Characterization of Fusarium species associated with tobacco diseases in Northwestern Argentina

Autor: Marcela Silvina Rodriguero, Lorena Andrea Berruezo, Eleonora del Milagro Harries, Ramiro Nestor Curti, G. Cardenas, Marta Zulema Galván, Sebastian Alberto Stenglein
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: European Journal of Plant Pathology. 151:1065-1079
ISSN: 1573-8469
0929-1873
DOI: 10.1007/s10658-018-1443-6
Popis: Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) production is centred in the northwestern region of Argentina (NWA), where the incidence of root rot and stem diseases has increased considerably in recent years. This study aimed to analyse the genetic, morphological and pathogenic diversity of the Fusarium oxysporum and F. solani complexes (hereafter FOSC-FSSC), causing Fusarium wilt and root rot. One hundred tobacco fields were surveyed at six locations during two consecutive seasons, and 130 isolates were recovered from symptomatic tobacco plants. The isolates were characterized by morphological traits, molecular characteristics (EF1-α sequence) and pathogenicity tests. All of the isolates were identified as members of the FOSC or FSSC, exhibiting considerable intra-group variation. Three morphotypes were differentiated based on morphological characters in both complexes. The phylogenetic tree generated from the EF1-α sequences confirmed the isolates’ identification. The pathogenicity of the isolates towards tobacco seedlings was assessed in a greenhouse. Considerable variability in pathogenicity was observed among the isolates. Differences in the levels of pathogenicity were recorded. In the FOSC and FSSC, 81% and 60% of the isolates were pathogenic, respectively. In this study, members of FOSC and FSSC exhibited considerable variability in morphological characteristics and virulence, and a portion of them were non-pathogenic for tobacco. To the best of our knowledge, this study is the first to provide information on the variability of the pathogens associated with tobacco wilt and root rot in NWA. This work contributes to the development of sustainable management strategies in tobacco production. Fil: Berruezo, Lorena Andrea. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro Regional Salta-Jujuy. Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Salta; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Mercado Cárdenas, Guadalupe Eugenia. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro Regional Salta-Jujuy. Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Salta; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Salta. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales; Argentina Fil: Harries, Eleonora del Milagro. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro Regional Salta-Jujuy. Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Salta; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Salta. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Stenglein, Sebastian Alberto. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Biotecnología; Argentina Fil: Curti, Ramiro Nestor. Universidad Nacional de Salta. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Rodriguero, Marcela Silvina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Ecología, Genética y Evolución de Buenos Aires. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Ecología, Genética y Evolución de Buenos Aires; Argentina Fil: Galván, Marta Zulema. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro Regional Salta-Jujuy. Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Salta; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
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