Sandhya Devi Takooree, Hudaa Neetoo, Mira Vojvodić, Aleksandra Bulajić, Vijayanti Mala Ranghoo-Sanmukhiya
{"title":"First Report of Rhizoctonia solani AG-4 HGI Causing Corky Cracks on Potato Tubers in Mauritius","authors":"Sandhya Devi Takooree, Hudaa Neetoo, Mira Vojvodić, Aleksandra Bulajić, Vijayanti Mala Ranghoo-Sanmukhiya","doi":"10.1111/jph.13414","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div>\n \n <p>Potato (<i>Solanum tuberosum</i> L.) is of great economic importance for Mauritius. During a disease survey carried out in a field in one of the major potato-growing regions of Mauritius, corky cracked lesions with halo and mycelial growth were observed on the skin surfaces of around 45% of tubers. The suspected fungus from the affected areas was isolated on amended potato dextrose agar and after 7 days, several fast-growing, pale brown <i>Rhizoctonia</i>-like colonies with a few sclerotia were observed. Additionally, microscopic analysis revealed some cells being multinucleate, forming hyphal branching at right angles with slight constriction together with septum near the branch base. Pathogenicity tests confirmed development of the same symptoms on potato tubers and the causal agent was reisolated successfully. Sequence analysis of the ITS region of representative isolate P114 amplified using ITS1F/ITS4 primers showed that it was identical to several isolates of multinucleate <i>Rhizoctonia solani</i> AG-4 HGI, and neighbour-joining phylogenetic analyses confirmed the identification. To our knowledge, this is the first report of <i>R. solani</i> AG-4 HGI-infecting potato tubers and causing corky cracks in Mauritius.</p>\n </div>","PeriodicalId":16843,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Phytopathology","volume":"172 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1000,"publicationDate":"2024-10-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Phytopathology","FirstCategoryId":"97","ListUrlMain":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jph.13414","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"PLANT SCIENCES","Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0
Abstract
Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is of great economic importance for Mauritius. During a disease survey carried out in a field in one of the major potato-growing regions of Mauritius, corky cracked lesions with halo and mycelial growth were observed on the skin surfaces of around 45% of tubers. The suspected fungus from the affected areas was isolated on amended potato dextrose agar and after 7 days, several fast-growing, pale brown Rhizoctonia-like colonies with a few sclerotia were observed. Additionally, microscopic analysis revealed some cells being multinucleate, forming hyphal branching at right angles with slight constriction together with septum near the branch base. Pathogenicity tests confirmed development of the same symptoms on potato tubers and the causal agent was reisolated successfully. Sequence analysis of the ITS region of representative isolate P114 amplified using ITS1F/ITS4 primers showed that it was identical to several isolates of multinucleate Rhizoctonia solani AG-4 HGI, and neighbour-joining phylogenetic analyses confirmed the identification. To our knowledge, this is the first report of R. solani AG-4 HGI-infecting potato tubers and causing corky cracks in Mauritius.
期刊介绍:
Journal of Phytopathology publishes original and review articles on all scientific aspects of applied phytopathology in agricultural and horticultural crops. Preference is given to contributions improving our understanding of the biotic and abiotic determinants of plant diseases, including epidemics and damage potential, as a basis for innovative disease management, modelling and forecasting. This includes practical aspects and the development of methods for disease diagnosis as well as infection bioassays.
Studies at the population, organism, physiological, biochemical and molecular genetic level are welcome. The journal scope comprises the pathology and epidemiology of plant diseases caused by microbial pathogens, viruses and nematodes.
Accepted papers should advance our conceptual knowledge of plant diseases, rather than presenting descriptive or screening data unrelated to phytopathological mechanisms or functions. Results from unrepeated experimental conditions or data with no or inappropriate statistical processing will not be considered. Authors are encouraged to look at past issues to ensure adherence to the standards of the journal.