Viruses infecting field-grown tomatoes in Samsun province, Turkey

Abstract

To detect viruses infecting tomatoes and determine their incidences, surveys were conducted in 31 fields in Samsun province from May to August in 2002 and 2003. Tomato mosaic virus (ToMV), Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV), Potato virus X (PVX) and Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) were detected in tomatoes after analysing 186 samples by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. ToMV, TSWV, PVX and CMV were detected 52.1, 12.9, 10.7 and 6.9% of the samples tested, respectively. Thirty samples (16.1%) were found to be mixed infected with these viruses. The most widespread and predominant virus (ToMV) also occurred in mixed infections with TSWV (6.4%), PVX (4.9%) and CMV (3.2%) in our study.

İzmir ilinde domates ve biber bitkilerini etkileyen tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) ve cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) etmenlerinin moleküler karakterizasyonu

“…It is important to note that the co-infection was detected in tomato and pepper areas surveyed. The mixed infection of TSWV with CMV have been reported previously (Arli-Sokmen & Sevik, 2006). The mixed infection in the host plant allows for virus interactions, resulting in genetic variation.…”

“…In 1998-1999, serological tests revealed that 20.2% to 7.7% of pepper samples tested were infected with CMV and 2.2% to 9.2% with TSWV in Samsun province (Arli-Sokmen et al, 2005). In 2002-2003, TSWV and CMV were detected 12.9% and 6.9% of the tested tomato crops, respectively, in the same region of Turkey (Arli-Sokmen & Sevik, 2006). CMV was detected in tomato plants in the locations of the north-west Mediterranean region of Turkey by DAS-ELISA, and the infection rate varied from 12.5% to 90.32% (Yardımcı & Eryiğit, 2006).…”

“…Until now, negative effects of virus diseases on tomato and pepper growing areas were reported in different parts of Turkey. The DAS-ELISA method is widely used in the studies conducted in tomato and pepper production areas (Arli-Sokmen et al, 2005;Arli-Sokmen & Sevik, 2006;Yardımcı & Eryiğit, 2006). During 2019-2020, leaf samples were collected, and RT-PCR tests confirmed TSWV infection in tomato and pepper from various provinces from Turkey except for İzmir (Beşkeçili et al, 2021;Morca et al, 2022).…”

Hakkari İli Domates ve Biber Üretim Alanlarında Yonca Mozaik Virüsü ve Domates Lekeli Solgunluk Virüsü’nün Belirlenmesi

“…Bu biyotik faktörlerden bitkilerde hastalık oluşturan virüs, fungus ve bakteriler çok önemlidir. Özellikle virüslerin neden olduğu hastalıkların kimyasal mücadele ile kontrol altına alınamaması bu patojenleri daha da önemli kılmaktadır [5,6]. Domates ve biber yetiştirilen alanlarda görülen en önemli virüslerden biri domates lekeli solgunluk virüsü (TSWV)'dür.…”