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WAI.KINSHtAW, C. ].. and R.11.LARSON. 1959. Corky ringspot <strong>of</strong><br />

potato. A soil-borne virus disease. Wis. Agric. Exp. Sin. Res. Bull.<br />

217. 31 pp.<br />

(Prepared by 1). P. Weingartner)<br />

<strong>Potato</strong> Yellow Dwarf Virus<br />

<strong>Potato</strong> yellow dwarf virus (PYDV) occurs in Canada and in<br />

the United States in Michigan, New York. and Wisconsin.<br />

Disease outbreaks have not been reported for almost 40 years.<br />

Symptoms<br />

Vines from infected seed pieces are dwarfed and brittle, and<br />

Vine eedpiees frm ifeced re wared nd ritleand<br />

the entire plant has a yellowish cast. I.eaflet margins roll<br />

upward, but the longitudinal axis <strong>of</strong> the leaflet curves<br />

downward (Plate 71). Pith necrosis <strong>of</strong> stems is common,<br />

appearing shortly after foliage chlorosis. Necrosis beginning<br />

near the growing point may eventually extend the length <strong>of</strong> the<br />

stem (Fig. 86).<br />

Tubcrs are usulally few, small, and deformed. A dark brown<br />

necrosis, which may easily he confused with heat necrosis,<br />

occurs<br />

i<br />

throughout the tuber, with only the xylem elements<br />

apparently unaffected (Fig. 86). Failure <strong>of</strong> infected tubers to<br />

germinate, resulting in widespread stand reduction, is<br />

characteristic.<br />

Causal Agent<br />

'YI)V isbacilliform, with particles measuring about 380 X 75<br />

It.<br />

*;<br />

fVirology<br />

Fig. 86. Yellow dwarf virus: tuber surface cracking, internal<br />

necrosis, and pith necrosis <strong>of</strong> stem. (Courtesy J. H. Muncie)<br />

82<br />

nm. Virions are closely associated with the nucleus <strong>of</strong> infected<br />

cells. Approximately 20%' <strong>of</strong> the virus is lipid. Of the four major<br />

structural proteins (with molecular weights <strong>of</strong> 22, 33, 56, and 78<br />

X 10 ). the largest is a glycoprotein. The virus contains singlestranded<br />

ribonucleic acid (molecular weight 4.6 X 10"').<br />

Infectivity <strong>of</strong> PYI)V in Nicotiana rustica sap is retained for<br />

2.5-12 hr at 23-27 -<br />

0 C. Dilution end point is usually about 10<br />

and thermal inactivation, about 50'C. IPYDV does not<br />

withstand desiccation in N. rustica leaves nor prolonged storage<br />

in frozen leaves. Purification <strong>of</strong> PYI)V is difficult because the<br />

virus is quite labile.<br />

Epidemiology<br />

PYDV, the only known virus borne by leafhoppers that isalso<br />

mechanically transmissible, consists <strong>of</strong> two closely related<br />

forms, one transmitted by Aceratagallia sanguinolenita but not<br />

byrAgalona<br />

by Agallia<br />

transmittedand another transmitted wit t nr<br />

constrictaand another tiansmitted with tile inverse<br />

vector relationship. Agalha quadrupuncata has been reported<br />

to transmit both forms. PYDV is propagative in the vector. No<br />

transmission through true seed his been recorded. PYDV is<br />

c r m o erion t oee xt in poaor .<br />

carried from one generation to the next in <strong>Potato</strong> tubers.<br />

High temperatures enhance vine symptoms and reduce plant<br />

emergence from infected tubers, whereas low temperatures<br />

increase plant or sprout emergence and suppress vine<br />

s p l s mu s<br />

symptoms.<br />

Other Hosts<br />

In addition to solanaceous plants, vectors have transmitted<br />

the virus to me<strong>mb</strong>ers <strong>of</strong> Compositac, Cruciferae, Labiatae,<br />

Leguminosae. Polygonaceae, and Scrophulariaccae.<br />

N. rushica and N.glutinosa can be mechanically inoculated by<br />

rubbing.<br />

In N. rustica, primary lesions Occur, followed by systemic<br />

invasion. This host serves for virus assay and propagation.<br />

hChr.santhemtnn leucanthetan var. pinnatqiidn, oxeye<br />

daisy. is the principal source <strong>of</strong> infection for potato crops.<br />

Control<br />

I) Plant certified seed produced in areas where PYDV is not<br />

found.<br />

2) Plant certified seed produced as far as possible from clover<br />

fields in infested areas to avoid the clover leafhopper,<br />

Aceratagallia sanguinolenta, which can harbor the virus<br />

through the winter. Table stock potatoes should not be planted<br />

adjacent to clover fields in infested areas.<br />

3) Plant tolerant cultivars. Cultivars shown to be fieldtolerant<br />

are Chippewa, Katahdin. Russet Burbank, and Sebago.<br />

Selected References<br />

BI.ACK, I.. M. 1937. A study l<strong>of</strong>'potato yellowdwarf in New York. N.Y.<br />

Agric. Exp. Sin.. Cornell. Mem 209. 23 pp.<br />

BLACK. I..M. 1970. <strong>Potato</strong> yellow dwarf virus. No. 35 in: Descriptions<br />

<strong>of</strong> Plant Viruses. Cormonw,. Mycol. Inst., Assoc. Appl. Biol., Kew,<br />

Surrey. England.<br />

HStU, II. T.. and .. M. BI.ACK. 1973. Polyethylene glycol for<br />

purification <strong>of</strong> potato yellow dwarf virus. Phytopathology<br />

63:692-696.<br />

MacI.EOI), R., . M. BL+ACK, AND F. H. MOYER. 1966. The fine<br />

structure and intracellular localiation <strong>of</strong> potato yellow dwarf virus.<br />

29:540-552.<br />

tMUNCIE, .1.II. 1935. Yellow dwarf disease <strong>of</strong> potatoes. Mich. Agric.<br />

Exp. Stn. Spec. Bull. 260. 18 pp.<br />

WAI.KER,-1. C.. and R. II. I.ARSON. 1939. Yellowdwarf <strong>of</strong>potato in<br />

Wisconsin. .1.Agric. Res. 59:259-280.<br />

(Prepared by H. Darling and S. Slack)<br />

Alfalfa Mosaic Virus<br />

Alfalfa mosaic virus (AMV) is found worldwide but is<br />

generally considered <strong>of</strong> little economic importance in potatoes.

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