Isolation and identification of pathogen of seedling blight of Platycodon grandiflorum.
- Author:
Zheng ZHANG
1
;
Cheng-Min YANG
;
Yong LI
;
Chun SUI
;
Liang LIANG
;
Qing-Long CHU
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Molecular Sequence Data; Phylogeny; Plant Diseases; microbiology; Platycodon; microbiology; Rhizoctonia; classification; genetics; isolation & purification; Seedlings; microbiology
- From: China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica 2013;38(10):1500-1503
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo isolate and identify pathogen of the seedling blight occurred in Platycodon grandiflorum.
METHODThe morphological observation, rDNA ITS sequence analysis, and Koch's postulates were used to identify the isolates of the causal agent.
RESULTThe isolates of the causal agent was Rhizoctonia solani.
CONCLUSIONThe result confirmed that R. solani is the pathogen of seedling blight of P. grandiflorum.