Claim · model-written summary
Mixed infections of PMWaV-1, PMWaV-3 and PMWaV-5 were detected in pineapple from three of the five Kolli Hills locations
- Taxon
- pineapple
Ananas comosuse0 - Interactor
- PMWaV-1, PMWaV-3 and PMWaV-5e1pathogen
- Outcome
- Mixed infectionse1
- Setting
- Kolli Hillse1
Verbatim
e0“leaf samples were collected from 12 pineapple plants”
e1“Mixed infections of PMWaV-1, PMWaV-3 and PMWaV-5 were detected in pineapple samples from three of the five locations of Kolli Hills”
Title
S. Baskar; B. L. Patil New Disease Reports 2026. doi:10.1002/ndr2.70106
Other claims from this paper (10)
- Observation PMWaVs were not detected in pineapple from the other two Kolli Hills locations
- Observation PMWaV-2, -4, -6 and -7 were not detected in pineapple from any location
- Observation The Namakkal PMWaV-1 isolate had 97% nucleotide identity with the American isolate PMWaV-1/S2-1
- Observation The Namakkal PMWaV-3 isolate had 98.51% nucleotide identity with an American reference isolate
- Observation The Namakkal PMWaV-5 isolate had 84.64% nucleotide identity with a French isolate
- Observation PMWaV-3 and PMWaV-5 are first reported in association with pineapple mealybug wilt in India
- Association Mixed PMWaV-1, -3 and -5 infections appear to be linked to mealybug wilt symptoms in pineapple
- Recommendation Further research using high-throughput sequencing is recommended to understand the disease complex
- Recommendation Certified virus-free nursery programmes and robust mealybug vector control are recommended
- Recommendation Integrating molecular diagnostics into agricultural extension services is recommended for disease surveillance