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Management of Watermelon mosaic virus infecting Squash Plants through Application of Certain Fungal Bioagents

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Last updated: 29 Dec 2024

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Watermelon mosaic virus (WMV) poses a significant threat to cucurbit crops. Leaves of squash plants showing viral like symptoms similar to the typical symptoms of WMV were collected from Assiut governorate, Egypt and mechanically inoculated into healthy squash plants. Total RNA was extracted from symptomatic infected squash leaves and reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) was conducted using specific primers to amplify Coat Protein (CP) of WMV. The results of RT-PCR confirmed the identification of WMV. To assess the impact of application of six fungal isolates to control WMV, two experiments were conducted in two different seasons, employing three distinct application methods, namely seed coating, soil drenching, and foliar spray. The results indicated a noteworthy reduction in disease severity of WMV based on symptom development, with an average reduction of 52.0% compared to the infected control group. Different fungi varied in their ability to reduce the disease severity. The efficacy of fungal bioagents in controlling WMV was also influenced by the application method. On average, Seed coating with fungal bioagents exhibited the highest reduction in disease severity (54.2%), followed by foliar spray (51.5%) and soil drenching (50.0%). In addition, these treatments had an impact on the chlorophyll content, where a significant increase in chlorophyll content was observed in the treated plants compared to the infected control group, with an averaged increase of 62.7%. These results suggested that using fungal bioagents could be useful to reduce the disease severity of WMV in squash plants.

DOI

10.21608/jamb.2024.303337.1027

Keywords

squash plants, Watermelon Mosaic Virus (WMV), Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR)

Authors

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Alshimaa

Last Name

Hashem

MiddleName

Fathy

Affiliation

Molecular Biology Research & Studies Institute, Assiut University, 71516 Assiut, Egypt

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alshimaa.fathy148@gmail.com

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Assuit

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First Name

Amer

Last Name

Mahmoud

MiddleName

Faiz

Affiliation

Plant Pathology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Assiut University, 71516 Assiut, Egypt

Email

amermahmoud@aun.edu.eg

City

Assuit

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First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Hassan

MiddleName

Ibrahim

Affiliation

Genetics Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Assiut University, 71516 Assiut, Egypt

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m_hassan79@aun.edu.eg

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Assiut, Egypt

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Osama

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Abdalla

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A.

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Plant Pathology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Assiut University, 71516 Assiut, Egypt

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oabdelhakm@yahoo.com

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Assuit

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2

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2

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49437

Issue Date

2024-07-01

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2024-07-10

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2024-07-01

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224

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244

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2974-4008

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Journal of Applied Molecular Biology

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Management of Watermelon mosaic virus infecting Squash Plants through Application of Certain Fungal Bioagents

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20 Dec 2024