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SEED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Volume 38, Issue 3, Pages 692-703Publisher
ISTA-INT SEED TESTING ASSOC
DOI: 10.15258/sst.2010.38.3.17
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- United States Department of Agriculture National Research Initiative [2004-23605-14279]
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Gummy stem blight is a major disease of cucurbit crops caused by Didymella bryoniae (anamorph Phoma cucurbitacearum). Previously, we used random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) profiles and specific PCR primers to sort a worldwide collection of isolates of D. bryoniae into two major genotypes, RAPD Group (RG) I and RG II. A recently developed real-time PCR assay for D. bryoniae specific only for isolates with the RG I genotype has limitations in practical disease diagnosis. The objective of the present study was to develop a new set of primers and Tay Man probe in conjunction with real-time PCR to detect both genotypes. This new Didymella detection system generated strong Ct values to a worldwide collection of D. bryoniae including 105 RG I, 13 RG II and 7 unassigned isolates. This broad spectrum and specific real-time PCR system could be used in routine seed and plant health diagnosis for D. bryoniae.
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