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Occurrence of Sclerotium Rot in Allium tuberosum Caused by Sclerotium rolfsii in Korea

  • Kwon, Jin-Hyeuk (Gyeongsangnam-do Agricultural Research and Extension Services) ;
  • Kang, Dong-Wan (Gyeongsangnam-do Agricultural Research and Extension Services) ;
  • Song, Won-Doo (Gyeongsangnam-do Agricultural Research and Extension Services) ;
  • Choi, Ok-Hee (Department of Applied Biology, Gyeongsang National University)
  • Received : 2011.07.13
  • Accepted : 2011.08.06
  • Published : 2011.09.30

Abstract

In this study, we characterized sporadically occurring sclerotium rot caused by Sclerotium rolfsii in Chinese chive (Allium tuberosum Roth.) in farm fields in Sacheon, Korea. The initial symptom of the disease was water-soaked, which progressed to rotting, wilting, blighting, and eventually death. Further, mycelial mats spread over the lesions near the soil line, and sclerotia formed on the scaly stem and leaves. The sclerotia were globoid, 1~3 mm, and white to brown. The optimum temperature for growth and sclerotia formation on potato dextrose agar (PDA) was $30^{\circ}C$. The diameter of the hypae ranged from 4 to 8 ${\mu}m$. Clamp connection was observed on PDA medium after 5 days of incubation. Based on the mycological characteristics, internal transcribed spacer sequence analysis, and pathogenicity test, the causal agent was identified as Sclerotium rolfsii Saccardo. This is the first report of sclerotium rot in Chinese chive caused by S. rolfsii in Korea.

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