A biotroph sets the stage for a necrotroph to play: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma solani' infection of sugar beet facilitated Macrophomina phaseolina root rot.

ABSTRACT: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma solani' (stolbur phytoplasma) is associated with rubbery taproot disease (RTD) of sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.), while Macrophomina phaseolina is considered the most important root rot pathogen of this plant in Serbia. The high prevalence of M. phaseolina root rot reported on sugar beet in Serbia, unmatched elsewhere in the world, coupled with the notorious tendency of RTD-affected sugar beet to rot, has prompted research into the relationship between the two diseases. This study investigates the correlation between the occurrence of sugar beet RTD and the presence of root rot fungal pathogens in a semi-field 'Ca. P. solani' transmission experiment with the cixiid vector Reptalus quinquecostatus (Dufour), in addition

SUBMITTER: Duduk N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10158981 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature