Fungal diseases of non-conventional food plants: first report of Stagonosporopsis caricae causing leaf spots on Vasconcellea monoica

Bracale, Marina Faria; Nóbrega, Thaisa Ferreira; Barreto, Robert W.

doi:10.1007/s13314-020-00391-y

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“…Stagonosporopsis, one of the genera in Didymellaceae, can cause many important plant diseases [28]. Stagonosporopsis caricae was reported causing leaf spots on the non-conventional fruit crop, Vasconcellea monoica (Caricaceae) in Brazil [29]. Stagonosporopsis chrysanthemi caused ray blight of chrysanthemum and pyrethrum and is present worldwide [30].…”

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Stagonosporopsis pogostemonis: A Novel Ascomycete Fungus Causing Leaf Spot and Stem Blight on Pogostemon cablin (Lamiaceae) in South China

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Pogostemon cablin is one of the well-known Southern Chinese medicinal plants with detoxification, anti-bacterial, anti-inflammatory, and other pharmacological functions. Identification and characterization of phytopathogens on P. cablin are of great significance for the prevention and control of diseases. From spring to summer of 2019 and 2020, a leaf spot disease on Pogostemon cablin was observed in Guangdong Province, South China. The pathogen was isolated and identified based on both morphological and DNA molecular approaches. The molecular identification was conducted using multi-gene sequence analysis of large subunit (LSU), the nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (ITS), beta-tubulin (β-tubulin), and RNA polymerase II (rpb2) genes. The causal organism was identified as Stagonosporopsis pogostemonis, a novel fungal species. Pathogenicity of Stagonosporopsis pogostemonis on P. cablin was fulfilled via confining the Koch's postulates, causing leaf spots and stem blight disease. This is the first report of leaf spot diseases on P. cablin caused by Stagonosporopsis species worldwide.

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Stagonosporopsis pogostemonis: A Novel Ascomycete Fungus Causing Leaf Spot and Stem Blight on Pogostemon cablin (Lamiaceae) in South China

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“…The GSB species complex is pathogenic to cucurbits; S. caricae is also pathogenic to papaya and Vasconcellea monoica (babaco‐mirim) (Bracale et al, 2020). S. citrulli (RG I isolates) was highly virulent on inoculated cantaloupe ( C. melo ) seedlings with a mean disease severity of 71%, while S. cucurbitacearum (RG II isolates) and S. caricae (RG IV isolates) were slightly virulent with a mean disease severity of 4%.…”

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Gummy stem blight: One disease, three pathogens

Seblani

Keinath

Munkvold

2023

Molecular Plant Pathology

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Gummy stem blight (GSB) is a major disease of cucurbits worldwide. It is caused by three fungal species that are morphologically identical and have overlapping geographic and host ranges. Controlling GSB is challenging due to the lack of resistant cultivars and the pathogens' significant ability to develop resistance to systemic fungicides. The causal agent of GSB is recognized as a complex of three phylogenetically distinct species belonging to domain Eukaryota, kingdom Fungi, phylum Ascomycota, subphylum Pezizomycotina, class Dothideomycetes, subclass Pleosporomycetida, order Pleosporales, family Didymellaceae, genus Stagonosporopsis, species cucurbitacearum, citrulli, and caricae. Pycnidia are tan with dark rings of cells around the ostiole measuring 120-180 μm in diameter. Conidia are 6-13 μm long, hyaline, cylindrical with round ends, and non-or monoseptate.Pseudothecia are black and globose in shape and have a diameter of 125-213 μm.Ascospores are 14-18 × 4-6 μm long, hyaline, ellipsoidal with round ends, and monoseptate with a distinct constriction at the septum. Eight ascospores are found per ascus. The upper end of the apical cell is pointed, whereas the lower end of the bottom cell is blunt. Species-specific PCR primers that can be used in a multiplex conventional PCR assay are available. The GSB species complex is pathogenic to 37 species of cucurbits from 21 different genera. S. cucurbitacearum and S. citrulli are specific to cucurbits, while S. caricae is also pathogenic to papaya and babaco-mirim (Vasconcellea monoica), a related fruit. Under favourable environmental conditions, symptoms can appear 3-12 days after spore germination. Leaf spots often start at the leaf margin or extend to the margins. Spots expand and coalesce, resulting in leaf blighting. Active lesions are typically water-soaked. Cankers are observed on crowns, main stems, and vines. Red to amber gummy exudates are often seen on the stems after cankers develop on cortical tissue.

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Taxonomic revision of Neodidymelliopsis with N. cynanchi sp. nov., associated with Cynanchum sibiricum leaf spot in Xinjiang, China

Qian,

Zhang,

Manawasinghe

et al. 2023

New Zealand Journal of Botany

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Fungal diseases of non-conventional food plants: first report of Stagonosporopsis caricae causing leaf spots on Vasconcellea monoica

Cited by 6 publications

References 16 publications

Stagonosporopsis pogostemonis: A Novel Ascomycete Fungus Causing Leaf Spot and Stem Blight on Pogostemon cablin (Lamiaceae) in South China

Stagonosporopsis pogostemonis: A Novel Ascomycete Fungus Causing Leaf Spot and Stem Blight on Pogostemon cablin (Lamiaceae) in South China

Gummy stem blight: One disease, three pathogens

Taxonomic revision of Neodidymelliopsis with N. cynanchi sp. nov., associated with Cynanchum sibiricum leaf spot in Xinjiang, China

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