Dec 23, 2015
VIRUS INFECTION OF ORNAMENTAL PLANTS IN
HUNGARY
József HORVÁTH 1 - Éva BARACSI 1 - András TAKÁCS2 - Gabriella KAZINCZI2 - Richard GÁBORJÁNYI 1 - Rita
KRAJCZINGER 1
1 University of Veszprém, Georgikon Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, H-8361 Keszthely, P.O.Box 71, Hungary2Office for Academy Research Groups Attached to Universities and Other Institutions, Virology Group,
University of Veszprém, Georgikon Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, H-8361 Keszthely, P.O.Box 71, Hungary
Introduction
• The economic importance of the ornamental plant production has shown remarkable growth.
• The goal of our work was to make a virological survey of herbaceous ornamental plants in Hungary.
Materials
• 54 samples (Echinacea purpurea, Heuchera sanguinea, Hosta sp., Paeonia lactiflora, Petunia sp., Pulmonaria sp. and Zanthedeschia aetiopica).
• Samples were collected from companies, public areas and private gardens, from different regions (Felsőpáhok, Gyenesdiás, Helvécia, Hódmezővásárhely, Keszthely, Nyírbátor, Tata) of Hungary.
Hosta sp. Heuchera sanguinea
Pulmonaria sp. Paeonia lactiflora
Echinacea purpurea Petunia sp.
Zanthedeschia aetiopica
Methods
• DAS ELISA test
• CMV, PVX, PVY, TMV, ToMV and TSWV
Results• Mosaic, chlorosis, leaf deformation, and necrotic
lesions have been observed on the collected plants.
• 11 samples were infected with the examined viruses.
• PVY in the Pulmonaria sp.• TSWV in the Heuchera sanguinea.• CMV, PVY, TMV and TSWV complex infection in
one Echinacea purpurea.• CMV (5), PVY (4), TMV (2) in the Petunia
samples [P. Surfinia Blue ’Sunblu’ (PVY, TMV and CMV) and P. Surfinia Purple ’Shili Brillar’ (PVY and TMV) ].
Discussion
• The identified viruses play an important role not only in the horticultural, but also in the other crop production.
• The identification of viruses in an ornamental crop is the first step to the control of diseases.
• The intensification of ornamental plant production, the introduction of contaminated propagation plant material, and the outbreaks of virus vectors may play role in the establishment and distribution of viral diseases.
• All of the investigated plants are perennial, except petunia ones. Perennials as virus reservoirs have a special great importance in the epidemiology of viruses.
Acknowledgements
We are grateful to the National Scientific Research Found (OTKA T048323) for their financial support.