Fusarium ershadii sp. nov., a Pathogen on Asparagus officinalis and Musa acuminata

Moslem Papizadeh, Anne D. van Diepeningen*, Hamid Reza Zamanizadeh, Farkhondeh Saba, Hossein Ramezani

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Abstract

Two Fusarium strains, isolated from Asparagus in Italy and Musa in Vietnam respectively, proved to be members of an undescribed clade within the Fusarium solani species complex based on phylogenetic species recognition on ITS, partial RPB2 and EF-1α gene fragments. Macro- and micro-morphological investigations followed with physiological studies done on this new species: Fusarium ershadii sp. nov can be distinguished by its conidial morphology. Both isolates of Fusarium ershadii were shown to be pathogenic to the monocot Asparagus officinalis when inoculated on roots and induced hollow root symptoms within two weeks in Asparagus officinalis seedlings. In comparison mild disease symptoms were observed by the same strains on Musa acuminata seedlings.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)689-701
JournalEuropean Journal of Plant Pathology
Volume151
Issue number3
Early online date15 Jan 2018
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2018

Keywords

  • Asparagus officinalis pathogen
  • Fusarium solani species complex
  • Musa acuminata pathogen

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