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Research Project: Mitigation of Domestic, Exotic, and Emerging Diseases of Subtropical and Temperate Horticultural Crops

Location: Subtropical Plant Pathology Research

Title: First report of mixed infection of jasmine mosaic-associated virus (JMaV) and jasmine virus H (JaVH) in jasmine species in Florida, United States

Author
item DEY, KISHORE - Florida Department Of Agriculture And Consumer Services
item VILEZ-CLIMENT, MARIA - Florida Department Of Agriculture And Consumer Services
item SORIA, PATRICIA - Florida Department Of Agriculture And Consumer Services
item MCVAY, JOHN - Florida Department Of Agriculture And Consumer Services
item Adkins, Scott

Submitted to: New Disease Reports
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 11/24/2023
Publication Date: 2/22/2024
Citation: Dey, K., Vilez-Climent, M., Soria, P., Mcvay, J.M., Adkins, S.T. First report of mixed infection of jasmine mosaic-associated virus (JMaV) and jasmine virus H (JaVH) in jasmine species in Florida, United States. New Disease Reports. 25(2):210–211. 2024. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHP-08-23-0073-BR.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1094/PHP-08-23-0073-BR

Interpretive Summary: This is the first report of jasmine mosaic associated virus and jasmine virus H infection of jasmine in Florida. Descriptions of the symptoms on various jasmine species and diagnostic methods used are included. This report provides a timely account of these recently described viruses and potential economic losses in these ornamental crops for growers, Extension personnel, and local and Federal regulatory and research scientists.

Technical Abstract: As early as August 1999, jasmine with various viral disease symptoms including chlorotic ring and line patterns, and mottling, were observed in grower and landscape plantings of jasmine in Florida. Symptoms resembled those of two recently described virus species infecting jasmine elsewhere in the world: jasmine mosaic associated virus (JMaV) and jasmine virus H (JaVH). Several sets of primers specific for each virus amplified products of the expected size by RT-PCR from symptomatic samples. Nucleotide sequences of these amplicons were virtually identical to the corresponding region of JMaV and JaVH reference sequences. In some cases, both viruses were found infecting the same plant. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of JaVH and JMaV in Florida.