Maize rough dwarf virus (MRDV), a plant fijivirus persistently transmitted by the planthopper Laodelphax striatellus, causes, sometimes, severe epidemics in North- Western Italy. During 1988, in an experimental field not designedad hoc,MRDV showed different incidence on different hybrids. To check the field observations, six hybrids were chosen for inoculation with an isolate of MRDV by the vector in controlled conditions. Plants were grown in pots, in an insect-proof glasshouse, and individually inoculated with two hoppers each. After removal of insects, the plants were observed for symptoms for at least 30 days, then sampled and tested for MRDV by ELISA. None of the symptomless plants gave positive ELISA results. The collected insects were frozen and later tested for MRDV by ELISA. The survival of hoppers was similar on different maize hybrids. To overcome the variability of transmission efficiencyamong different groups of insects, only those plants were considered which had really been exposed to infective insects, as determined by ELISA of the insects recovered. The hybrids 'Furia' and 'Radiant' (mean P= 0.36) were significantly less susceptible than the other hybrids tested ('Alvarado ', 'Basic', 'Itala ' and 'Sprint') (mean P= 0.68).
I1 virus del nanismo ruvido del mais (MRDV), un fitoreovirus trasmesso dalla cicalina Laodelphax striatellus, causa talvolta gravi epidemie in Piemonte. Nel 1988, in un campo sperimentale, MRDV colpl ibridi diversi in misura diversa. Per verificare le osservazioni di campo, sei ibridi commerciali di mais vennero inoculati con un isolato di MRDV mediante la cicalina vettrice, in condizioni con trollate. Le piante, coltivate in serra da virologia, furono inoculate individualmente con due cicaline ciascuna. Dopo la rimozione degli insetti, le piante vennero tenute in osservazione per almeno 30 giorni, quindi ne furono prelevati campioni da sottoporre a1 saggio ELISA. Nessuna delle piante senza sintomi risultb positiva in ELISA. Gli insetti raccolti dopo l'inoculazione vennero congelati e quindi saggiati in ELISA per la presenza di MRDV. La sopravvivenza delle cicaline fu simile sui diversi ibridi. Per ovviare alla variabilith dell'efficienza di trasmissione tra diversi gruppi di insetti , furono prese in considerazione solo le piante da cui fu recuperato almeno un insetto positivo in ELISA. Gli ibridi 'Furia' e 'Radiant' (media delle infezioni 36%) risultarono significativamente meno suscettibili degli altri 4 ibridi saggiati ('Alvarado', 'Basic', 'Itala' e 'Sprint') (media delle infezioni 68%).
Testing maize hybrids for susceptibility to maize rough dwarf reovirus by experimental inoculation with the vector Laodelphax striatellus.
CACIAGLI P;
1992
Abstract
Maize rough dwarf virus (MRDV), a plant fijivirus persistently transmitted by the planthopper Laodelphax striatellus, causes, sometimes, severe epidemics in North- Western Italy. During 1988, in an experimental field not designedad hoc,MRDV showed different incidence on different hybrids. To check the field observations, six hybrids were chosen for inoculation with an isolate of MRDV by the vector in controlled conditions. Plants were grown in pots, in an insect-proof glasshouse, and individually inoculated with two hoppers each. After removal of insects, the plants were observed for symptoms for at least 30 days, then sampled and tested for MRDV by ELISA. None of the symptomless plants gave positive ELISA results. The collected insects were frozen and later tested for MRDV by ELISA. The survival of hoppers was similar on different maize hybrids. To overcome the variability of transmission efficiencyamong different groups of insects, only those plants were considered which had really been exposed to infective insects, as determined by ELISA of the insects recovered. The hybrids 'Furia' and 'Radiant' (mean P= 0.36) were significantly less susceptible than the other hybrids tested ('Alvarado ', 'Basic', 'Itala ' and 'Sprint') (mean P= 0.68).I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.