First Report on Fusarium Wilt of Zucchini Caused by Fusarium oxysporum, in Korea.
10.5941/MYCO.2015.43.2.174
- Author:
In Young CHOI
1
;
Ju Hee KIM
;
Wang Hyu LEE
;
Ji Hyun PARK
;
Hyeon Dong SHIN
Author Information
1. Jeollabuk-do Agricultural Research and Extension Services, Iksan 570-704, Korea.
- Publication Type:Brief Communication
- Keywords:
Cucurbita pepo;
Fusarium oxysporum;
Fusarium wilt;
Pathogenicity;
Zucchini
- MeSH:
DNA, Ribosomal;
Fungi;
Fusarium*;
Jeollabuk-do;
Korea;
Peptide Elongation Factors;
Virulence
- From:Mycobiology
2015;43(2):174-178
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Fusarium wilt of zucchini in Jeonju, Korea, was first noticed in May 2013. Symptoms included wilting of the foliage, drying and withering of older leaves, and stunting of plants. Infected plants eventually died during growth. Based on morphological characteristics and phylogenetic analyses of the molecular markers (internal transcribed spacer rDNA and translation elongation factor 1alpha), the fungus was identified as Fusarium oxysporum. Pathogenicity of a representative isolate was demonstrated via artificial inoculation, and it satisfied Koch's postulates. To our knowledge, this is the first report of F. oxysporum causing wilt of zucchini in Korea.
