Research Article

Interaction between Cowpea Aphid-Borne Mosaic Virus Isolates and Its Effect on Passion Fruit Woodiness Disease on Passiflora edulis Sims and Passiflora ligularis Juss

Table 3

Determination of potyvirus presence in P. edulis plants parts by ACP-ELISA.

InoculumMean absorbance value of plants at 405 nm wavelength
LeavesStemsRoots

CABMV isolate 10.134 positive0.119 positive0.1605 positive
0.286 positive0.177 positive0.1155 negative
0.267 positive0.234 positive0.225 positive
0.124 positive0.1275 positive0.1585 positive

CABMV isolate 20.135 positive0.124 positive0.1025 negative
0.125 positive0.135 positive0.1045 negative
0.103 negative0.198 positive0.4215 positive
0.160 positive0.164 positive0.176 positive

CABMV mix isolates0.1145 negative0.109 negative0.105 negative
0.9675 positive0.234 positive1.9605 positive
0.1715 positive0.0905 negative0.1345 positive
1.266 positive0.161 positive0.156 positive
Control-veMean = 0.0585

Note. Absorbance value at 450 nm. Samples with mean absorbance values higher than two times the negative control average (healthy plant parts), which is 0.117, were considered positive.