Can a PCR assay of aphids caught in‐crop on yellow sticky traps inform field level barley yellow dwarf virus ( BYDV ) risk assessment?
Bates, L.J., Pope, T.W. and Holland, J.M. (2020) Can a PCR assay of aphids caught in‐crop on yellow sticky traps inform field level barley yellow dwarf virus ( BYDV ) risk assessment? Annals of Applied Biology.
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Abstract
Infection with barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV), caused by strains of virus belonging to the family Luteovirideae including BYDV‐PAV, can result in significant yield losses in autumn sown cereals following transmission by aphid vectors such as Rhopalosiphum padi (Homoptera: Aphididae) and Sitobion avenae (Homoptera: Aphididae). Spatial and temporal variance in the infectivity of alate populations influences risk to crops from the disease, which is greatest on infection at early crop growth stages. A decision support system (DSS) to guide optimised integration of crop protection strategies through risk assessment would help avoid unnecessary application of synthetic insecticides. This study contributes to the development of a DSS by exploring the viability and relevance of a methodology to detect virus levels in individual aphids trapped in‐crop using yellow sticky traps. Using a reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT‐PCR) assay, the detectability of virus from a BYDV‐PAV‐positive control colony was found not to be reduced by the process of trapping, extraction and cold storage, but did drop significantly after between three and seven days of exposure on trap. This method has potential to contribute to localised risk assessment and guide optimisation of crop protection strategies.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Keywords: | BYDV, crop protection, infectivity, integrated pest management, Rhopalosiphum padi, Sitobian avenae, winter cereals |
| Divisions: | Crop and Environment Sciences (to 31.07.20) |
| Depositing User: | Ms Kath Osborn |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Jun 2020 10:41 |
| Last Modified: | 13 May 2021 03:30 |
| URI: | https://hau.repository.guildhe.ac.uk/id/eprint/17557 |
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