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http://dx.doi.org/10.5423/RPD.2011.17.3.402

Sclerotium blight of Phalaenopsis Orchids Caused by Sclerotium rolfsii in Korea  

Han, Kyung-Sook (Horticultural and Herbal Crop Environment Division, National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science, Rural Development Administration)
Lee, Seong-Chan (Horticultural and Herbal Crop Environment Division, National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science, Rural Development Administration)
Han, You-Kyoung (Horticultural and Herbal Crop Environment Division, National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science, Rural Development Administration)
Kim, Su (Horticultural and Herbal Crop Environment Division, National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science, Rural Development Administration)
Park, Jong-Han (Department of Spokesperson, Rural Development Administration)
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Research in Plant Disease / v.17, no.3, 2011 , pp. 402-404 More about this Journal
Abstract
The Sclerotium blight was found on Phalaenopsis spp. at Dong-du-cheon city, and Hwa-seong city, Gyenggido, Korea in September 2009. The symptom included yellowing on lower leaves and wilt of a whole plant. Severely infected plants were blighted and died eventually. White mycelial mats appeared on the surface of basal stem and bulbs and the sclerotia were formed on stems, roots, and sphagnum moss. The sclerotia were spherical, 1-3 mm and white to brown. The optimum temperature for the growth and sclerotia formation was $25-30^{\circ}C$ on PDA. On the pathogenicity test, the first symptom appeared 5 days after inoculation and developed to severe stem rot and blight. On the basis of mycological characteristics and pathogenicity, the causal fungus was identified as Sclerotium rolfsii. This is the first report on the sclerotium blight on Phalaenopsis spp. caused by Sclerotium rolfsii in Korea.
Keywords
Blight; Phalaenopsis; Sclerotium rolfsii;
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