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Acta Horticulturae Sinica ›› 2025, Vol. 52 ›› Issue (10): 2787-2798.doi: 10.16420/j.issn.0513-353x.2024-0797

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Molecular Identification and Genetic Variation Analysis of Chilli Veinal Mottle Virus Infecting Taro

CHEN Yue1,2,3, ZHENG Xue1, DONG Kun4, WU Kuo1, XIAO Xiangli5, LI Yu1, ZHANG Jie1,**()   

  1. 1 Yunnan Province Key Laboratory of Agricultural Biotechnology,Key Lab of the Southwestern Crop Gene Resources and Germplasm Innovation,Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs,Institute of Biotechnology and Germplasm Resources,Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences,Kunming 650205,China
    2 School of Life Sciences,Yunnan Normal University,Kunming 650500,China
    3 Southwest United Graduate School,Kunming 650092,China
    4 Fuyuan Konjac Institute,Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences,Qujing,Yunnan 655500,China
    5 School of Biological and Chemical Science,Pu’er University,Pu’er,Yunan 665000,China
  • Received:2024-11-22 Revised:2025-06-04 Online:2025-10-25 Published:2025-10-28
  • Contact: ZHANG Jie

Abstract:

To clarify the types of viral pathogens infecting taro[Colocasia esculenta(L.)Schott] samples in Yunnan Province,virus testing was conducted on taro samples collected from Fuyuan County,Yunnan Province that exhibited suspected symptoms of viral disease. The research results provide a theoretical basis for virus screening and effective prevention and control of taro plants in the future. PCR and RT-PCR detection of Yunnan taro samples were conducted using universal primers for virus genera such as BegomovirusPotyvirusOrthosporovirus and Tobamovirus,as well as specific primers for chilli vein mottle virus. The CP gene sequence of the ChiVMV isolate from Yunnan taro was obtained through cloning and sequencing. By combined the CP genes of other ChiVMV isolates which were published in GenBank,genetic variation and population genetic structure analysis were conducted using bioinformatics software. The ChiVMV CP gene conservation high conservation during the evolutionary process. The identity of nucleotide and amino acid sequences of the CP gene between the Yunnan taro isolate obtained in this study and 29 ChiVMV isolates was 85.13%-99.65% and 90.59%-99.65%,respectively. Phylogenetic analysis and trait association analysis shows that there was a signification between the genetic differentiation of ChiVMV and the geographical origin of its isolates to a certain extent,but not significantly correlated with the species of host plants. Analysis of genetic diversity and population genetic structure indicates that,influenced by geographical factors,all four geographical populations of ChiVMV isolates display high levels of genetic diversity. Genetic drift and gene flow were significant means of genetic variation in ChiVMV populations. This study represents the first report on the natural invasion of ChiVMV into the Araceae plant,taro. The research results enrich the host range and population genetic information of ChiVMV,which is of great significance for monitoring the spread of ChiVMV in China.

Key words: Colocasia esculenta(L.)Schott, chilli veinal mottle virus, CP gene, genetic variation, population genetic structure