First report of cassava leaf blight caused by Rhizoctonia solani AG-1 IA.
Cassava (Manihot esculenta) plants were observed in the Amazon region showing extensive leaf blight. The identity of the pathogen was confirmed based on morphological characteristics and the sequence of ITS region of the rDNA. Koch's postulates were fulfilled and pathogenicity was demonstrated....
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2019 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Institution: | Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa) |
| Repository: | Repositório Institucional da EMBRAPA (Repository Open Access to Scientific Information from EMBRAPA - Alice) |
| Language: | English |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br:doc/1111611 |
| Online Access: | http://www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br/alice/handle/doc/1111611 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Yuca Primeiro registro Enfermedades fungales de las plantas Marchitez foliar Firts record Primer registro Mâncio Lima (AC) Acre Amazônia Ocidental Western Amazon Amazonia Occidental Mandioca Manihot Esculenta Doença Fúngica Mancha Foliar Rhizoctonia Solani Thanatephorus Cucumeris Cassava Fungal diseases of plants Leaf blight |
| Summary: | Cassava (Manihot esculenta) plants were observed in the Amazon region showing extensive leaf blight. The identity of the pathogen was confirmed based on morphological characteristics and the sequence of ITS region of the rDNA. Koch's postulates were fulfilled and pathogenicity was demonstrated. Cassava leaf blight, caused by Rhizoctonia solani AG-1 IA, is reported for the first time in Brazil. |
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