Phytophthora boehmeriae boll rot: a new threat to cotton cultivation in the mediterranean region |
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| Authors: | K Elena E J Paplomatas |
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| Institution: | (1) Benaki Phytopathological Institute, 14561 Kifissia Athens, Greece |
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| Abstract: | A boll rot of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) was observed for the first time in Greece in August 1993 in Larissa and Volos counties, and in August and September 1995
in Trikala and Phthiotis counties. Fungi of the genusPhytophthora were isolated from diseased plants. Morphological characteristics of the pathogen were recorded on mounts made directly from
the infected tissues or after growth of the isolated fungus on corn meal agar or sterile distilled water. Colony morphology,
growth rates, features of asexual and sexual structures and maximum growth temperatures were examined. APhytophthora species new to Europe,Phytophthora boehmeriae Sawada, attacking cotton bolls, was identified. The pathogenicity of the isolates was confirmed by artificial inoculations
of detached cotton bolls. Analysis of α-esterase isozymes revealed unique banding patterns for isolates ofP. boehmeriae compared with those ofP. cactorum andP. parasitica, which arePhytophthora species with similar morphology. |
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| Keywords: | Phytophthora boehmeriae boll rot Gossypium hirsutum cotton |
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