Morphology and Molecular Characterization of Alternaria argyranthemi on Chrysanthemum coronarium in China.
10.1080/12298093.2018.1497794
- Author:
Huan LUO
1
;
Zhen Zhou XIA
;
Yun Yun CHEN
;
Yi ZHOU
;
Jian Xin DENG
Author Information
1. Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, China. djxin555@hotmail.com, zhouyi@yangtzeu.edu.cn
- Publication Type:Note
- Keywords:
Asteraceae;
leaf spot disease;
morphology;
multigene phylogenetic analysis
- MeSH:
Alternaria*;
Asia;
Asteraceae;
China*;
Chrysanthemum*;
Fungi;
Plants;
Sequence Analysis;
Vegetables;
Virulence
- From:Mycobiology
2018;46(3):278-282
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Chrysanthemum coronarium is an economically important plant in Asia, and used medicinally, ornamentally and as a vegetable. In April 2017, leaf spot disease on C. coronarium was observed in Shiyan, Hubei, China. A single-spore isolate was obtained and identified based on morphology and sequence analysis using four regions (rDNA ITS, GAPDH, EF-1α, and RPB2). The results indicated that the fungus is Alternaria argyranthemi. The pathogenicity tests revealed that the species could cause severe leaf spot and blight disease on the host. This is the first report of leaf spot disease on C. coronarium caused by A. argyranthemi in the world, which is also a new record of Alternaria species in China.
