Submitted by (lucia.rodrigues@ufrpe.br) on 2017-03-13T15:35:27Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Janaina Cortez de Oliveira.pdf: 511674 bytes, checksum: 0e608fbee62310affc8c094a69725337 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-03-13T15:35:27Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Janaina Cortez de Oliveira.pdf: 511674 bytes, checksum: 0e608fbee62310affc8c094a69725337 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006-02-03 / Conselho Nacional de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico - CNPq / The fruit blotch caused by Acidovorax avenae subsp. citrulli is the main bacterial disease of melon (Cucumis melo) in the Northeast of Brazil. In this work 49 isolates of A. avenae subsp. citrulli were studied aiming: to investigate the production of enzymes (pectinolytic, amylolytic, cellulolytic, lipolytic and proteolytic), phytohormone (indoleacetic acid), polysaccharide (levan) and toxin (syringomycin) by isolates of A. avenae subsp. citrulli and; to characterize this population based upon disease severity on seedlings, plants and fruits of melon and watermelon (Citrullus lanatus), hypersensitivity in tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum), utilization of amino acids as carbon and energy sources, and in vitro sensitivity to copper and antibiotics. All isolates of A. avenae subsp. citrulli produced lipase and indoleacetic acid, and none showed pectinolytic, amylolytic, cellulolytic and proteolytic activity nor produced levan and syringomycin. All isolatesinduced typical symptoms of fruit blotch on seedlings, plants and fruits of melon and watermelon. The Scott-Knott test (P = 0.05) separated the isolates for disease index in 5 and 7 groups respectively for melon and watermelon seedlings and 2 groups for plants of these two hosts. In fruits all isolates were separated in 3 and 10 groups for the variable diameter of extern lesion and 2 and 9 groups for lesion depth, respectively for melon and watermelon. All isolates also induced hypersensitivity in tobacco; utilized the amino acids asparagine, L-leucine and DL-acid lactic; showed sensitivity to copper oxychloride (120 μg ml-1), cuprous oxide (120 μg ml-1), copper hydroxide (138.2 μg ml-1), streptomycin sulfate (25 μg ml-1) and Agrimaicin 500 (428 μg ml-1); and resistance to kasugamycin (87 μg ml-1), agrimicin (200 μg ml-1), erythromycin (15 μg), gentamicin (10 μg), amoxicilin (10 μg), neomycin (30 μg) streptomycin (10 μg), norfloxacin (10 μg)and rifampicin (5 μg). Variability was found among the 41 isolates in relation toand rifampicin (5 μg). Variability was found among the 41 isolates in relation to / A mancha-aquosa causada por Acidovorax avenae subsp. citrulli é a principal doença bacteriana do meloeiro (Cucumis melo) no Nordeste do Brasil. Neste trabalho, foram estudados 41 isolados de A. avenae subsp. citrulli com os objetivos de: investigar a produção de enzimas (pectinolíticas, amilolíticas, celulolíticas, lipolíticas e proteolíticas), fitohormônio (ácido indol acético), polissacarídeo (levana) e toxina (siringomicina) por isolados de A. avenae subsp. citrulli e; caracterizar essa população com base na severidade da doença em plântulas, plantas e frutos de meloeiro e melancieira (Citrullus lanatus), reação de hipersensibilidade em fumo (Nicotiana tabacum), utilização de aminoácidos como fonte de carbono e energia e sensibilidade in vitro a cúpricos e antibióticos. Todos os isolados de A. avenae subsp. citrulli produziram enzimas lipolíticas e ácido indol acético, e nenhum apresentou atividade pectinolítica, amilolítica, celulolíticas e proteolítica ou produção do polissacarídeo levana e da toxina siringomicina. Em plântulas, plantas efrutos, todos os isolados induziram sintomas típicos da mancha-aquosa em meloeiro e melancieira. Pelo teste de agrupamento de Scott-Knott (P = 0,05) os isolados foram separados quanto ao índice de doença em 5 e 7 grupos, respectivamente para plântulas meloeiro e melancieira, e em 2 grupos para plantas das duas hospedeiras. Em frutos, os isolados foram separados em 3 e 10 grupos para a variável diâmetro da lesão externa e 2 e 9 grupos para profundidade da lesão, respectivamente para meloeiro e melancieira. Todos os isolados também induziram reação de hipersensibilidade em fumo; utilizaram os aminoácidos asparagina, L-leucina e DL-ácido lático; foram sensíveis a oxicloreto de cobre (120 μg ml-1), óxido cuproso (120 μg ml-1), hidróxido de cobre (138,2 μg ml-1), sulfato de estreptomicina (25 μg ml-1) e Agrimaicin® 500 (428 μg ml-1); e resistentes a kasugamicina(87 μg ml-1), agrimicina (200 μg ml-1), eritromicina (15 μg), gentamicina (10 μg),amoxicilina (10 μg), neomicina (30 μg), estreptomicina (10 μg), norfloxacina (10 μg) e rifampicina (5 μg). Foi constatada variabilidade entre os 41 isolados de A. avenae subsp. citrulli quanto a sensibilidade à tetraciclina (30 μg), sendo 41,5% resistentes, 46,32% moderadamente sensíveis e 12,2% altamente sensíveis

Submitted by (lucia.rodrigues@ufrpe.br) on 2017-03-16T14:38:17Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Elineide Barbosa de Souza.pdf: 390725 bytes, checksum: 343f1ce1b17f2c507a8bc4587f0077ac (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-03-16T14:38:17Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Elineide Barbosa de Souza.pdf: 390725 bytes, checksum: 343f1ce1b17f2c507a8bc4587f0077ac (MD5) Previous issue date: 2002-06-28 / The variability of 20 Acidovorax avenae subsp. citrulli isolates in relation to melon fruit blotch components, hypersensitive reaction, and the bacterial transmission by seeds from inoculated fruits were studied. The influence of duration (0, 6, 24 and 48 h), the onset of leaf wetness period (0, 6, 24 and 48 h after inoculation), and inoculum concentration of A. avenae subsp. citrulli (3.4 x 101 to 3.4 x 107 CFU mL-1) on severity of fruit blotch in melon plants were also evaluated. The effects of temperature (15, 20, 25, 30, 35 and 40° C), humidity (0 and 6 h of moist chamber), inoculum concentration (3.4 x 101 to 3.4 x 107 CFU mL-1) and fruit age (40, 50, 60 and 70 days) on the development of melon fruit blotch were also verified. Seeds, plants and fruits were inoculated through vacuum infiltration, atomization and sub-epidermal injection, respectively. Seedlings and plants were assessed in relation to incubation period, diseaseindex, area under disease progress curve and disease progress rate; incubation period, diameter of external lesion and lesion depth were assessed on the fruits. The data were submitted to mean comparison tests, clustering tests or regression analysis. The Euclidian distance–single linkage confirmed the variability among the A. avenae subsp. citrulli strains allowing their separation in four similarity groups. Seed transmission ranged from 30 to 64 % and all strains induced hypersensitive reaction on tobacco and tomato leaves. The regression equations for the analyzed variables in melon plants were better adjusted by the quadratic or logarithmic models. The incubation period ranged from 1.3 to 2.7 days and was higher in plants without leaf wetness, although the disease index and area under disease progress curve increased as the duration of leaf wetness increased. The beginning of the leaf wetness period at 48 h after inoculation elevatedthe incubation period and disease progress rate in relation to the other periods. The disease progress rate, disease index and area under disease progress curve increased as the inoculum concentration increases, reaching maximum values of 4.4 infection units/day, 73.7 % and 18.9 at 3.4 x 107 UFC mL-1, respectively, at 3.4 x 101 CFU mL-1. The temperature and humidity influenced significantly (P=0,05) the severity of melon fruit blotch, however, the incubation period was not affected. The larger external lesions were observed in the fruits incubated at 35 and 30° C without moist chamber, and at 30° C in moist chamber for six h. In relation to lesion depth, those lesions in fruits incubated without moist chamber were deeper at 25 and 30° C. However, with moist chamber the lesions at 30° C were deeper than the others. No disease symptoms were observed onfruits incubated at 15 and 20° C. The humidity significantly (P=0,05) influenced the development of external lesions and lesions depth at 35 and 25° C, respectively. The diameter and depth of lesions increased as the inoculum concentration was higher and were reduced as the fruit age increased. No external or internal lesions were detected on fruits with 60 and 70 days inoculated with the pathogen at 3.4 x 101 CFU mL-1. / Foi estudada a variabilidade de 20 isolados de Acidovorax avenae subsp. citrulli quanto aos componentes da mancha-aquosa do melão e reação de hipersensibilidade, e analisada a transmissão da bactéria pelas sementes dos frutos inoculados. Foi também avaliada a influência da duração (0, 6, 24 e 48 horas) e início do período de molhamento foliar (0, 6, 24 e 48 horas após a inoculação), bem como da concentração de inóculo de A. avenae subsp. citrulli (3,4 x 101 a 3,4 x 107 UFC mL-1) na severidade da mancha-aquosa em meloeiro. A influência da temperatura (15, 20, 25, 30, 35 e 40° C), da umidade (0 e 6 horas de câmara úmida), da concentração de inóculo ( 3,4 x 101 a 3,4 x 107 UFC mL-1) e da idade do fruto (40, 50, 60 e 70 dias) no desenvolvimento da mancha-aquosa em melão, foram ainda verificadas. Sementes, plantas e frutos foram inoculados pelos métodos de infiltração a vácuo, pulverização e injeção subepidérmica, respectivamente. Plântulas e plantas foram avaliadas quanto ao período de incubação,índice de doença, área abaixo da curva do progresso da doença e taxa de progresso da doença, e os frutos, quanto ao período de incubação, diâmetro da lesão externa e profundidade da lesão. Os dados obtidos foram submetidos a testes de comparação de médias, testes de agrupamento ou análises de regressão. A análise da distância Euclidiana por ligações simples, confirmou a variabilidade entre os isolados de A. avenae subsp. citrulli, permitindo a separação destes em quatro grupos de similaridade. A transmissão da bactéria por sementes variou de 30 a 64 % e todos os isolados induziram reação de hipersensibilidade em folhas de fumo e tomate. As equações de regressão para as variáveis analisadas em meloeiros foram melhor ajustadas pelos modelos quadrático ou logarítmico. O período de incubação variou de 1,3 a 2,7 dias, emaior nas plantas sem molhamento foliar, contudo o índice de doença e a área abaixo da curva de progresso da doença aumentaram com o incremento da duração do molhamento foliar. O início do período de molhamento foliar às 48 horas após a inoculação elevou o período de incubação e a taxa de progresso da doença em relação aos demais períodos. O incremento da concentração de inóculo elevou a taxa de progresso da doença, índice de doença e área abaixo da curva de progresso da doença, os quais atingiram valores máximos de 4,4 unidades de infecção/dia, 73,7 % e 18,9, respectivamente, na concentração 3,4 x 107 UFC mL-1. A temperatura e umidade influenciaram significativamente a severidade da mancha-aquosa nos frutos, embora o período de incubação não tenha sido afetado. As maiores lesões externas foram observadas em frutos incubados a 35 e 30 ° C sem câmara úmida, e a 30° C em câmaraúmida por seis horas. Com relação à profundidade, as lesões nos frutos incubados sem câmara úmida foram maiores às temperaturas de 25 e 30° C. Em câmara úmida, as lesões a 30° C foram maiores que as demais. Não foi observado desenvolvimento da mancha-aquosa em frutos incubados a 15 e 20° C. A umidade influenciou significativamente (P=0,05) o diâmetro e profundidade da lesão, exceto às temperaturas de 35 e 25° C, respectivamente. O diâmetro e profundidade das lesões aumentaram com a elevação da concentração de inóculo e foram reduzidos com o aumento da idade do fruto. Na concentração 3,4 x 101 UFC mL-1 não foi observada a presença de sintomas da doença na casca e na polp

Pyrenophora teres, the causal agent of net blotch of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.), exists in two forms; P. teres f. teres and P. teres f. maculata. Both forms induce a combination of brown necrotic spots and extensive chlorosis in susceptible barley cultivars. Although a number of low molecular weight compounds (LMWCs) have been previously isolated from P. teres culture filtrates, they only induced certain components of symptoms. Fungal metabolites were extracted from culture filtrates of both forms of the pathogen and separated into low (<3kDa) and high molecular weight compounds (HMWCs, >10 kDa) with each fraction inducing a component of the net blotch symptoms in a barley leaf toxicity assay. Inactivation of both LMWCs (<1kDa) and HMWCs resulted in loss of activity confirming their potential role in symptom development. Low molecular weight compounds induced chlorosis and water soaking but not the brown necrotic spots or lesions usually seen during the infection of barley by P. teres. The high molecular weight compounds (>10 kDa) induced the brown necrotic spots or lesions with no chlorosis evident. Further characterisation of LMWCs showed that they are not host specific while HMWCs exhibited host specificity. LMWCs were purified and further analysed using high voltage paper electrophoresis, staining and mass spectrometry. Electrophoretic properties and staining of the LMWCs with ninhydrin indicated that both forms of P. teres produced similar LMWCs in the conditions grown. Each form produced eight ninhydrin-positive compounds with the samerelative mobilities. Each individual compound was shown to induce chlorosis in excised barley leaves. All compounds except the one isolated in this study appear to be derivatives of or are the previously described compounds; N-(2-amino-2carboxyethyl) aspartic acid (Toxin A), aspergillomarasmine A, anhydroaspergillomarasmine A and aspergillomarasmine B. The exception is a bioactive UV absorbing LMWC which appears to be a reductive conjugation of the α-keto acid of phenylalanine with Toxin A. The HMWCs (>10kDa) were proteinaceous since they were identifiable using Coomassie staining. Additionally, the loss of activity that occurred with incubation at 40, 60, and 80 °C for 30 and 60 min followed a pattern fairly typical for protein denaturation. Further, treatment with protease decreased their phytotoxicity in proportion to the amount of enzyme used. Enzyme and heat treatment of proteins extracted from each form showed that proteins of P. teres f. teres are more resistant to heat and enzyme treatment compared with those of P. teres f. maculata. This suggests the protein(s) involved in symptom induction by P. teres f. teres and P. teres f. maculata are different which contributes to the difference in the symptom expression during the interaction between the pathogens and barley. Proteinaceous metabolites extracted from P. teres f. teres and P. teres f. maculata ranged from 10 to 100 kDa. Fractions purified using gel filtration had biological activity when they contained eight proteins when extracted from P. teres f. maculata (90, 80, 75, 55, 48, 35, 14 and 12 kDa) and six proteins when extracted from P. teres f. teres (90, 80, 55, 48, 14 and 12 kDa). Additionally, intercellular washing fluids (IWF) extracted from barley plants inoculated with both forms of P. teres, contained proteins of the same size as those in the biologically active fractions extracted from culture filtrates of P. teres f. maculata (80, 14 and 12 kDa) and P. teres f. teres (80, 48 and 14 kDa). Automated MS/MS sequencing of the biologically active proteins showed no resemblance to the sequences or conserved domain information available in public databases and as a consequence, these proteins were considered as novel proteins for P. teres. However, exact short matches with fragments resulting from the 80, 48 and 14 kDa proteins, showed considerable homology with ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters and their components, cellulases, serine proteinases as well as some hypothetical proteins isolated from different fungal species. Reaction of six plant species including one susceptible barley cultivar (Sloop) and one resistant line (CI9214) to P. teres showed that partially purified proteins induce the symptoms selectively in barley cultivars where the proteinaceous metabolites only induced brown necrotic spot/lesions in barley with a greater response seen on the susceptible cultivar Sloop when compared to the resistant line CI9214. No symptoms were seen on other plant species employed in this study suggesting that the proteinaceous metabolites isolated in this study are host specific phytotoxins. This research has allowed the first isolation of proteinaceous host-specific toxins from P. teres as well as the identification of a UV-sensitive LMWC phytotoxin not previously described. Proteinaceous toxins induced brown necrotic spots/lesions specific to the host while the LMWCs induced chlorosis in a number of different plant species. This contributes significantly to the body of knowledge defining how symptoms are caused during the pathogenicity process in the interaction between P. teres and barley. / http://proxy.library.adelaide.edu.au/login?url= http://library.adelaide.edu.au/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=1297672 / Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of Adelaide, School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, 2007

Mycosphaerella graminicola (anamorph Septoria tritici) causes Septoria tritici blotch, a globally important disease of winter wheat. Resistance and pathogenicity generally vary quantitatively. The pathogen reproduces both sexually and asexually, and the pathogen population is highly genetically variable. Several unresolved questions about the epidemiology of this pathosystem are addressed by this research. Among them are whether cultivar-isolate specificity exists, how partial host resistance affects pathogen aggressiveness and sexual reproduction, and how host genotype mixtures influence epidemic progression and pathogenicity. At its release in 1992, the cultivar Gene was highly resistant to M. graminicola, but that resistance had substantially dissolved by 1995. Six of seven isolates collected in 1997 from field plots of Gene were virulent to Gene seedlings in the greenhouse, while 14 of 15 isolates collected from two other cultivars were avirulent to Gene. Gene apparently selected for strains of M. graminicola with specific virulence to it. In a two-year experiment, isolates were collected early and late in the growing season from field plots of three moderately resistant and three susceptible cultivars, and tested on seedlings of the same cultivars in the greenhouse. Isolates were also collected from plots of two susceptible cultivars sprayed with a fungicide to suppress epidemic development. Isolate populations were more aggressive when derived from moderately resistant than from susceptible cultivars, and more aggressive from fungicide-sprayed plots than from unsprayed plots of the same cultivars. Over 5,000 fruiting bodies were collected in three years from replicated field plots of eight cultivars with different levels of resistance. The fruiting bodies were identified as M. graminicola ascocarps or pycnidia, or other. In all three years, the frequency of ascocarps was positively correlated with cultivar susceptibility, as measured by area under the disease progress curve, and was also positively associated with epidemic intensity. For three years, four 1:1 mixtures of a moderately resistant and a susceptible wheat cultivar were planted in replicated field plots. Isolates from the plots were inoculated as bulked populations on greenhouse-grown seedlings of the same four cultivars. Mixture effects on disease progression varied among the years, and were moderately correlated with mixture effects on pathogenicity. / Graduation date: 2002

Thesis (doctoral)--Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 2001. / Thesis statement in Swedish and English abstract inserted. Based on 4 previously prepared or published papers reprinted here. Includes bibliographical references.

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Please read the Summary in the section 03chapter3 of this document / Dissertation (MSc)--University of Pretoria, 2005. / Plant Science / Unrestricted

Most breeding programs aim at developing superior germplasm and better cultivars that combine high yield, disease and pest resistance, and end-use quality to satisfy the requirements of the growers as well as industry. A population, consisting of 138 F2-8 recombinant inbred lines (RILs) derived from a cross between ‘Steele-ND’ and ND 735, was evaluated to study the inheritance pattern of the septoria tritici blotch (STB)-resistant genes, agronomic and quality traits. The framework map made of 392 markers, including 28 simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers and 364 DArT markers, spanned a total distance of 1789.3 cM and consisted of 17 linkage groups. The map position of quantitative trait loci (QTL) found in this study coincided with the map position of durable STB resistance genes, Stb1. Thirteen QTL were detected for agronomic and quality traits. More saturation of the current map is needed to explore more QTL for this population.

La septoriose (pathogène Zymoseptoria tritici) est la plus importante maladie foliaire des cultures de blé en Europe. Les méthodes de lutte comprennent la résistance variétale, les stratégies d’évitement de la maladie et le recours aux fongicides. Cependant, ces stratégies n’assurent pas une protection complète des cultures de blé. La tolérance à la septoriose est une approche complémentaire qui vise justement à maintenir le rendement en présence de symptômes. La tolérance à la septoriose dépend de traits physiologiques de la plante et d’équilibres source/puits : la demande des puits (croissance des grains) doit être satisfaite malgré une disponibilité réduite des sources (capacité photosynthétique réduite par les symptômes foliaires). La surface verte du couvert, la sénescence et les composantes du rendement sont des traits potentiels de tolérance intéressants qui ont été étudiés lors de ce projet. Une étude de datamining, une expérience en serre et deux expériences au champ ont été menées pour fournir des informations complémentaires sur les mécanismes de tolérance à la septoriose. Les effets des interactions génotype × environnement sur les traits de tolérance ont été étudiés pour deux saisons × cinq localisations × neuf cultivars. La nutrition azotée et le métabolisme de quatre lignées double-haploïdes (DH, contrastées du point de vue de leur tolérance à la septoriose) ont été examinés dans une expérience en conditions contrôlées à l'UMR ECOSYS (INRA, AgroParisTech Grignon, France). Les bilans source/puits de six lignées DH contrastant pour la tolérance ont également été examinés en fonction de leurs réponses à un traitement d'égrainage, appliqué dans une expérience au champ à Hereford (Royaume-Uni). Enfin, une expérience au champ avec deux stratégies fongicides (contrôle total des maladies / lutte contre les maladies non-ciblées) a permis d’étudier la tolérance à la septoriose de six cultivars modernes (Leicestershire, Royaume-Uni). L'objectif principal était de vérifier les traits potentiels de tolérance à la septoriose sur des cultivars actuellement commercialisés. Des traits potentiels de tolérance à la septoriose ont été identifiés tels que la date d’épiaison, le faible degré de limitation des puits par les sources lors de la phase de remplissage du grain des couverts sains, la distribution verticale des surfaces foliaires favorisant des feuilles supérieures relativement grandes. Les résultats ont montré que ces caractères pourraient être sélectionnables, sans compromis avec le rendement potentiel. Enfin, le projet a également discuté du besoin de méthodes alternatives de quantification de la tolérance du blé à la septoriose, ainsi que de l'importance des variations environnementales qui doivent être prises en compte pour étudier les variations génétiques de la tolérance, mais qui pourraient également être utilisées pour identifier des environnements tolérants. / The Septoria tritici blotch disease (STB, pathogen Zymoseptoria tritici) is the most damaging foliar infection of wheat crops in Europe. Disease management strategies include cultivar resistance, disease escape strategy and fungicides. However, these strategies have failed to provide a complete protection of wheat crops. The STB tolerance is a complementary approach which aims to maintain yield in the presence of the symptoms. The tolerance of STB relies on plant physiology and source/sink balance: the sink demand (the grain growth) must be satisfied in spite of reduced source availability (photosynthetic capacity as affected by the STB symptoms on the leaves). The green canopy area, the senescence timing and the grain yield components are interesting potential sources of tolerance that were studied in this project. A data-mining study, one glasshouse experiment and two field experiments were carried out providing complementary insights on STB tolerance mechanisms. The genotype × environment interaction effects on tolerance traits were investigated for two seasons × five locations × nine cultivars datasets. The nitrogen nutrition and metabolism of four doubled-haploid (DH) lines contrasting for STB tolerance were examined in a controlled-glasshouse experiment at UMR ECOSYS (INRA,AgroParisTech) Grignon, France. The source/sink balance of six DH lines contrasting for STB tolerance was also examined according to their responses to a spikelet removal treatment, applied in a field experiment in Hereford, UK. Finally, a field experiment with two fungicide regimes (full disease control and non-target (STB) disease control) probed the STB tolerance of six modern UK winter wheat cultivars in Leicestershire, UK. The main objective was to verify identified potential STB tolerance traits in commercial cultivars. Putative STB tolerance traits have been identified such as the early heading date, the low degree of grain-source limitation of healthy crops during the grain filling phase, the vertical canopy distribution favouring a relatively larger flag-leaf. Results showed these traits might be selectable in wheat breeding without a trade-off with the potential yield. Finally, the project also discussed the need for alternative STB tolerance quantification methods, as well as the importance of environmental variations which have to be taken into account to study genetic variation in tolerance, but which could also be used to discriminate tolerant environment.

In order to aid the booming wine industry in the state of Virginia, U.S.A., we developed a series of studies to provide a deeper understanding of the viruses and vectors for management of virus diseases and development of better tools for grapevine virus diagnostics. A statewide survey for 14 different grapevine viruses between 2009 and 2014 was conducted: 721 samples were collected from 116 vineyards in the period. Among the 12 viruses identified, Grapevine leafroll associated virus-3 (GLRaV-3), Grapevine rupestris stem-pitting associated virus (GRSPaV), and Grapevine red blotch-associated virus (GRBaV) were most commonly present. A new real-time PCR method for the detection of the V2 gene of GRBaV was developed. The resulting method takes less time for more accurate diagnostics than conventional PCR. Evaluation of insecticide effectiveness on GLRaV-3 vectors (mealybugs) and the spread of GLRaV-3 were examined: Four trials conducted from 2012 to 2014 revealed that despite successful control of mealybugs, GLRaV-3 is spread at a very rapid rate. A new sampling technique for efficient nucleic acid storage and testing was developed: the nitrocellulose membrane-based method allows simpler extraction of nucleic acid and provides a storage medium that can hold viable RNA/DNA at room temperature for up to 18 months. An investigation of multiple virus-infected vines and the impact of these co-infections on grapevine fruit chemistry was conducted. GLRaV-3, GRBaV, GRSPaV, and co-infections of the 3 all negatively impacted Brix, pH, titratable acidity, and anthocyanin levels. / Ph. D.