In the main grapevine-growing areas of Calabria region (Southern Italy) symptoms of leaf rolling and blade reddening or yellowing coupled with necrosis along the veins or in interveinal sectors and /or, in some cases, desiccated fruit clusters, reported as grapevine yellows, were observed. Samples were collected in the inspected vineyards to ascertain phytoplasmas presence and to identify their genetic group. Direct and nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis detected 45 phytoplasma-infected out of 68 analyzed plants. Digestion with restriction enzymes of nested-PCR products, followed by restriction fragment length polymorfisms (RFLP) analysis, allowed to classify the detected phytoplasmas as belonging to the 16SrXII-A (Stolbur) and 16SrI-B (Western aster yellows) subgroups.
Nelle principali aree viticole della Calabria sono state rinvenute piante di vite di diverse varietà, con accartocciamento fogliare verso il basso accompagnato da arrossamenti o ingiallimenti, necrosi variamente estese delle foglie, e in alcuni casi anche disseccamenti delle infiorescenze e dei grappoli, ascrivibili a giallumi da fitoplasmi. Nei vigneti ispezionati sono stati prelevati campioni per accertare la presenza di fitoplasmi e per identificarne il gruppo genetico di appartenenza. L’amplificazione genica (PCR) diretta e ripetuta (nested-PCR) ha evidenziato infezioni da fitoplasmi in 45 piante su 68. Digestioni con enzimi di restrizione dei prodotti di amplificazione ottenuti in nested-PCR, seguite dall’analisi dei frammenti di restrizione (RFLP), hanno consentito di attribuire i fitoplasmi individuati ai sottogruppi 16SrXII-A (Stolbur) e 16SrI-B (Western aster yellows).
Identificazione molecolare di fitoplasmi in viti affette da giallumi in Calabria
LA ROSA, Rosa;
2006-01-01
Abstract
In the main grapevine-growing areas of Calabria region (Southern Italy) symptoms of leaf rolling and blade reddening or yellowing coupled with necrosis along the veins or in interveinal sectors and /or, in some cases, desiccated fruit clusters, reported as grapevine yellows, were observed. Samples were collected in the inspected vineyards to ascertain phytoplasmas presence and to identify their genetic group. Direct and nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis detected 45 phytoplasma-infected out of 68 analyzed plants. Digestion with restriction enzymes of nested-PCR products, followed by restriction fragment length polymorfisms (RFLP) analysis, allowed to classify the detected phytoplasmas as belonging to the 16SrXII-A (Stolbur) and 16SrI-B (Western aster yellows) subgroups.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.