WERA20: Management of Diseases Caused by Systemic Pathogens in Fruit Crops and Woody Ornamentals
(Multistate Research Coordinating Committee and Information Exchange Group)
Status: Active
SAES-422 Reports
07/08/2023
- Dahan, J., Orellana, G.E., Lee, J., and Karasev, A.V. Genome sequences of two grapevine rupestris stem pitting-associated virus variants from Vitis vinifera cv. Riesling in Idaho, U.S.A. Microbiology Resource Announcements 12 (4): e01366-22 (https://doi.org/10.1128/MRA.01366-22).
- Dahan, J., Orellana, G.E., Lee, J., and Karasev, A.V. Occurrence of grapevine-associated tymo-like virus in wine grapes in the United States. Plant Disease 107: 592 (https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-05-22-1140-PDN).
- Dahan, J., Thompson, B.D., Lee, J., and Karasev, A.V. 2021. First report of grapevine rupestris vein feathering virus in wine grapes in Idaho. Plant Disease 105: 3309 (https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-04-21-0728-PDN).
- Donda, B.P., Kesoju, S.R., Arnold, K., McRoberts, N. and Naidu, R.A. 2022. Spatio-Temporal Spread of Grapevine Leafroll Disease in Washington State Vineyards. Plant Disease 107:1471-1480. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-04-22-0939-RE
- Druciarek, T., Lewandowski, M. and Tzanetakis, I.E., 2023. Identification of a second vector for rose rosette virus. Plant Disease, https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-11-22-2686-SC
- Medberry, A.M. Srivastava, A., Diaz-Lara, A., Al Rwahnih, M., Villamor E.V. and Tzanetakis, I.E. 2023. A novel, divergent member of the Rhabdoviridae infects strawberry. Plant Disease 107: 620-623
- Villamor, D.V.V., Sierra Mejia, A., Martin, R.R. and Tzanetakis, I.E., 2023. Genomic analysis and development of infectious clone of a novel carlavirus infecting blueberry. Phytopathology 113: 98-103
- Medberry, A.M. and Tzanetakis, I.E. 2022. Identification, characterization, and detection of a novel strawberry cytorhabdovirus. Plant Disease 106: 2784-2787
- Vakić, M., Stainton, D., Delic, D., and Tzanetakis, I.E. 2022. Characterization of the first Rubus yellow net virus genome from blackberry. Virus Genes 58: 594-597
- Osman, F., Dang, T., Bodaghi, S., Haq, R., Lavagi-Craddock, I., Rawstern, A., Rodriguez, E., Polek, M., Wulff, N. A., Roberts, R., Pietersen, G., Englezou, A., Donovan, N., Folimonova, S. Y., & Vidalakis, G. (2022). Update and validation of the 16S rDNA qPCR assay for the detection of three ‘Candidatus’ Liberibacter species following current MIQE guidelines and workflow. PhytoFrontiers™. https://doi.org/10.1094/phytofr-04-22-0046-fi
- Chambers, G. A., Geering, A. D. W., Holford, P., Vidalakis, G., & Donovan, N. J. (2022). Development of a one-step RT-qPCR detection assay for the newly described citrus viroid VII. Journal of Virological Methods, 299, 114330. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jviromet.2021.114330
- Lavagi-Craddock, I., Dang, T., Comstock, S., Osman, F., Bodaghi, S., & Vidalakis, G. (2022). Transcriptome Analysis of Citrus Dwarfing Viroid Induced Dwarfing Phenotype of Sweet Orange on Trifoliate Orange Rootstock. Microorganisms, 10(6), 1144. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10061144
- Dang, T., Bodaghi, S., Osman, F., Wang, J., Rucker, T., Tan, S.-H., Huang, A., Pagliaccia, D., Comstock, S., Lavagi-Craddock, I., Gadhave, K. R., Quijia-Lamina, P., Mitra, A., Ramirez, B., Uribe, G., Syed, A., Hammado, S., Mimou, I., Campos, R., … Vidalakis, G. (2022). A comparative analysis of RNA isolation methods optimized for high-throughput detection of viral pathogens in California’s regulatory and disease management program for citrus propagative materials. Frontiers in Agronomy, 4. https://doi.org/10.3389/fagro.2022.911627
- Dang, T., Wang, H., Espíndola, A. S., Habiger, J., Vidalakis, G., & Cardwell, K. (2022). Development and statistical validation of e-probe diagnostic nucleic acid analysis (EDNA) detection assays for the detection of citrus pathogens from raw high throughput sequencing data. PhytoFrontiers™. https://doi.org/10.1094/phytofr-05-22-0047-fi
- Xi, M., Deyett, E., Ginnan, N., Ashworth, V. E. T. M., Dang, T., Bodaghi, S., Vidalakis, G., Roper, M. C., Glassman, S. I., & Rolshausen, P. E. (2022). Geographic Location, Management Strategy, and Huanglongbing Disease Affect Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungal Communities Across U.S. Citrus Orchards. Phytobiomes Journal, 6(4), 342–353. https://doi.org/10.1094/pbiomes-03-22-0014-r
- Pagliaccia, D., Hill, D., Dang, E., Uribe, G., De Francesco, A., Milton, R., De La Torre, A., Mounkam, A., Dang, T., Botaghi, S., Lavagi-Craddock, I., Syed, A., Grover, W., Okamba, A., & Vidalakis, G. (2023). Automating Citrus Budwood Processing for Downstream Pathogen Detection Through Instrument Engineering. Journal of Visualized Experiments, 194. https://doi.org/10.3791/65159
- Rao A., Lavagi-Craddock I., and Vidalakis G. (eds.) 2022. Viroids: Methods and Protocols, Methods in Molecular Biology. Springer, Vol. 2316. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-1464-8_4
- Hoffmann, M., Volk, E., Talton, W., Al Rwahnih, M., Almeyda, C., Burrack, H., Blaauw, B., Bertone, M. 2021. Grapevine Virus Distribution, Identification, and Management in North Carolina. NC State Extension Publications. AG-911.
- Fuchs, M., Almeyda, C.V., Al Rwahnih, M., Atallah, S.S., Cieniewicz, E.J., Farrar, K., Foote, W.R., Golino, D.A., Gómez, M.I., Harper, S.J., Kelly, M.K., Martin, R.R., Martinson, T., Osman, F.M., Park, K., Scharlau, V., Smith, R., Tzanetakis, I.E., Vidalakis, G., and Welliver, R. 2021. Economic studies reinforce efforts to safeguard specialty crops in the United States. https://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/PDIS-05-20-1061-FE.
- Hoffmann M, Talton W, Nita M, Jones T, Al Rwahnih M, Sudarshana MR and Almeyda CV. 2020. First Report of Grapevine leafroll-associated virus 3 (GLRaV-3) in Vitis vinifera in North Carolina. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42161-020-00710-3
- Hoffmann M, Talton W, Nita M, Jones T, Al Rwahnih M, Sudarshana MR and Almeyda CV. 2020. First Report of Grapevine red blotch virus, the Causal Agent of Grapevine Red Blotch Disease, in Vitis vinifera in North Carolina. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-07-19-1539-PDN
- Hamim I, Suzuki JY, Borth WB, Melzer MJ, Wall MM,Hu JS. 2022. Preserving plant samples from remote locations for detection of RNA and DNA viruses. Front Microbiol. 2022 Aug 25;13:930329. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.930329.
- Larrea-Sarmiento A, Olmedo-Velarde A, Wang X,Borth W, Domingo R, Matsumoto TK, Suzuki JY, Wall MM, Melzer M, Hu JS 2022. Genetic Diversity of viral populations associated with ananas germplasm and improvement of virus diagnostic protocols. Pathogens 2022, 11, 1470. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens11121470
- Larrea-Sarmiento A, Geering ADW, Olmedo-Velarde A, Wang X,Borth W, Matsumoto TK, Suzuki JY, Wall MM, Melzer M, Moyle R, Sharman M, Hu JS, Thomas JE. 2022. Genome sequence of pineapple secovirus B, a second sadwavirus reported infecting Ananas comosus. Arch Virol. 2022 Oct 21. doi: 10.1007/s00705-022-05590-9.
- Lee, J., Rennaker, C.D., Thompson, B.D., Dahan, J., and Karasev, A.V. 2023. Idaho ‘Cabernet Sauvignon’ grape composition altered by grapevine leafroll-associated virus 3. NFS Journal 30: 1-6 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nfs.2023.02.002).
- Lee, J., Rennaker, C.D., Thompson, B.D., and Karasev, A.V. 2021. Influence of Grapevine red blotch virus (GRBV) on Idaho ‘Syrah’ grape composition. Scientia Horticulturae 282: 110055 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2021.110055).
- Diaz-Lara A, Aguilar-Molina VH, Monjarás-Barrera JI, Vončina D, Erickson TM, Al Rwahnih M. Potential Implications and Management of Grapevine Viruses in Mexico: A Review. International Journal of Plant Biology. 2023; 14(1):177-189. DOI: 3390/ijpb14010015
- Choi J, Osatuke AC, Erich G, Stevens K, Hwang MS, Al Rwahnih M, Fuchs M. High-Throughput Sequencing Reveals Tobacco and Tomato Ringspot Viruses in Pawpaw. Plants. 2022; 11(24):3565. DOI: 10.3390/plants11243565
- Wwang, X., Larrea-Sarmiento, A., Olmedo Velarde, A., Al Rwahnih, M., Borth, W.B., Suzuki, J., Wall, M. M., Melzer, M., and Hu, J. 2022. Survey of viruses infecting Basella alba in Hawaii. Plant Disease. DOI: 1094/PDIS-02-22-0449-SR
- Hoyle, V, Flasco, MT, Choi, J, Cieniewicz, EJ, McLane, H, Perry, K, Dangl, G, Al Rwahnih, M, Heck, M, Loeb, G, Fuchs, MF., 2022. Transmission of Grapevine Red Blotch Virus by Spissistilus festinus [Say, 1830] (Hemiptera: Membracidae) between Free-Living Vines and Vitis vinifera 'Cabernet Franc'. VIRUSES-BASEL, 14(6). DOI: 10.3390/v14061156
- Voncina, D, Diaz-Lara, A, Preiner, D, Al Rwahnih, M, Stevens, K, Juri, S, Malenica, N, Simon, S, Meng, BZ, Maletic, E, Fulgosi, H, Cvjetkovic, B., 2022. Virus and Virus-like Pathogens in the Grapevine Virus Collection of Croatian Autochthonous Grapevine Cultivars. PLANTS-BASEL, 11(11). DOI: 10.3390/plants11111485
- Medberry AN, Srivastava A, Diaz-Lara A, Al Rwahnih M, Villamor DEV, Tzanetakis IE., 2023. A novel, divergent member of the Rhabdoviridae infects strawberry. Plant disease. DOI: 10.1094/pdis-05-22-1078-sc
- Kuo YW, Bednarska A, Al Rwahnih M, Falk BW., 2022. Development of Agrobacterium tumefaciens Infiltration of Infectious Clones of Grapevine Geminivirus A Directly into Greenhouse-Grown Grapevine and Nicotiana benthamiana Plants. Phytopathology, PHYTO01220015R. DOI: 10.1094/phyto-01-22-0015-r
- Lebas, B., Adams, I., Al Rwahnih, M., Baeyen, S., Bilodeau, G.J., Blouin, A.G., Boonham, N., Candresse, T., Chandelier, A., De Jonghe, K. and Fox, A., 2022. Facilitating the adoption of high-throughput sequencing technologies as a plant pest diagnostic test in laboratories: A step-by-step description. EPPO Bulletin. 52(2): 394-418.DOI: 10.1111/epp.12863
- Bennypaul, H.S., Sanderson, D.S., Donaghy, P., Abdullahi, I., Green, M., Klaassen, V. and Al Rwahnih, M., 2022. Development of a one-step RT-qPCR assay for the detection of Grapevine leafroll-associated virus 7. Journal of Virological Methods, 308: 114578.DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2022.114578
- Jagunić, M., Diaz-Lara, A., Szőke, L., Rwahnih, M.A., Stevens, K., Zdunić, G. and Vončina, D., 2022. Incidence and Genetic Diversity of Grapevine Virus G in Croatian Vineyards. Plants. DOI: 10.3390/plants11182341
- ter Horst, A.M., Fudyma, J.D., Bak, A., Hwang, M.S., Santos-Medellin, C., Stevens, K., Rizzo, D., Al Rwahnih, M. and Emerson, J.B, 2022. RNA viral communities are structured by host plant phylogeny in oak and conifer leaves. Phytobiomes Journal. DOI: 10.1094/PBIOMES-12-21-0080-R
- Jagunić, M., Diaz-Lara, A., Rwahnih, M.A., Preiner, D., Stevens, K., Zdunić, G., Hwang, M. and Vončina, D., 2022. Grapevine Badnavirus 1: Detection, Genetic Diversity, and Distribution in Croatia. Plants. DOI: 10.3390/plants11162135
11/25/2024
Abrahamian, P., Tian, T., Posis, K., Guo, Y. Y., Yu, D., Blomquist, C. L., Wei, G., Adducci, B. A., Vidalakis, G., Bodaghi, S., Osman, F., Roy, A., Nunziata, S., Nakhla, M. K., Mavrodieva, V., & Rivera, Y. 2023. Genetic analysis of the emerging citrus yellow vein clearing virus reveals a divergent virus population in American isolates. Plant Disease. https://doi.org/10.1094/pdis-09-23-1963-re
Aknadibossian, V., Freitas-Astúa, J., Vidalakis, G., & Folimonova, S. Y. 2023. Citrus Phantom Disorders of Presumed Virus and Virus-like Origin: What Have We Learned in the Past Twenty Years? Journal of Citrus Pathology, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.5070/c410161176
Aknadibossian, V., Freitas-Astúa, J., Vidalakis, G., Thermoz, J.-P., Licciardello, G., Catara, A., Batista, L., Pérez, J. M., Peña, I., Zamora, V., & Folimonova, S. Y. 2024. Further investigation on citrus phantom disorders of unconfirmed viral etiology. Journal of Citrus Pathology, 11(2). https://doi.org/10.5070/c411263792
Alabi, O.J., Stevens, K., Oladokun, J.O., Villegas, C., Hwang, M.S., Al Rwahnih, M., Tian, T., Hernandez, I., Ouro-Djobo, A., Sétamou, M. and Jifon, J.L. 2024. Discovery and characterization of two highly divergent variants of a novel potyvirus species infecting Madagascar periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus L.). Plant Disease 108: 2494-2502.
Bodaghi, S., Tyler Dang, Huizi Wang, Andres Espindola, Irene Lavagi-Craddock, Fatima Osman, Marcos Ribeiro, Danielle Do Nascimento, Arunabha Mitra, Josh Habiger, Kitty Cardwell and Georgios Vidalakis. 2024. E-probes targeting citrus pathogens as a new diagnostic standard. Citrograph. Vol. 15:2, Spring 2024 p.44-47. https://citrusresearch.org/citrograph/archive
Chambers, G. A., Geering, A. D., Holford, P., Kehoe, M. A., Vidalakis, G., & Donovan, N. J. 2023. A reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay for the detection of citrus exocortis viroid in Australian citrus. Australasian Plant Pathology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13313-023-00903-1
Dahan, J., Orellana, G.E., Lee, J., and Karasev, A.V. 2023. Grapevine endophyte endornavirus and two new endornaviruses found associated with grapevines (Vitis vinifera L.) in Idaho, USA. Viruses 15 (6): 1347 (https://doi.org/10.3390/v15061347).
Dahan, J., Orellana, G.E., Lee, J., and Karasev, A.V. 2024. Occurrence of grapevine yellow speckle viroid 2 and Australian grapevine viroid in Idaho grapevines. Plant Disease 108: 1121 (https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-01-24-0034-PDN).
Douhan, G., Vidalakis, G., 2023. A new citrus virus to North America, citrus yellow vein clearing virus, was recently detected in residential properties in the San Joaquin Valley of California. International Organization of Citrus Virologists (IOCV). Newsletter. Riverside, CA. https://iocv.ucr.edu/sites/default/files/2024-01/iocv_news_letter_202307.pdf
Druciarek, T., Sierra Mejia, A., Zagrodzki, S.K., Singh, S., Ho, T., Lewandowski, M. and Tzanetakis, I.E. 2024. Phyllocoptes parviflori is a distinct species and a vector of the pervasive blackberry leaf mottle associated virus. Infection, Genetics and Evolution: 105538 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meegid.2023.105538
Hajizadeh, M., Amirnia, F., Srivastava, A. and Tzanetakis I.E. 2024. First Report of Strawberry Virus 3 Infecting Strawberry in Iran. Plant Disease 108: 539. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-06-23-1072-SR
Ho, T., Broome, J.C., Buhler, J.P., O’Donovan, W., Tian, T., Diaz-Lara, A., Martin, R.R. and Tzanetakis, I.E. 2024. Integration of Rubus yellow net virus in the raspberry genome: A story centuries in the making. Virology 591: 109991 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.virol.2024.109991
Lavagi, V., Kaplan, J., Vidalakis, G., Ortiz, M., Rodriguez, M. V., Amador, M., Hopkins, F., Ying, S., & Pagliaccia, D. 2024. Recycling Agricultural Waste to Enhance Sustainable Greenhouse Agriculture: Analyzing the Cost-Effectiveness and Agronomic Benefits of Bokashi and Biochar Byproducts as Soil Amendments in Citrus Nursery Production. Sustainability, 16(14), 6070. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16146070
Lavagi-Craddock, I., Harper, S., Krueger, R., Quijia-Lamiña, P., & Vidalakis, G. 2024. Policies, regulations, and production of viroid-free propagative plant materials for sustainable agriculture. Fundamentals of Viroid Biology, 337–361. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-323-99688-4.00023-7
Liu, C.-W., Bodaghi, S., Vidalakis, G., & Tsutsui, H. 2024. Quick Plant Sample Preparation Methods Using a Micro-Homogenizer for the Detection of Multiple Citrus Pathogens. Chemosensors, 12(6), 105. https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors12060105
Mejia, A.S., Villamor, D.E.V. and Tzanetakis, I.E. 2024. A step closer in dissecting individual virus attributes in the blackberry yellow vein disease complex. Acta Horticulturae 1388: 373-376 DOI10.17660/ActaHortic.2024.1388.54
Mitra, A., Sohrab Bodaghi, Kiran R. Gadhave, Sydney Helm, Rodriguez, Raymond K. Yokomi, Abigail M. Frolli, Ashraf El-Kereamy, and Georgios Vidalakis. 2024. Biology and transmissibility of CYVaV-like RNA. Citrograph. Vol. 15:2, Spring 2024 p.64-70. https://citrusresearch.org/citrograph/archive
Pagliaccia, D., Ortiz, M., Rodriguez, M. V., Abbott, S., De Francesco, A., Amador, M., Lavagi, V., Maki, B., Hopkins, F., Kaplan, J., Ying, S., & Vidalakis, G. 2024. Enhancing soil health and nutrient availability for Carrizo citrange (X Citroncirus sp.) through bokashi and biochar amendments: An exploration into indoor sustainable soil ecosystem management. Scientia Horticulturae, 326, 112661. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2023.112661
Reyes-Proano, E., Knerr, A.J., and Karasev, A.V. 2024. Molecular characterization of birch toti-like virus, a plant-associated member in the new family Orthototiviridae. Archives in Virology 169: 140 (https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-024-06067-7).
Singh, S., Stainton, D. and Tzanetakis, I.E. 2024. Development of rapid and affordable virus-mimicking artificial positive controls. Plant Disease 108: 30-34 https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-06-23-1072-SR
Singh, S., Stainton, D. and Tzanetakis, I.E. 2024. No controls? No problem. A novel approach to develop controls that mimic natural virus infection. Acta Horticulturae 1388: 213-216 DOI 10.17660/ActaHortic.2024.1388.32
Tan, S., Bodaghi, S., Mitra, A., Comstock, S., Huang, A., Hammado, S., Liu, J., Abu-Hajar, S., Quijia-Lamina, P., Villalba-Salazar, G. R., Douhan, G. W., Lavagi-Craddock, I., Frolli, A. M., El-Kereamy, A., & Vidalakis, G. 2024. Two distinct viral suppressors of RNA silencing encoded by citrus tatter leaf virus. Journal of Citrus Pathology, 11(2). https://doi.org/10.5070/c411262591
Vidalakis, G. 2024. The Citrus Clonal Protection Program. Ten stages of budwood production and distribution and performance metrics. Citrograph. Vol. 15:2, Spring 2024 p.38-42. https://citrusresearch.org/citrograph/archive.
Voncina, D., Jagunic, M., De Stradis, A., Diaz-Lara, A., Al Rwahnih, M., Scepanovic, M., Almeida, R.P.P. 2024. New host plant species of grapevine virus A identified with vector-mediated infections. Plant Disease 108: 125-130.