Journal of Horticulture
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ISSN: 2376-0354
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ISSN: 2376-0354
+44-20-4587-4809
Elisha Bright Opoku
Albrecht Daniel Thaer Institute of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences,
Lentzeallee 55-57, D-14195 Berlin
Germany
Short Communication
Emerging Plant Viruses in Urban Green: Detection of the Virome in Birch (Betula sp.)
Author(s): Elisha Bright Opoku, Maria Landgraf, Kaja Pack, Martina Bandte, Susanne von Bargen, Martin Schreiner, Barbara Jäckel and Carmen BüttnerElisha Bright Opoku, Maria Landgraf, Kaja Pack, Martina Bandte, Susanne von Bargen, Martin Schreiner, Barbara Jäckel and Carmen Büttner
Data from next generation sequencing indicate the complexity of the birch virome in the urban landscape of Berlin. It is well known that plant viruses are widespread and contribute to the decline of birch trees. A mixed infection by Cherry leaf roll virus (CLRV), Apple mosaic virus (ApMV) and two newly discovered viruses from the genus Badna- and Carlavirus were investigated in southern Berlin (Steglitz-Zehlendorf) in 2015 and 2016. To gain a more detailed view on epidemiology of this viral complex in birch, the study was enlarged in 2017 including eight districts all over Berlin. Birch trees with symptoms like defoliation and degeneration were selected for determination of viral pathogens by molecular biological methods. Within the complex occurring symptoms in birch trees, new types of symptoms have been identified. Different combinations of plant viruses in single and mixed infecti.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2376-0354.1000233