{"title":"Pathogenic variations in Colletotrichum spp. causing chilli anthracnose in Peninsular Malaysia","authors":"Nuraini Mohd Noor, Latiffah Zakaria","doi":"10.1111/ppa.13925","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"In Peninsular Malaysia, <jats:italic>Colletotrichum fioriniae</jats:italic>, <jats:italic>Colletotrichum</jats:italic> <jats:italic>fructicola</jats:italic>, <jats:italic>Colletotrichum</jats:italic> <jats:italic>scovillei</jats:italic>, <jats:italic>Colletotrichum</jats:italic> <jats:italic>siamense</jats:italic> and <jats:italic>Colletotrichum</jats:italic> <jats:italic>truncatum</jats:italic> are the causative pathogens of chilli anthracnose. In the present study, the pathogenic variability and virulence levels of these five <jats:italic>Colletotrichum</jats:italic> spp. were evaluated. Isolates of <jats:italic>C</jats:italic>. <jats:italic>fioriniae</jats:italic>, <jats:italic>C</jats:italic>. <jats:italic>fructicola</jats:italic>, <jats:italic>C</jats:italic>. <jats:italic>scovillei</jats:italic>, <jats:italic>C</jats:italic>. <jats:italic>siamense</jats:italic> and <jats:italic>C</jats:italic>. <jats:italic>truncatum</jats:italic> were tested for pathogenicity using red and green <jats:italic>Capsicum annuum</jats:italic> and red and green <jats:italic>Capsicum</jats:italic> <jats:italic>frutescens</jats:italic>. Pathogenicity tests were conducted using spore suspensions and mycelial plugs on wounded and nonwounded chilli fruits. All isolates tested on the wounded chilli fruits caused anthracnose symptoms with variable disease severity and virulence. In nonwounded chilli fruits, only isolates of <jats:italic>C</jats:italic>. <jats:italic>scovillei</jats:italic> (<jats:italic>n</jats:italic> = 7) and <jats:italic>C</jats:italic>. <jats:italic>truncatum</jats:italic> (<jats:italic>n</jats:italic> = 5) caused infection. <jats:italic>C</jats:italic>. <jats:italic>fioriniae</jats:italic>, <jats:italic>C</jats:italic>. <jats:italic>fructicola</jats:italic>, <jats:italic>C</jats:italic>. <jats:italic>scovillei</jats:italic>, <jats:italic>C</jats:italic>. <jats:italic>siamense</jats:italic> and <jats:italic>C</jats:italic>. <jats:italic>truncatum</jats:italic> showed variability in pathogenicity and virulence levels in red and green chilli fruits of <jats:italic>Ca</jats:italic>. <jats:italic>annuum</jats:italic> and <jats:italic>Ca</jats:italic>. <jats:italic>frutescens</jats:italic>. Pathogenicity tests on wounded and nonwounded chilli fruits can be used to identify pathotypes within anthracnose pathogen populations. This is important for strategizing the effective disease management of chilli anthracnose.","PeriodicalId":20075,"journal":{"name":"Plant Pathology","volume":"500 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3000,"publicationDate":"2024-05-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Plant Pathology","FirstCategoryId":"97","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ppa.13925","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"AGRONOMY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
In Peninsular Malaysia, Colletotrichum fioriniae, Colletotrichumfructicola, Colletotrichumscovillei, Colletotrichumsiamense and Colletotrichumtruncatum are the causative pathogens of chilli anthracnose. In the present study, the pathogenic variability and virulence levels of these five Colletotrichum spp. were evaluated. Isolates of C. fioriniae, C. fructicola, C. scovillei, C. siamense and C. truncatum were tested for pathogenicity using red and green Capsicum annuum and red and green Capsicumfrutescens. Pathogenicity tests were conducted using spore suspensions and mycelial plugs on wounded and nonwounded chilli fruits. All isolates tested on the wounded chilli fruits caused anthracnose symptoms with variable disease severity and virulence. In nonwounded chilli fruits, only isolates of C. scovillei (n = 7) and C. truncatum (n = 5) caused infection. C. fioriniae, C. fructicola, C. scovillei, C. siamense and C. truncatum showed variability in pathogenicity and virulence levels in red and green chilli fruits of Ca. annuum and Ca. frutescens. Pathogenicity tests on wounded and nonwounded chilli fruits can be used to identify pathotypes within anthracnose pathogen populations. This is important for strategizing the effective disease management of chilli anthracnose.
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This international journal, owned and edited by the British Society for Plant Pathology, covers all aspects of plant pathology and reaches subscribers in 80 countries. Top quality original research papers and critical reviews from around the world cover: diseases of temperate and tropical plants caused by fungi, bacteria, viruses, phytoplasmas and nematodes; physiological, biochemical, molecular, ecological, genetic and economic aspects of plant pathology; disease epidemiology and modelling; disease appraisal and crop loss assessment; and plant disease control and disease-related crop management.