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Disease report/Rapport des maladies

Leaf blight of sunflower caused by Alternaria tenuissima and A. alternata in Beijing, China

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Pages 372-378 | Accepted 11 Feb 2019, Published online: 05 Apr 2019
 

Abstract

Leaf blight of sunflower caused by Alternaria spp. occurs frequently in the Beijing municipality of China. A total of 482 Alternaria isolates were obtained from sunflower leaves with typical dark fleck symptoms sampled from 13 different districts in the Beijing municipality in 2014. Morphological observations and sequence analyses of the rDNA-ITS region and the histone 3 gene revealed that two Alternaria species, A. tenuissima (86.5% frequency) and A. alternata (13.5% frequency), were associated with the disease. Four isolates of A. tenuissima and six of A. alternata were pathogenic to sunflower leaves with disease incidence and disease index ranging from 50−100% and 16.7–33%, respectively. This is the first comprehensive examination of the involvement of Alternaria species in leaf blight of sunflower of Beijing, China.

Résumé

La brûlure helminthosporienne du tournesol, causée par Alternaria spp., apparaît fréquemment à Beijing, en Chine. En tout, 482 isolats d’Alternaria ont été obtenus de feuilles de tournesol affichant les taches noires typiques, échantillonnées dans 13 districts de Beijing en 2014. Les observations morphologiques et les analyses de séquences de la région de l’ITS de l’ADNr et du gène de l’histone 3 ont révélé que deux espèces d’Alternaria, A. tenuissima (fréquence de 86.5%) et A. alternata (fréquence de 13.5%), étaient associées à la maladie. Quatre isolats d’A. tenuissima et six d’A. alternata étaient pathogènes à l’égard des feuilles de tournesol, ayant une incidence de la maladie et un indice de la maladie variant de 50 à 100% et de 16.7 à 33%, respectivement. Il s’agit du premier examen approfondi de l’implication des espèces d’Alternaria dans la brûlure helminthosporienne chez le tournesol à Beijing.

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Funding

This work was supported by Chinese Universities Scientific Fund [2015NX005]. Mention of trade names or commercial products in this report is solely for the purpose of providing specific information and does not imply recommendation or endorsement.

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