Abstract
Grapevine virus A (GVA, Vitivirus) was transmitted experimentally by first and second instars of the scale insect Parthenolecanium corni from grapevine to grapevine and to the herbaceous host Nicotiana benthamiana. This is the first report of GVA transmission by P. corni. Grapevine leafroll-associated virus-1 (Ampelovirus) was always present in the donor grapevines and, in every case, GVA was transmitted simultaneously with this ampelovirus from grapevine to grapevine, suggesting possible interactions between the two viruses for transmission.
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We are grateful to VINIFLHOR (Grant No.W 01 01 68 05 0001 10) and INRA Department ‘Santé des Plantes et Environnement’ for financial support. Many thanks to Dr R. Sforza (USDA, Montpellier) for very helpful comments, to Dr C. Greif (INRA Colmar) for useful advise, to P. Cornuet (INRA Colmar) for technical help and to J. Misbach (INRA Colmar) for greenhouse production of plants.
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Hommay, G., Komar, V., Lemaire, O. et al. Grapevine virus A transmission by larvae of Parthenolecanium corni . Eur J Plant Pathol 121, 185–188 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10658-007-9244-3
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