Molecular phylogenetic species in Alternaria pathogens infecting pistachio and wild relatives.

ABSTRACT: Many important pathogens of crops worldwide are members of section Alternaria within the genus Alternaria. Representative species in this section such as Alternaria alternata, Alternaria tenuissima, and Alternaria arborescens show high variability, intermediate characters and plasticity in morphological features, which makes species identification difficult. The aim of this study was to characterize Alternaria species associated with pistachio and wild relatives in Turkey using molecular phylogenetics. One hundred isolates of Alternaria spp. from pistachio and wild relatives from Turkey were investigated. In addition, standard morphological reference isolates and Alternaria blight pathogens of pistachio from USA were included. Sequence data from major

SUBMITTER: Ozkilinc H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5945560 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature