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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PLANT PATHOLOGY
Volume 151, Issue 4, Pages 1095-1099Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10658-018-1422-y
Keywords
Pistachio leaf blight; Ascochyta; Didymella; Phoma; Peyronellaea
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- Marie Sklodowska Curie fellowship by the European Union's H2020 [658579]
- Marie Curie Actions (MSCA) [658579] Funding Source: Marie Curie Actions (MSCA)
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During 2015 and 2016, we detected blighted leaves of pistachio (Pistacia vera) trees in different orchards in Arizona (USA). A Phoma-like species was isolated from pycnidia that appeared embedded in the leaf tissue. The pathogen was identified by means of morphological characteristics and DNA analysis (by sequencing of the ITS, BT, and EF regions) as Didymella glomerata. The optimum temperature for mycelial growth of the pathogen was around 25 degrees C. Inoculation tests were conducted on healthy and wounded pistachio leaves, fruits, and shoots of the cv. Kerman (female) and the cv. Peters (male). Overall, the pathogen was highly virulent on leaves of both pistachio cultivars and did not need injuries for infection. Conversely, the pathogen did not cause any macroscopic symptoms on the inoculated fruits and shoots but showed a certain endophytic behavior in the shoots. Also, data on the ability of different fungicides to inhibit the in vitro mycelial growth of the pathogen are presented.
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