期刊
DIVERSITY-BASEL
卷 13, 期 10, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/d13100472
关键词
Amaranthus cruentus; Fusarium casha; Fusarium curculicola; phytopathogen; weevils
资金
- Cluster Programme of the University of the Free State
The study identified two novel Fusarium species, F. casha and F. curculicola, with potential pathogenicity to A. cruentus. Further research is needed to understand the association between these species and weevils, as well as the role of weevils in disease development in A. cruentus.
Trials are currently being conducted in South Africa to establish Amaranthus cruentus as a new pseudocereal crop. During recent surveys, Fusarium species were associated with weevil damage in A. cruentus fields. Preliminary studies showed that some of these Fusarium species grouped into two distinct clades within the F. fujikuroi species complex. The aim of this study was to characterize these isolates based on the morphology and phylogeny of the translation elongation factor 1 alpha (TEF1 alpha) gene region, ss-tubulin 2 (ssT) gene region and RNA polymerase II subunit (RPB2), and to determine if these isolates are pathogenic to A. cruentus. Phylogenetic and morphological studies showed that these two clades represent two novel species described here as F. casha and F. curculicola. Both species were shown to have the potential to be pathogenic to A. cruentus during routine greenhouse inoculation tests. While isolations indicate a possible association between these two species and weevils, further research is needed to understand this association and the role of weevils in disease development involving F. casha and F. curculicola in A. cruentus.
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