{"response":{"status":"ok","message_type":"publication"},"id":4607,"citation":"Ćurčić et al., 2026, Frontiers in Plant Science","doi":"10.3389/fpls.2026.1859389","url":"https://api.seqco.de/v1/publications/4607.json","link_ext":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2026.1859389","title":"Sunflower as a ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma solani’ reservoir and crop-associated planthopper vectors (Cixiidae) sustain stolbur diseases in agroecosystems","journal":"Frontiers in Plant Science","journal_loc":"17","journal_date":"2026-06-22","pub_type":"journal-article","abstract":"\u003cjats:p\u003e\n                    Understanding plant-vector-pathogen interactions is essential for explaining the persistence of stolbur diseases associated with the plant pathogenic bacterium ‘\n                    \u003cjats:italic\u003eCandidatus\u003c/jats:italic\u003e\n                    Phytoplasma solani’ (CaPsol) in agroecosystems. This study investigates the role of crop-associated\n                    \u003cjats:italic\u003eReptalus\u003c/jats:italic\u003e\n                    planthoppers (Insecta: Hemiptera: Cixiidae) in shaping CaPsol epidemiology within a four-crop rotation system (sunflower, wheat, sugar beet, and maize) in Serbia under field and experimental conditions. Over a three-year period (2023–2025), nymphal surveys, adult monitoring, emergence-cage experiments, molecular identification of planthoppers, assessment of CaPsol in crops, and vector transmission assays were conducted, with a particular focus on the sunflower-wheat sequence. Sunflower was identified as a developmental host for\n                    \u003cjats:italic\u003eReptalus quinquecostatus\u003c/jats:italic\u003e\n                    and\n                    \u003cjats:italic\u003eReptalus panzeri\u003c/jats:italic\u003e\n                    , with high CaPsol infection rates detected in both the host plant and associated vectors. In contrast, wheat appeared to primarily support nymphal overwintering, while its significance as a CaPsol reservoir remains inconclusive. Furthermore, the maize-wheat sequence supported the development of\n                    \u003cjats:italic\u003eR. quinquecostatus\u003c/jats:italic\u003e\n                    while confirming its role in the life cycle of\n                    \u003cjats:italic\u003eR. panzeri\u003c/jats:italic\u003e\n                    . Experimental trials demonstrated efficient CaPsol transmission to sunflower but limited transmission to wheat. Despite high infection levels under field conditions, sunflower remained asymptomatic, suggesting its role as a cryptic pathogen reservoir. The findings indicate that the sunflower-wheat sequence may sustain CaPsol-infected\n                    \u003cjats:italic\u003eReptalus\u003c/jats:italic\u003e\n                    spp. populations across seasons, facilitating pathogen persistence within cropping systems. The study highlights the importance of integrating vector life cycle dynamics into epidemiological frameworks of stolbur diseases, particularly in crop rotations where major cultivated hosts may support in-field CaPsol pathosystems.\n                  \u003c/jats:p\u003e","long_citation_html":"Ćurčić et al. (2026). Sunflower as a ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma solani’ reservoir and crop-associated planthopper vectors (Cixiidae) sustain stolbur diseases in agroecosystems. \n\u003ci\u003eFrontiers in Plant Science\u003c/i\u003e.\n\u003ca href=\"https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2026.1859389\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDOI: 10.3389/fpls.2026.1859389\u003c/a\u003e\n","created_at":"2026-06-23T00:00:29.630Z","updated_at":"2026-09-05T00:00:11.049Z","authors":[{"id":7832,"given":"Živko","family":"Ćurčić","created_at":"2020-12-14T19:04:24.800Z","updated_at":"2020-12-14T19:04:24.800Z","url":"https://api.seqco.de/v1/authors/7832.json"},{"id":18726,"given":"Aleksandra","family":"Delić","created_at":"2026-06-23T00:00:29.897Z","updated_at":"2026-06-23T00:00:29.897Z","url":"https://api.seqco.de/v1/authors/18726.json"},{"id":18727,"given":"Yann","family":"Galein","created_at":"2026-06-23T00:00:29.920Z","updated_at":"2026-06-23T00:00:29.920Z","url":"https://api.seqco.de/v1/authors/18727.json"},{"id":18728,"given":"Werner","family":"Holzinger","created_at":"2026-06-23T00:00:29.931Z","updated_at":"2026-06-23T00:00:29.931Z","url":"https://api.seqco.de/v1/authors/18728.json"},{"id":4339,"given":"Andrea","family":"Kosovac","created_at":"2019-04-15T19:26:26.388Z","updated_at":"2019-04-15T19:26:26.388Z","url":"https://api.seqco.de/v1/authors/4339.json"}],"names":[{"id":9,"name":"Candidatus Phytoplasma solani","url":"https://api.seqco.de/v1/names/9.json","uri":"https://seqco.de/i:9"}],"subjects":[]}