Abstract
A one-tube real-time qRT-PCR assay was developed, for the detection and quantification of Eggplant mottled dwarf virus (EMDV), a pathogen affecting cultivated and ornamental plants. The amplification efficiency of the assay was 98% and the linear range of quantification was from 20 to 2×108 RNA transcripts. Total RNA extraction methods (three developed methods and one commercially available RNA extraction kit) were evaluated using tissues from seven different plant species and synthetic EMDV RNA transcripts of known concentration. The recovery rates of RNA and the effect of co-extracted inhibitors revealed that methods involving PVPP and phenol–chloroform extraction were the most efficient. These modifications were necessary for processing samples containing high phenolic and polysaccharide compounds such as woody plants. The developed EMDV detection protocol was successfully applied in forty naturally infected woody and herbaceous plants belonging to six different species. The protocol comprises a useful method for low-cost detection of ssRNA viruses in diverse plant tissues.
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