fil: Celli, Marcos Giovani. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Unidad de Fitopatología y Modelización Agrícola (UFyMA); Argentina Fil: Celli, Marcos Giovani. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Patología Vegetal; Argentina 2025-07-29T11:14:52Z 2025-07-29T11:14:52Z 2024 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/23197 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40858-023-00626-0 1982-5676 https://doi.org/10.1007/s40858-023-00626-0 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) application/pdf Springer Tropical Plant Pathology 49 : 257-267. (2024)
spellingShingle Salvia hispanica
Plant Viruses
Cowpea Mosaic Comovirus
Carlavirus
Tobamovirus
Begomovirus
Virus de las Plantas
Comovirus del Mosaico de Caupi
Argentina
Chía
Amalgavirus
Luciani, Cecilia Elizabeth
Brugo Carivali, María Florencia
Solis, Valentina Eva
Flores, Ceferino Rene
Conci, Vilma Cecilia
Perotto, Maria Cecilia
Celli, Marcos Giovani
Viruses affecting chia crops and occurrence of cowpea mild mottle virus in chia-producing regions
title Viruses affecting chia crops and occurrence of cowpea mild mottle virus in chia-producing regions
title_full Viruses affecting chia crops and occurrence of cowpea mild mottle virus in chia-producing regions
title_fullStr Viruses affecting chia crops and occurrence of cowpea mild mottle virus in chia-producing regions
title_full_unstemmed Viruses affecting chia crops and occurrence of cowpea mild mottle virus in chia-producing regions
title_short Viruses affecting chia crops and occurrence of cowpea mild mottle virus in chia-producing regions
title_sort viruses affecting chia crops and occurrence of cowpea mild mottle virus in chia producing regions
topic Salvia hispanica
Plant Viruses
Cowpea Mosaic Comovirus
Carlavirus
Tobamovirus
Begomovirus
Virus de las Plantas
Comovirus del Mosaico de Caupi
Argentina
Chía
Amalgavirus
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