<em>In vitro</em> thermotherapy and shoot-tip culture to eliminate <em>Caper latent virus</em> in <em>Capparis spinosa</em>
Capparis spinosa plants in the Sicilian Islands, Italy, are frequently infected with Caper latent virus (CapLV). CapLV affects the vigour and longevity of caper plants and exacerbates the effect of other adverse biotic and abiotic factors. To have CapLV-free cuttings of caper for multiplication and...
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doaj-e5e3f3418c0843868346711aa95e4fa72020-11-25T03:25:21ZengFirenze University PressPhytopathologia Mediterranea0031-94651593-20952008-08-0147210.14601/Phytopathol_Mediterr-26142584<em>In vitro</em> thermotherapy and shoot-tip culture to eliminate <em>Caper latent virus</em> in <em>Capparis spinosa</em>Laura TomassoliGiovanni di LerniaAntonio TiberiniGelsomina ChiotaElisa CatenaroMarina BarbaCapparis spinosa plants in the Sicilian Islands, Italy, are frequently infected with Caper latent virus (CapLV). CapLV affects the vigour and longevity of caper plants and exacerbates the effect of other adverse biotic and abiotic factors. To have CapLV-free cuttings of caper for multiplication and new planting is therefore advantageous for a revival of this crop wherever it is cultivated. An improved procedure for the in vitro thermotherapy combined with the culture of the shoot tips of C. spinosa has been applied to caper material collected from Salina (Aeolian Archipelago) and Pantelleria. More than of 60% (Salina) and 90% (Pantelleria) of the shoot tips survived, and 89–93% of the regenerated plantlets were CapLV-free when tested by RT-PCR. This is the first report on eliminating CapLV from caper plants.https://oajournals.fupress.net/index.php/pm/article/view/5245 |
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Laura Tomassoli Giovanni di Lernia Antonio Tiberini Gelsomina Chiota Elisa Catenaro Marina Barba <em>In vitro</em> thermotherapy and shoot-tip culture to eliminate <em>Caper latent virus</em> in <em>Capparis spinosa</em> Phytopathologia Mediterranea |
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<em>In vitro</em> thermotherapy and shoot-tip culture to eliminate <em>Caper latent virus</em> in <em>Capparis spinosa</em> |
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<em>In vitro</em> thermotherapy and shoot-tip culture to eliminate <em>Caper latent virus</em> in <em>Capparis spinosa</em> |
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<em>In vitro</em> thermotherapy and shoot-tip culture to eliminate <em>Caper latent virus</em> in <em>Capparis spinosa</em> |
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<em>In vitro</em> thermotherapy and shoot-tip culture to eliminate <em>Caper latent virus</em> in <em>Capparis spinosa</em> |
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<em>In vitro</em> thermotherapy and shoot-tip culture to eliminate <em>Caper latent virus</em> in <em>Capparis spinosa</em> |
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<em>in vitro</em> thermotherapy and shoot-tip culture to eliminate <em>caper latent virus</em> in <em>capparis spinosa</em> |
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Phytopathologia Mediterranea |
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0031-9465 1593-2095 |
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Capparis spinosa plants in the Sicilian Islands, Italy, are frequently infected with Caper latent virus (CapLV). CapLV affects the vigour and longevity of caper plants and exacerbates the effect of other adverse biotic and abiotic factors. To have CapLV-free cuttings of caper for multiplication and new planting is therefore advantageous for a revival of this crop wherever it is cultivated. An improved procedure for the in vitro thermotherapy combined with the culture of the shoot tips of C. spinosa has been applied to caper material collected from Salina (Aeolian Archipelago) and Pantelleria. More than of 60% (Salina) and 90% (Pantelleria) of the shoot tips survived, and 89–93% of the regenerated plantlets were CapLV-free when tested by RT-PCR. This is the first report on eliminating CapLV from caper plants. |
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