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- Title
Colletotrichum truncatum —A New Etiological Anthracnose Agent of Sword Bean (Canavalia gladiata) in Southwestern China.
- Authors
Shi, Min; Xue, Shi-Ming; Zhang, Mei-Yan; Li, Shi-Ping; Huang, Bi-Zhi; Huang, Qi; Liu, Qiong-Bo; Liao, Xiang-Long; Li, Yan-Zhong
- Abstract
Anthracnose is a disease caused by Colletotrichum species. They are well known as major plant pathogens, and a black stem disease, specifically caused by Colletotrichum truncatum and primarily infecting sword bean (Canavalia gladiata), was observed in the Yunnan province, China. To aid disease management and to determine pathogenic characteristics, the species causing the leaf spot disease of hairy vetch was verified as C. truncatum. A sequence analysis of the ITS, ACT, GAPDH, and HIS3 genes was conducted, as well as morphological and cultural characteristics, to identify this Colletotrichum species, which has curved conidia. C. truncatum isolates from sword bean formed a distinctive group among Colletotrichum species, including those that infect other forage and field crops. Artificially inoculated sword bean seedlings showed typical symptoms of anthracnose, which were similar to field observations. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of C. truncatum causing black stem disease on sword beans in China.
- Subjects
CHINA; YUNNAN Sheng (China); ANTHRACNOSE; COLLETOTRICHUM; BEANS; FIELD crops; SWORDS; PHYTOPATHOGENIC microorganisms
- Publication
Pathogens, 2022, Vol 11, Issue 12, p1463
- ISSN
2076-0817
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/pathogens11121463