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Disease Reports and Disease Diagnostics / Rapports des Maladies

First report of Neofusicoccum parvum causing leaf target-spot disease on Ficus carica L. in China

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Accepted 02 Apr 2024, Published online: 29 Apr 2024
 

Abstract

Figs (Ficus carica L.) are widely cultivated throughout the world owing to their excellent medical and edible value. In October 2021, we discovered a new leaf target-spot disease associated with the common fig in China. It is necessary to identify the causal agent, as it seriously affects the normal growth of figs and reduces their economic value. The initially infected leaves displayed light yellow lesions between the leaf veins. Under conditions of suitable temperature and humidity, the lesions expanded rapidly with light brown in the middle and dark brown at the margin accompanied by a yellow halo, and typical target holes appeared in the centre of the lesions. Three filamentous fungi were isolated from infected leaves, among which the isolate WHG-3 exerted the strongest virulence in vitro. Its newly grown mycelia were white and then gradually turned to dark grey. The conidia were hyaline, spindle-shaped or oval, with thin cell walls. Phylogenetic analyses based on the ITS, tef-1 and tub2 gene sequences verified that the isolates WHG-3, WHG-4 and WHG-5 were Neofusicoccum parvum. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report that N. parvum causes leaf target-spot on Ficus carica L. in China.

Résumé

Les figues (Ficus carica L.) sont largement cultivées dans le monde entier en raison de leur excellente valeur médicale et comestible. En octobre 2021, nous avons découvert une nouvelle maladie des taches cibles des feuilles associée au figuier commun en Chine. Il est nécessaire d’identifier l’agent causal, car cette maladie affecte sérieusement la croissance normale des figues et réduit leur valeur économique. Les feuilles initialement infectées présentaient des lésions jaune clair entre les nervures. Dans des conditions de température et d’humidité adéquates, les lésions se sont rapidement étendues avec du brun clair au milieu et du brun foncé à la marge, accompagnées d’un halo jaune, et des trous de cible typiques sont apparus au centre des lésions. Trois champignons filamenteux ont été isolés des feuilles infectées, parmi lesquels l’isolat WHG-3 a exercé la plus forte virulence in vitro. Ses mycéliums nouvellement développés étaient blancs et devenaient progressivement gris foncé. Les conidies étaient hyalines, fusiformes ou ovales, avec des parois cellulaires minces. Des analyses phylogénétiques basées sur les séquences des gènes ITS, tef-1 et tub2 ont permis de vérifier que les isolats WHG-3, WHG-4 et WHG-5 étaient des Neofusicoccum parvum. A notre connaissance, il s’agit du premier rapport indiquant que N. parvum provoque des taches foliaires sur Ficus carica L. en Chine.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

Supplementary data

Supplemental data for this article can be accessed online here: https://doi.org/10.1080/07060661.2024.2340485.

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Funding

This work was supported by the Talent Introducing Scientific Research Fund of GuizhouUniversity [NO.X2021029].

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