Characterization and Pathogenicity of New Record of Anthracnose on Various Chili Varieties Caused by Colletotrichum scovillei in Korea.
10.5941/MYCO.2017.45.3.184
- Author:
May Moe OO
1
;
GiTaek LIM
;
Hyun A JANG
;
Sang Keun OH
Author Information
1. Department of Applied Biology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Korea. sangkeun@cnu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Anthracnose;
Colletotrichum scovillei;
Pepper
- MeSH:
Base Sequence;
Chungcheongbuk-do;
Chungcheongnam-do;
Colletotrichum*;
Dataset;
Fruit;
Korea*;
Plants;
Virulence*
- From:Mycobiology
2017;45(3):184-191
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The anthracnose disease caused by Colletotrichum species is well-known as a major plant pathogen that primarily causes fruit rot in pepper and reduces its marketability. Thirty-five isolates representing species of Colletotrichum were obtained from chili fruits showing anthracnose disease symptoms in Chungcheongnam-do and Chungcheongbuk-do, South Korea. These 35 isolates were characterized according to morphological characteristics and nucleotide sequence data of internal transcribed spacer, glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate-dehydrogenase, and β-tubulin. The combined dataset shows that all of these 35 isolates were identified as C. scovillei and morphological characteristics were directly correlated with the nucleotide sequence data. Notably, these isolates were recorded for the first time as the causes of anthracnose caused by C. scovillei on pepper in Korea. Forty cultivars were used to investigate the pathogenicity and to identify the possible source of resistance. The result reveals that all of chili cultivars used in this study are susceptible to C. scovillei.
