First record of Turnip mosaic virus in Pachycladon spp. (Brassicaceae): an endangered native plant species in New Zealand

J. D. Fletcher; R. A. Lister; S. R. Bulman; P. B. Heenan

doi:10.1071/DN10004

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First record of Turnip mosaic virus in Pachycladon spp. (Brassicaceae): an endangered native plant species in New Zealand

J. D. Fletcher ^A ^C , R. A. Lister ^A , S. R. Bulman ^A and P. B. Heenan ^B

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^A The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Limited, Private Bag 4704, Christchurch, New Zealand.

^B Manaaki Whenua-Landcare Research, PO Box 40, Lincoln 7640, New Zealand.

^C Corresponding author. Email: john.fletcher@plantandfood.co.nz

Australasian Plant Disease Notes 5(1) 9-10 https://doi.org/10.1071/DN10004
Submitted: 26 September 2009 Accepted: 15 December 2009 Published: 1 February 2010

Abstract

Pachycladon comprises nine native species from the South Island, New Zealand, including several threatened species. Virus-like disease symptoms were observed in a Pachycladon species collection. This is the first record of a virus in Pachycladon and a further report of Turnip mosaic virus (TuMV) infections in New Zealand native hosts. This may be the first record of association between the aphid species Aulacorthum solani and Pachycladon.

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