Phytoplasma Infection Data for Niger and Sesame in Central India, 2021-2023

A field investigation during the 2021–22 and 2022–23 winter seasons at Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya identified phytoplasma strains in niger and sesame crops. Disease incidence ranged from 0-3% in niger and 3 to 15% in sesame. The study, authored by M. Gurivi Reddy, confirmed the presence of a 'Ca. P. asiaticum' strain and implicated the leafhopper Amrasca biguttula as a putative vector.

Use Cases

• Analyze disease incidence patterns based on the reported 0-3% and 3-15% infection rates for niger and sesame.
• Study host-pathogen-vector relationships based on the identification of identical phytoplasma strains in crops and the leafhopper Amrasca biguttula.
• Conduct phylogenetic analysis based on the 16S rRNA, secA, and secY gene sequences mentioned in the description.

Strengths

• Includes molecular validation data from nested PCR assays amplifying ~1.25 kb, ~600 bp, and ~1.7 kb gene fragments.
• Provides specific disease incidence ranges (0-3% for niger, 3-15% for sesame) recorded over two winter seasons.
• Represents the first global report of the 16SrII-C subgroup phytoplasma infection in niger, indicating novel findings.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset is small at 285.0 KB, indicating limited scope.

Provenance

Source

figshare, authored by M. Gurivi Reddy.

Collection Method

Field investigation and nested PCR assays conducted at Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya.

Time Range

Winter seasons of 2021–22 and 2022–23.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-13 05:45:53; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, Central India.