Molecular diversity of Pepper Yellow Leaf Curl Virus (PepYLCV) Infecting Capsicum annuum in West Sumatra

In recent years, Pepper Yellow Leaf Curl Disease (PepYLCD) is one of the most common diseases affecting chili cultivation in Indonesia, including West Sumatra. In 2019, Pepper Yellow Leaf Curl Virus (PepYLCV) damaged chili plants and have lost yields of up to 100%. The controlling of this PepYLCV that has been carried out so far is less effective because the virus often mutates. In 2019, PepYLCV damaged the chili crop and resulted in 100% yield loss. The controls that have been done so far are less effective, especially because the virus mutates frequently. Genome editing is one of the solutions to control the PepYLCV attacks. For that purpose, information of the genome sequence of the PepYLCV is necessary. This study was aimed to obtain the size of the PepYLCV-APWS genome and the differences in its genomic sequence characteristics with other PepYLCV isolates in West Sumatra. The results showed that PepYLCV has a genome size of 2743 bp. This PepYLCV-APWS isolate had molecular diversity with two other isolates from West Sumatra, PepYLCV TDWS and PepYLCV PSSWS respectively 91% and 92%.