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ArticleScientific reports2024

Detection and identification of Bogia coconut syndrome phytoplasma from seed-associated tissues and seedlings of coconut (Cocos nucifera) and betel nut (Areca catechu).

Hengyu Lu, Bree Wilson, Hanfang Zhang, Sharon B Woruba, Bowen Feng, Anne C Johnson, Birte Komolong, Lastus Kuniata, Guang Yang, Geoff M Gurr

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  1. Phytoplasma Detection and Identification: Tools for Their Classification.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2026
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  2. Towards Pathogen-Free Coconut Germplasm Exchange.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
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10 authors.

Hengyu LuState Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Institute of Applied Ecology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China.
Bree WilsonCentre for Crop Health, Institute for Life Sciences and the Environment, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, QLD, Australia.
Hanfang ZhangState Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Institute of Applied Ecology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China.
Sharon B WorubaKokonas Indastri Koporesen, Madang, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea.
Bowen FengState Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Institute of Applied Ecology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China.
Anne C JohnsonGulbali Institute, Charles Sturt University, Orange, NSW, 2800, Australia.
Birte KomolongNational Agricultural Research Institute, P.O. Box 4415, Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea.
Lastus KuniataNew Britain Palm Oil, Ramu Agri Industries Ltd, Gusap Downs, PO Box 2183, Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea.
Guang YangState Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Institute of Applied Ecology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China. yxg@fafu.edu.cn.
Geoff M GurrState Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Institute of Applied Ecology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China. ggurr@csu.edu.au.

Funding

Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research HORT/2012/087
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Evidence for seed transmission of phytoplasmas has grown in several pathosystems including coconut (Cocos nucifera). Bogia coconut syndrome (BCS) is a disease associated with the lethal yellowing syndrome associated with the presence of 'Candidatus Phytoplasma noviguineense' that affects coconut, betel nut (Areca catechu) and bananas (Musa spp.) in Papua New Guinea. Coconut and betel nut drupes were sampled from BCS-infected areas in Papua New Guinea, dissected, the extracted nucleic acid was used in polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and loop mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) used to check for presence of phytoplasma DNA. In a second study, drupes of both plant species were collected from multiple field sites and grown in insect-proof cages. Leaf samples taken at 6 months were also tested with PCR and LAMP. The studies of dissected coconut drupes detected phytoplasma DNA in several tissues including the embryo. Drupes from betel nut tested negative. Among the seedlings, evidence of possible seed transmission was found in both plant species. The results demonstrate the presence of 'Ca. P. noviguineense' in coconut drupes and seedlings, and in seedlings of betel nut; factors that need to be considered in ongoing management and containment efforts.

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ArecaCocosPhytoplasmaPlant DiseasesSeedlingsSeedsDNA, BacterialMolecular Diagnostic TechniquesNucleic Acid Amplification TechniquesPapua New GuineaPolymerase Chain ReactionDNA, Bacterial16S rRNALethal yellowing diseaseSeed borneSeed transmission

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