Biotechnology Bulletin ›› 2025, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (9): 62-70.doi: 10.13560/j.cnki.biotech.bull.1985.2025-0268

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Elimination Technology of Sugarcane Streak Mosaic Virus in Chewing Cane

HU Xin1,2(), LUO Zheng-ying3, LIU Xin-long1,2, WU Cai-wen1,2, WU Zhuan-di1,2()   

  1. 1.National Key Laboratory for Biological Breeding of Tropical Crops, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Kunming 650205
    2.Sugarcane Research Institute, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Yunnan Key Laboratory of Sugarcane Genetic Improvement, Key Laboratory of Sugarcane Biology and Genetic Breeding (Yunnan), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Kaiyuan 661699
    3.College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Yunnan Agricultural University, The Key Laboratory for Crop Production and Smart Agriculture of Yunnan Province, Kunming 650201
  • Received:2025-03-13 Online:2025-09-26 Published:2025-09-24
  • Contact: WU Zhuan-di E-mail:sugarhuxin@163.com;wzd@yaas.org.cn

Abstract:

Objective This study is aimed to investigate efficient virus elimination technology for Sugarcane Streak Mosaic Virus (SCSMV) in chewing cane ‘Badila’, providing technical support for improving sugarcane yield. Method Using SCSMV-infected ‘Badila’ as experimental material, six hot water treatment groups were established: Untreated control, 50 ℃ for 2 h, 50 ℃ for 3 h, 52 ℃ for 3 h, 54 ℃ for 3 h, and 58 ℃ for 1 h. Virus-free plantlets were produced through shoot-tip culture and bud-tip culture. The virus-free plantlets were subjected to molecular detection of SCSMV, and their agronomic traits were investigated after pot cultivation to comprehensively analyze the virus elimination effects. Result Hot water treatment significantly reduced bud germination rates, with temperature and treatment duration showing a negative correlation with germination rate. No sprouting was observed at 54 ℃ and 58 ℃, making it impossible to obtain shoot-tip explants for tissue culture. However, the treatment had minimal impact on the survival rate of bud-tip culture. Even at 54 ℃ and 58 ℃, the bud apical meristems still maintained relatively high survival rates (83.3% and 76.9%, respectively). In terms of virus elimination, hot water treatment at 50 ℃ for 2 h, 50 ℃ for 3 h, and 52 ℃ for 3 h combined with shoot-tip culture only reduced the SCSMV detection rate to 80%. Under the same conditions, bud-tip culture reduced the rates to 70%, 60%, and 30%, respectively. Notably, under 58 ℃ treatment for 1 h, bud-tip culture achieved complete virus elimination (100%). Field trials demonstrated that virus-free sugarcane plants exhibited significantly better growth and agronomic traits compared to the control group. Plant height, internode length, single stem weight, brix and sugar content increased by 43.5%, 53.5%, 58.3%, 12.4% and 30.0%, respectively. Conclusion This study successfully established a virus elimination system combining hot water treatment and bud-tip culture, characterized by high plantlet regeneration and virus elimination efficiency.

Key words: chewing cane, SCSMV, heat treatment, bud-tip culture, virus elimination