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Olive trees were subjected to field experiments during the fall-winter seasons of 2017-18 and 2018-19 to determine the efficacy of different fungicides in the control of Neofabraea leaf lesion. Field trials involving the Arbosana cultivar, which is notably susceptible, were carried out in a super-high-density commercial orchard situated within San Joaquin County, California. An assessment of the efficacy of up to eight fungicidal products, dispensed using an air-blast backpack sprayer, was conducted, contrasting diverse application strategies. Examination of the outcomes revealed that most products exhibited effectiveness in curtailing pathogen-caused infections and minimizing disease severity. Thiophanate-methyl, cyprodinil, difenoconazole plus cyprodinil, and chlorothalonil yielded the most effective disease control, resulting in up to a 75% decrease in disease severity. Despite the application of copper hydroxide, the disease persisted. Additional field trials in 2018-19 investigated the fungicides difenoconazole + cyprodinil and ziram, examining the efficacy of diverse application techniques – single, dual, and combined – in managing pathogen resistance. Results revealed that both products yielded a substantial reduction in disease severity, about 50%, however, no distinctions in effectiveness were found between the products or differing application strategies. Both products demonstrated equivalent efficacy with application schedules of one or two treatments every two weeks after the harvest.
Illicium verum Hook, more commonly known as star anise, is a fragrant spice utilized in a multitude of culinary preparations. A primary cash crop from China, star anise, a member of the Magnoliaceae family, is important for its medicinal and food-related uses. Within a 500 hectare area of Wenshan city, Yunnan Province, the root rot of I. verum was first observed on more than 80% of the cultivated plants in August 2021. The root's phloem exhibited a dark yellow-brown color in the early stages of the disease, along with the yellowing of the leaves. The root system, succumbing to the disease, exhibited complete blackening (Figure 1a, 1b) while the foliage progressively withered, compromising plant growth, productivity, and eventually causing the plant's death. Symptomatic plant roots, 20 years old, in Wenshan City (23°18'12″N, 103°56'98″E), yielded 20 root samples. Each sample was then cut into two 2 mm segments at the interface of diseased and healthy tissue. Each sample was treated with 3% NaClO and 75% alcohol for 60 seconds to achieve surface sterilization, then rinsed three times with distilled water. Sterile filter paper, measuring 55 cm in length, was used to dry the tissue, after which the samples were cultured on potato dextrose agar (PDA) that had been amended with 50 g/ml streptomycin sulfate. The incubator's dark environment facilitated the incubation of plates at 25 degrees Celsius. Seven of the nine isolates derived from culture demonstrated a morphology consistent with Setophoma sp., as previously characterized by Boerema et al. (2004). Common Variable Immune Deficiency The hyphae, characterized by their hyaline and septate nature, are displayed in Figure 1c. Cultures on V8 juice agar, maintained for 14 days, displayed white, circular colonies with no central groove (Figure 1d). Conidia, clear, oval, or cylindrical, and sized 60-80 µm by 25-40 µm, were generated (Figure 1e). Employing a fungal genomic DNA extraction kit (Solarbio, Beijing, China), DNA was extracted from isolate BJGF-04 for the purpose of molecular identification. Using primers ITS1/ITS4 for the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region (White et al., 1990), primers T1/-Sandy-R for the -tubulin gene (TUB) region (Yang et al., 2017), primers NL3/LR5 for the 28S large subunit rDNA (LSU) region (Hu et al., 2021), and primers NS1/NS4 for the 58S large subunit rDNA (SSU) region (Mahesha et al., 2021), polymerase chain reactions (PCRs) were conducted. The ITS (ON645256), TUB (ON854484), LSU (ON644445), and SSU (ON644451) sequences, representing new generations, were lodged in GenBank. Sequencing and blast analyses indicated a high sequence similarity (99-100%) between the samples and the known S. terrestris reference sequences. One-year-old I. verum plants, exhibiting no symptoms, were employed in the pathogenicity study. A 10 ml volume of conidia suspension, cultured from V8 juice, containing 1 x 10⁶ conidia/ml, and buffered with 0.05% Tween, was distributed to each plant. Three saplings per treatment were used as replicates, with sterile water serving as the negative control. All plants were placed in an artificial climate incubator, where the temperature was maintained at 25 degrees Celsius with 90% relative humidity. After a twenty-day period, all inoculated plants showed symptoms matching the previous descriptions, while the control plants displayed no symptoms of illness, remaining completely healthy. Confirmation of Setophoma terrestris from the infected roots, using morphological and molecular techniques, signified the completion of Koch's postulates. Based on our current knowledge, this is the first recorded instance of S. terrestris' role as the causative agent of root rot on I. verum within China's agricultural landscape.
The tomato (Solanum lycopersicum), a prominent member of the Solanaceae family, is a widely cultivated vegetable in China because of its nutritious qualities. In the month of July 2022, tomato plants situated in the Shiyan region of Hubei, China (31.5730°N, 110.9051°E), exhibited typical wilting symptoms. Investigations into tomato plants manifesting leaf chlorosis, dry wilt, and vascular wilts within the stem and root systems were carried out through surveys. The surveyed 12 fields, totalling 112 hectares, displayed a disease incidence that ranged between 40% and 70%. Using a sterile scalpel, a minuscule portion of afflicted tomato stem and root tissue was extracted. The extracted tissue was disinfected by submersion in 75% ethanol for 30 seconds, then carefully transferred to a pre-prepared potato dextrose agar (PDA) medium and incubated at 25 degrees Celsius for three days. GSK 2837808A molecular weight To obtain isolated spore colonies, the emerging single fungal hypha tip was separated and cultured on PDA plates. Sixteen fungi, cultured on PDA plates, exhibited initially white colonies accompanied by plentiful aerial mycelium. Over a seven-day period of growth, the plate's center transitioned from yellow to orange, finally exhibiting the production of red pigment. Five-day-old cultures cultivated on mung bean agar yielded sparse and dispersed macroconidia, exhibiting three to four septa, broad central cells, subtly pointed apices, and dimensions spanning 126-236 m28-41 m (n=30). Microconidia, subtly curved and ovoid in shape, were found to possess zero to two septa and measured 52-118 m18-27m (n=30). Spherical chlamydospores, either terminal or intercalary in position, displayed a diameter measurement between 81 and 116 micrometers (n = 30). As a result, sixteen isolates were identified based on their morphology as Fusarium species. Further investigations involved extracting the genomic DNA from isolates HBSY-1, HBSY-2, and HBSY-3 to amplify and sequence the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) (White et al., 1990), nuclear large subunit rRNA (nLSU) (O'Donnell, 1992; Vilgalys and Hester, 1990), and translation elongation factor 1-alpha (EF1-) (O'Donnell et al. 1998) genes, using the primers ITS1/ITS4, NL1/LR3, and EF1/2, respectively. The following accession numbers were given to the submitted sequences in GenBank: OP959509, OQ568650, OQ568651 (ITS), OQ186731, OQ568652, OQ568653 (nLSU), OP957576, OQ572485, and OQ572486 (EF1-). The BLASTn alignment of the ITS, nLSU, and EF1- sequences demonstrated a high degree of similarity with Fusarium brachygibbosum, specifically 99.61% (508/510 bp; KU5288641) for ITS, 99.90% (993/994 bp; GQ5054501) for nLSU, and 99.85% (651/652 bp; ON0324491) for EF1-. Multilocus phylogenetic analysis categorized the isolate as belonging to the same clade as F. brachygibbosum. Morphological characterization, coupled with molecular data, definitively identified the organism as F. brachygibbosum. The pathogenicity of the HBSY-1 isolate was assessed using ten tomato seedlings (cv.). Concerning Hezuo908. Each plant's tomatoes received inoculation via spraying with conidial suspensions (1107 spores/mL) at their rootstock regions. In addition, ten control plants were administered sterile water, serving as a negative control. For 12 days, all plants were kept in an artificial climate box (LongYue, ShangHai) at a temperature of 25 degrees Celsius. The experiment was repeated thrice. Amycolatopsis mediterranei In the twelve days following inoculation, the treated tomatoes displayed characteristic leaf and vascular wilting in their stems and roots, a clear contrast to the control plants' continued healthy state. As a result, reisolated pathogens were recovered from the inoculated plant stems, but not from the control plant stems. As far as we are aware, this is the first documented case of F. brachygibbosum causing leaf wilt and vascular wilts in tomato stems and roots, observed within China.
Global enthusiasts of bougainvillea (Bougainvillea spp.) often grow them as bushes, vines, or trees, appreciating their decorative appeal (Kobayashi et al., 2007). During August 2022, a bougainvillea hedge located in the northern part of Taichung, Taiwan, showed symptoms of leaf spot disease. Yellow halos surrounded the brown, necrotic lesions, as shown in Figure S1. Uniform symptoms were observed in all the plants located at the area. Using a 10 mM magnesium chloride solution, symptomatic leaf tissues were minced from five plants. Streaked onto nutrient agar (NA), the samples were cultured at 28°C for 48 hours, reliably yielding small, round, creamy white colonies from all the samples. A total of five plant-specific strains were isolated, identified as BA1 to BA5.