Detection of pepper yellow leafcurl virus in chilli plants by DNA purification-free PCR method
摘要
To develop a PCR-based diagnostic method for plant DNA virus diseases, the applicability of a DNA purification-free PCR method was evaluated for detecting a notorious bipartite begomovirus, pepper yellow leaf curl virus (PepYLCV). DNA extraction was carried out by commercial kit, one-tube DNA extraction method and DNA purification-free method or homemade DNA storage paper-mediated PCR (HDP-PCR) to detect the presence of PepYLCV in field samples. Comparative analysis showed that all three methods successfully detected PepYLCV in field samples by amplifying the target 912 bp fragment through PCR. The one-tube DNA extraction method successfully detected the virus in all tested samples, including those extracted on the sampling day and those stored at room temperature for one week. The HDP-PCR method detected the presence of pepper yellow leaf curl virus in the fresh as well as two-month-old filter paper samples, indicating the stability of viral DNA in filter paper. Further, the HDP-PCR method is the most cost- and time-effective out of the three methods used for DNA extraction.