A moderate level of hypovirulence conferred by a hypovirus in the avocado white root rot fungus, Rosellinia necatrix

• Published in: Fungal biology Vol. 125; no. 1; pp. 69 - 76
• Main Authors: Arjona-López, Juan M., Telengech, Paul, Suzuki, Nobuhiro, López-Herrera, Carlos J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2021
• Subjects: Anastomosis; avocados; coasts; fungi; hyphae; Hypovirus; mycelium; mycology; Mycovirus transmission; orchards; Persea americana; root rot; Rosellinia necatrix; Spain; strains; trees; Virocontrol; Virulence; viruses; zinc compounds; Spain; Mycovirus transmission; Virocontrol; Virulence; Anastomosis; Persea americana

Two isolates of Rosellinia necatrix (Rn118-8 and Rn480) have previously obtained from diseased avocado trees in commercial orchards of the coastal area in southern Spain. Rn118-8 and Rn480 have weak virulence on avocado plants, and are infected by R. necatrix hypovirus 2 (RnHV2). In this work, the p...