title: Evaluating Weeds as Hosts of Tomato yellow leaf curl virus.
abstract: Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) biotype B transmits Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV), which affects tomato production globally. Prompt destruction of virus reservoirs is a key component of virus management. Identification of weed hosts of TYLCV will be useful for reducing such reservoirs. The status of weeds as alternate hosts of TYLCV in Florida remains unclear. In greenhouse studies, B. tabaci adults from a colony reared on TYLCV-infected tomato were established in cages containing one of four weeds common to horticultural fields in central and south Florida. Cages containing tomato and cotton were also infested with viruliferous whiteflies as a positive control and negative control, respectively. Whitefly adults and plant tissue were tested periodically over 10 wk for the presence of TYLCV using PCR. After 10 wk, virus-susceptible tomato plants were placed in each cage to determine if whiteflies descended from the original adults were still infective. Results indicate that Bidens alba, Emilia fosbergii, and Raphanus raphanistrum are not hosts of TYLCV, and that Amaranthus retroflexus is a host.
authors: University of Florida, Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, 14625 CR 672, Wimauma, FL 33598. hughasmith@ufl.edu.
authors: Hugh A
authors: HA
authors: Smith
authors: University of Florida, Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, 14625 CR 672, Wimauma, FL 33598.
authors: Teresa E
authors: TE
authors: Seijo
authors: University of Florida, Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, 14625 CR 672, Wimauma, FL 33598.
authors: Gary E
authors: GE
authors: Vallad
authors: University of Florida, Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, 14625 CR 672, Wimauma, FL 33598.
authors: Natalia A
authors: NA
authors: Peres
authors: University of Florida, Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, 14625 CR 672, Wimauma, FL 33598.
authors: Keri L
authors: KL
authors: Druffel
mesh_terms: D027721:Amaranthus / Q000821:virology; D000818:Animals; D053839:Begomovirus / Q000502:physiology*; D005431:Florida; D006430:Hemiptera / Q000821:virology*; D018551:Solanum lycopersicum / Q000821:virology*; D010935:Plant Diseases / Q000821:virology*; D057685:Plant Weeds / Q000821:virology*
keywords: Amaranthus retroflexus; Begomovirus; Bemisia tabaci; Bidens alba; Raphanus raphanistrum