Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of <i>Fusarium commune</i> Causing Strawberry Root Rot in Southcentral China.

ABSTRACT: Strawberry plants and fruits are vulnerable to infections by a broad range of pathogens and pests. However, knowledge about the epidemiology of pathogens causing strawberry diseases is limited. In this study, we analyzed Fusarium commune, a major fungal pathogen causing strawberry root rot, from diseased strawberry root tissues in southcentral China. A total of 354 isolates were obtained from 11 locations that spanned about 700 km from both south to north and east to west. Multilocus genotypes of all isolates were obtained using seven polymorphic simple sequence repeat markers developed in this study. Our analyses revealed significant genetic diversity within each of the 11 local populations of F. commune. STRUCTURE analysis revealed that the optimal number of genetic populat

SUBMITTER: He Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9140712 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature