Stem Rot of Eggplant (Solanum melongena) Caused by Sclerotium rolfsii

A stem rot of eggplant (Solanum melongena) was found in experimental field of Gyeongsangnam-do Agricultural Research and Extension Services, Korea. The typical symptoms of the disease were stem rot, crown rot, wilt or blight. Upper parts of the infected stems were mostly blighted and white turf of fungal mycelium mats was spread over lesions. Sclerotia were farmed on the stems near soil line. The sclerotia of the fungus eadily were produced in artificial media such as PDA at $30^{\circ}C$. The sclerotia were globoid, $1.0{\sim}3.4mm$ in diameter and brown in color. The optimum temperature for growth of the fungus was about $30^{\circ}C$. The typical clamp connections were found in the hypha formed on PDA, and was $3.8{\sim}10.6{\mu}m$ in size. On the basis of mycological characteristics and pathogenecity test, the fungus was identified as Sclerotium rolfsii. This is the first report of stem rot of eggplant caused by Sclerotium rolfsii in Korea.

Sclerotium rolfsii에 의한 가지 흰비단병

가지 흰비단병이 2002년 경상남도농업기술원 가지 재배포장에서 관찰되었다. 이 병의 병징은 가지의 지제부위가 수침상으로 변하며 썩으면서 병반부위가 암갈색으로 변하고 시들어 말라 죽는다. 병반부위에 흰색 곰팡이가 솜털처럼 발생하는 흰비단병 특유의 병징이 나타났다. 병반부와 PDA 배지에서 갈색을 띤 구형의 균핵이 많이 형성되었으며, 크기는 $1.0{\sim}3.4mm$였다. PDA배지 상에서 균사 생육적온은 $30^{\circ}C$이며, 병원균 특유의 clamp connection이 관찰되었으며 크기는 $3.8{\sim}10.6{\mu}m$였다. 병원균의 균학적 특성과 병원성을 검정한 결과 이 병을 Sclerotium rolfsii에 의한 가지 흰비단병으로 명명할 것을 제안한다.