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The Weed Link in Zebra Chip Epidemiology: Suitability of Non-crop Solanaceae and Convolvulaceae to Potato Psyllid and “Candidatus Liberibacter Solanacearum”

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Potato psyllid (Bactericera cockerelli) is a vector of “Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum”, the pathogen associated with potato zebra chip disease. While the psyllid apparently colonizes potato from non-crop Solanaceae or Convolvulaceae, the identity of these weed sources is uncertain. We examined susceptibility of ten non-crop species (one Convolvulaceae and nine Solanaceae) to potato psyllid and Liberibacter, with an emphasis on psyllid populations (northwestern and western haplotypes) and plant species that are present in the Pacific Northwest. Psyllids of the western haplotype survived and developed on all plant species, while psyllids of the northwestern haplotype survived on all species except Solanum physalipholium. All species except Lycium barbarum and Convolvulus arvensis were susceptible to Liberibacter. Results of our study provide the most extensive examination of plant suitability to potato psyllid and Liberibacter and will lead to improved capabilities of predicting which potato fields are at risk to arrival of infective psyllids.

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El psílido de la papa (Bactericera cockerelli) es un vector de “Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum”, el patógeno asociado con la enfermedad de la papa rayada (zebra chip). Mientras que el psílido aparentemente coloniza la papa desde especies no cultivadas de Solanáceae o Convolvulaceae, es incierta la identidad de estas fuentes de malezas. Examinamos la susceptibilidad de diez especies no cultivadas (una Convolvulaceae y nueve Solanaceae) al psílido de la papa y a Liberibacter, con énfasis en las poblaciones del psílido (haplotipos noroccidentales y occidentales) y especies de plantas presentes en el Pacífico Noroccidental. Los psílidos del haplotipo del occidente sobrevivieron y se desarrollaron en todas las especies vegetales, mientras que los del haplotipo del noroccidente sobrevivieron en todas las especies excepto en Solanum physalipholium. Todas las especies, excepto Lycium barbarum y Convolvulus arvensis, fueron susceptibles a Liberibcter. Los resultados de nuestro estudio proporcionan el examen más extensivo de la susceptibilidad de las plantas al psílido de la papa y a Liberibacter y conducirá hacia capacidades mejoradas en la predicción de qué campos de papa estan en riesgo del arribo de psílidos infectivos.

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Pauline Anderson, Deb Broers, Steven Hildreth, and Sally Longoria provided technical support for psyllids and Liberibacter assays. Funding was provided by the Washington State Department of Agricultural Specialty Crop Block Grant project #K1761 and from the USDA-NIFA-SCRI Project #2015-51181-24292. Mention of trade names or commercial products in this article is solely for the purpose of providing specific information and does not imply recommendation or endorsement by the United States Department of Agriculture. USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

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    Timothy D. Waters

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Cooper, W.R., Horton, D.R., Miliczky, E. et al. The Weed Link in Zebra Chip Epidemiology: Suitability of Non-crop Solanaceae and Convolvulaceae to Potato Psyllid and “Candidatus Liberibacter Solanacearum”. Am. J. Potato Res. 96, 262–271 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12230-019-09712-z

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