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Article

Investigating the Longevity and Infectivity of Cucumber green mottle mosaic virus in Soils of the Northern Territory, Australia

by
David Lovelock
1,*,
Sharl Mintoff
2,
Nadine Kurz
2,†,
Merran Neilsen
2,
Shreya Patel
2,
Fiona Constable
1 and
Lucy Tran-Nguyen
3
1
Department of Jobs Precincts and Regions, Agriculture Victoria Research, Agribio, Bundoora, VIC 3083, Australia
2
Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade, Biosecurity and Animal Welfare, Darwin, NT 0801, Australia
3
Plant Health Australia, Level 1, 1 Phipps Close, Deakin, ACT 2600, Australia
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
†
Current affiliation unknown.
Plants 2022, 11(7), 883; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11070883
Submission received: 23 February 2022 / Revised: 22 March 2022 / Accepted: 23 March 2022 / Published: 25 March 2022
(This article belongs to the Collection Plant Virology in Australia)
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Abstract

Cucumber green mottle mosaic virus (CGMMV) is a Tobamovirus of economic importance affecting cucurbit crops and Asian cucurbit vegetables. CGMMV was detected in the Northern Territory (NT) in September 2014, the first record for Australia, with 26 properties confirmed as of May 2016. Research was undertaken to determine virus longevity in soils in the NT and investigate the use of disinfectants to remove viable CGMMV from the soil. An in-field trial at 12 months post-quarantine at four properties, and bioassays from collected soils indicate that CGMMV remained viable in at least two of the properties 12 months after plant hosts were removed from the ground. The infectivity of CGMMV from soil was also investigated in two trials with 140 watermelon seeds and 70 watermelon plants sown into CGMMV infested soils with or without the application of the disinfectants VirkonTM (2%) and Bleach (1%). Watermelons grown in soil, not treated with the VirkonTM or Bleach, showed CGMMV infection rates of 4% and 2.5% respectively. When VirkonTM or Bleach was applied, no positive CGMMV detections were observed in the watermelons. This research highlights the importance of proper management of infested properties and the need for on-farm biosecurity to manage CGMMV.
Keywords: Cucumber green mottle mosaic virus; soil longevity; disinfection Cucumber green mottle mosaic virus; soil longevity; disinfection

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Lovelock, D.; Mintoff, S.; Kurz, N.; Neilsen, M.; Patel, S.; Constable, F.; Tran-Nguyen, L. Investigating the Longevity and Infectivity of Cucumber green mottle mosaic virus in Soils of the Northern Territory, Australia. Plants 2022, 11, 883. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11070883

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Lovelock D, Mintoff S, Kurz N, Neilsen M, Patel S, Constable F, Tran-Nguyen L. Investigating the Longevity and Infectivity of Cucumber green mottle mosaic virus in Soils of the Northern Territory, Australia. Plants. 2022; 11(7):883. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11070883

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Lovelock, David, Sharl Mintoff, Nadine Kurz, Merran Neilsen, Shreya Patel, Fiona Constable, and Lucy Tran-Nguyen. 2022. "Investigating the Longevity and Infectivity of Cucumber green mottle mosaic virus in Soils of the Northern Territory, Australia" Plants 11, no. 7: 883. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11070883

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Lovelock, D., Mintoff, S., Kurz, N., Neilsen, M., Patel, S., Constable, F., & Tran-Nguyen, L. (2022). Investigating the Longevity and Infectivity of Cucumber green mottle mosaic virus in Soils of the Northern Territory, Australia. Plants, 11(7), 883. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11070883

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