AGROALNEXT Project: Vegetable viruses: integrated management strategies, analysis of their impact on virus epidemiology and resilience

Coordinator/Entity Name: Verónica Truniger Rietmann
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Email coordinator/entity: truniger@cebas.csic.e
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Type Project
Scope Autonómico
Autonomous community Murcia, Región de
Main source of financing NextGenerationEU
Project website Web del Proyecto

Description

The project studies integrated management strategies for viral diseases in melon, lettuce, tomato, and cucumber. It employs massive sequencing, analyzes the epidemiology of emerging viruses such as ToBRFV and CGMMV, and evaluates the effect of tolerant varieties and thermal conditions.

Contextual description

Plant viruses are agents that cause serious economic losses in vegetable crops. Plant virus control relies on hygienic measures, vector control, the use of resistant varieties, and cross-protection. Often, these methods are insufficient or ineffective, especially in the case of emerging viral diseases.

Results

Growing conditions (conventional vs. organic) determine the lettuce virome. Different RNA elements have been identified at the non-coding ends of the ToBRFV viral genome that are important for protein translation. Currently cultivated cucumber varieties are susceptible to new CGMMV strains.

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