'Cylindrocarpon' and Ilyonectria Species Causing Root and Crown Rot Disease of Potted Laurustinus Plants in Italy. Issue 7 (22nd August 2014)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- 'Cylindrocarpon' and Ilyonectria Species Causing Root and Crown Rot Disease of Potted Laurustinus Plants in Italy. Issue 7 (22nd August 2014)
- Main Title:
- 'Cylindrocarpon' and Ilyonectria Species Causing Root and Crown Rot Disease of Potted Laurustinus Plants in Italy
- Authors:
- Aiello, Dalia
Guarnaccia, Vladimiro
Epifani, Filomena
Perrone, Giancarlo
Polizzi, Giancarlo - Abstract:
- <abstract abstract-type="main" id="jph12306-abs-0001"> <title>Abstract</title> <p>During the 2012 and 2013 growing seasons, a disease was detected on potted laurustinus (<italic>Viburnum tinus</italic>) plants in two nurseries located in the Catania province (eastern Sicily, Italy). 'Cylindrocarpon'‐like species were consistently recovered from crown rot and stem rot tissues. Based on morphological characteristics, DNA sequencing and phylogenetic analysis of <italic>β</italic>‐tubulin (TUB), histone H3 (HIS3) and translation elongation factor‐1<italic>α</italic> (TEF‐1 <italic>α</italic>) gene sequences, the fungi associated with symptomatic tissues were identified as '<italic>Cylindrocarpon</italic>' <italic>pauciseptatum</italic>, <italic> Ilyonectria novozelandica</italic> and <italic>I. torresensis</italic>. Koch's postulates were fulfilled by pathogenicity tests carried out on potted <italic>V. tinus</italic> cuttings. To our knowledge, this is the first report worldwide of '<italic>C</italic>.'<italic> pauciseptatum</italic>, <italic> I</italic>. <italic>novozelandica</italic> and <italic>I</italic>. <italic>torresensis</italic> causing disease on <italic>V. tinus</italic>.</p> </abstract>
- Is Part Of:
- Journal of phytopathology. Volume 163:Issue 7/8(2015:Jul.)
- Journal:
- Journal of phytopathology
- Issue:
- Volume 163:Issue 7/8(2015:Jul.)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 163, Issue 7/8 (2015)
- Year:
- 2015
- Volume:
- 163
- Issue:
- 7/8
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2015-0163-NaN-0000
- Page Start:
- 675
- Page End:
- 680
- Publication Date:
- 2014-08-22
- Subjects:
- Plant diseases -- Periodicals
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- DOI:
- 10.1111/jph.12306 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 0931-1785
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