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Abstract
Chickpea wilt is a severe disease in China, primarily observed from the seedling to pod-forming stages with characteristic symptoms including foliar chlorosis, vascular browning, and progressive plant wilting. In the present study, two fungal isolates YF1 and YF2 were isolated from symptomatic root tissues of diseased chickpea plants and identified as Fusarium oxysporum through comprehensive morphological examination and molecular analysis using ITS and EF-1α gene sequences. Pathogenicity was confirmed through controlled inoculation experiments on both seeds and seedlings, which reproduced the characteristic disease symptoms observed under field conditions. This is the first report of F. oxysporum as the causal agent of chickpea wilt disease in China, establishing a foundation for developing effective disease management strategies for this economically important crop.
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Journal of Phytopathology publishes original and review articles on all scientific aspects of applied phytopathology in agricultural and horticultural crops. Preference is given to contributions improving our understanding of the biotic and abiotic determinants of plant diseases, including epidemics and damage potential, as a basis for innovative disease management, modelling and forecasting. This includes practical aspects and the development of methods for disease diagnosis as well as infection bioassays.
Studies at the population, organism, physiological, biochemical and molecular genetic level are welcome. The journal scope comprises the pathology and epidemiology of plant diseases caused by microbial pathogens, viruses and nematodes.
Accepted papers should advance our conceptual knowledge of plant diseases, rather than presenting descriptive or screening data unrelated to phytopathological mechanisms or functions. Results from unrepeated experimental conditions or data with no or inappropriate statistical processing will not be considered. Authors are encouraged to look at past issues to ensure adherence to the standards of the journal.
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