TY - JOUR
T1 - Asexual Propagation of Grapevine Transmits Pierce’s Disease Pathogen (Xylella fastidiosa) to Rooted Cuttings
AU - Montague, Thayne
AU - Hellman, Edward W.
AU - Appel, David
AU - Krawitzky, Michael
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Taylor & Francis.
PY - 2016/4/2
Y1 - 2016/4/2
N2 - An objective of this study was to investigate rooting success of grape cuttings propagated from vines symptomatic of Pierce’s disease. Additional objectives were to assess if rooted cuttings could survive and produce viable plants, and determine if Xylella fastidiosa (causal agent of Pierce’s disease) could be found in rooted cuttings. In Jan. 2008, cuttings were taken from symptomatic and asymptomatic ‘Merlot’ and ‘Cabernet Sauvignon’ grapevines growing in the Hill Country and Gulf Coast regions of Texas. Six weeks after cuttings were propagated, each cutting was uprooted and evaluated for rooting and infection parameters. Cuttings were then planted in containers and held in the greenhouse to evaluate survivability. To confirm the presence of X. fastidiosa, propagated cuttings were tested by real-time polymerase chain reaction. Data indicate several rooted cuttings tested positive for X. fastidiosa and appeared viable and healthy. Therefore, vines infected with X. fastidiosa have the ability to produce asexually propagated cuttings, and potentially contaminate non-infected vineyards.
AB - An objective of this study was to investigate rooting success of grape cuttings propagated from vines symptomatic of Pierce’s disease. Additional objectives were to assess if rooted cuttings could survive and produce viable plants, and determine if Xylella fastidiosa (causal agent of Pierce’s disease) could be found in rooted cuttings. In Jan. 2008, cuttings were taken from symptomatic and asymptomatic ‘Merlot’ and ‘Cabernet Sauvignon’ grapevines growing in the Hill Country and Gulf Coast regions of Texas. Six weeks after cuttings were propagated, each cutting was uprooted and evaluated for rooting and infection parameters. Cuttings were then planted in containers and held in the greenhouse to evaluate survivability. To confirm the presence of X. fastidiosa, propagated cuttings were tested by real-time polymerase chain reaction. Data indicate several rooted cuttings tested positive for X. fastidiosa and appeared viable and healthy. Therefore, vines infected with X. fastidiosa have the ability to produce asexually propagated cuttings, and potentially contaminate non-infected vineyards.
KW - Own-rooted vines
KW - Texas
KW - polymerase chain reaction
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84958061669&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/15538362.2015.1061961
DO - 10.1080/15538362.2015.1061961
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84958061669
SN - 1553-8362
VL - 16
SP - 135
EP - 149
JO - International Journal of Fruit Science
JF - International Journal of Fruit Science
IS - 2
ER -