First report of Fusarium proliferatum causing leaf blight of chilli (Capsicum annuum) in India

IF 2.5 2区农林科学 Q1 AGRONOMY

Crop Protection Pub Date : 2024-12-19 DOI:10.1016/j.cropro.2024.107094

Subham Saha, Kumananda Tayung

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Abstract

Chilli (Capsicum annuum) is a globally cultivated perennial herbaceous plant highly valued for its culinary importance and nutritional richness. In February 2024, during routine surveillance for diseases in solanaceous crops, a disease with leaf blight symptoms was observed on chilli in a plantation area in Dhubri district of Assam, India. The diseased symptom was characterized by small brown lesions along the leaf margins, which progressively merged into larger necrotic blights causing the leaves to turn brown and wither. The causal organism isolated from the infected plants was identified as Fusarium proliferatum both by morphological and molecular analysis. Koch's postulates also confirmed F. proliferatum to be the causative agent. To best of our knowledge this is the first report of F. proliferatum causing leaf blight disease on chilli (Capsicum annuum) in India.

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Crop Protection 农林科学-农艺学

CiteScore

6.10

自引率

3.60%

发文量

200

审稿时长

29 days

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