ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Occurrence of Single and Mixed Viral Infections
of Grapevine (Vitis Spp.) in Azerbaijan
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Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnologies, Ministry of Science and Education of Azerbaijan Republic,
11 Izzat Nabiyev Str., AZ 1073, Baku, Azerbaijan
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Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran
Submission date: 2023-09-14
Final revision date: 2023-11-05
Acceptance date: 2023-11-28
Online publication date: 2024-04-24
Publication date: 2024-05-23
Corresponding author
Nargiz Sultanova
Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnologies, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, 11 Izzat Nabiyev Str., Baku AZ 1073, Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2024;33(4):4345-4353
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Viruses can adversely affect vines' vitality, longevity, quality, and quantity in single or mixed
infections. In this work, to detect single and mixed viral infections of grapevine in two central viticulture
regions of Azerbaijan, a total of 166 samples showing virus-like symptoms including yellows, reddening,
fan leaf, mosaic, leaf rolling, and shortening of internodes were collected during the growing seasons
of 2022-2023 from different vineyards and subjected to ELISA and RT-PCR analyses. Plant samples were
initially assayed using the one-step assay AgriStrip based on lateral flow immunochromatography and
DAS-ELISA with specific antisera for Grapevine fanleaf virus (GFLV), Grapevine leafroll-associated
virus 1 (GLRaV-1), Grapevine leafroll-associated virus 2 (GLRaV-2), Grapevine leafroll-associated
virus 3 (GLRaV-3), and Grapevine leafroll-associated virus 4 (GLRaV-4). Following serological tests,
65% (108 out of 166) of the examined samples exhibited a positive result for one or more of the specified
viruses. Total RNA was extracted, and synthesized cDNA was used to amplify a part of the coat protein
(CP) gene in RT-PCR using specific primers. Amplicons of the expected size of 1560 bp, 401 bp,
600 bp, 942 bp, 500 bp, and 272 bp were amplified for the mentioned viruses, respectively (but not
from healthy samples). The result of this study can be used in the management strategies of these viruses
in grapevine-producing areas of Azerbaijan.