Fusarium acuminatum: A new pathogen causing yellows and wilt on Dragon’s head Lallemantia iberica in Iran

	Fusarium acuminatum: A new pathogen causing yellows and wilt on Dragon’s head Lallemantia iberica in Iran
Journal of Crop Protection
Article 7, Volume 12, Issue 3, 2023, Pages 309-320 PDF (940.6 K)
Document Type: Brief Communication
DOI: 10.48311/jcp.2023.1641
Authors
Hamid Reza Pouralibaba^* ; Naser Mohammadi; Mozhgan Tabrizivand Taheri; Saba Kowkab; Mohammad Kouhestani
Dryland Agricultural Research Institute (DARI), Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Maragheh 5517643511, Iran.
Abstract
Dragon’s head Lallemantia iberica, currently is grown as an oilseed crop in dry areas of Iran. In 2019, symptoms including seedling damping-off, yellows, and wilt were observed on the plants in a commercial field in Maragheh province, Iran. Based on the morphological and molecular characters, the fungus isolated from symptomatic plants was identified as Fusarium acuminatum. The pathogenicity of the fungus was confirmed through inoculation of the host plant. Subsequently, Koch’s postulates were fulfilled by re-isolation of the same fungus from the inoculated symptomatic plants. This is the first report of Fusarium wilt disease occurring in Dragon’s head in Iran and worldwide.
Keywords
Translation elongation factor 1-a; wilt and yellows; damping off; Oilseeds; fungal etiology; Maragheh
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