Seed-borne Brachycladium penicillatum Intercepted under Plant Quarantine Inspection in Korea.
- Author:
Ik Hwa HYUN
1
;
Seo Yeon CHANG
;
Moon Young LEE
;
Min Kyung KIM
;
Woobong CHOI
Author Information
1. Risk Management Division, Animal, Plant and Fisheries Quarantine and Inspection Agency, Anyang 430-822, Korea. ihhyun@korea.kr
- Publication Type:Brief Communication
- Keywords:
Brachycladium penicillatum;
Dendryphion;
Papaver;
Plant quarantine;
Seed-borne
- MeSH:
Fungi;
Korea;
Papaver;
Plants;
Quarantine;
Seeds
- From:Mycobiology
2012;40(3):205-207
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
A fungus detected from the importing seeds of Papaver rhoeas under plant quarantine inspection in Korea was identified as Brachycladium penicillatum Corda. It differed in morphological characteristics from a similar species, B. papaveris, which was known to form no macroconidiophores and no microsclerotia. Since the first interception in 2006, this fungus has frequently been found from importing seeds of Papaver spp. It was detected from 31 out of 282 seed consignments imported from 2006 to 2011. To prevent its introduction to Korea, the seed consignments infested by B. penicillatum were destroyed or reshipped.
