Diversity and pathogenic characteristics of the Fusarium species isolated from minor legumes in Korea.

ABSTRACT: Legumes are primarily grown agriculturally for human consumption, livestock forage, silage, and as green manure. However, production has declined primarily due to fungal pathogens. Among them, this study focused on Fusarium spp. that cause Fusarium wilt in minor legumes in Korea. Diseased legume plants were collected from 2020 to 2021, and diverse fungal genera were isolated from the internal tissues of the plant roots and stems. Fusarium spp. were the most dominant, accounting for 71% of the isolates. They were identified via morphological characteristics and molecular identification. In the pathogenicity test, Fusarium oxysporum and Fusarium fujikuroi generally exhibited high virulence. The host range investigation revealed that the NC20-738, NC20-739, and NC21-950 isolates infected all

SUBMITTER: Ha MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10728068 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature