Vol. 63 No. 1 (2024)
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First report of root rot of goji (Lycium barbarum), caused by Fusarium sambucinum

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  • Pingping SUN,
  • Yuchen GUO,
  • Lei ZHANG,
  • Rong YANG,
  • Zhengnan LI
Pingping SUN
College of Horticulture and Plant Protection, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia 010018
Yuchen GUO
College of Horticulture and Plant Protection, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia 010018
Lei ZHANG
College of Horticulture and Plant Protection, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia 010018
Rong YANG
Inner Mongolia Academy of Forestry Sciences, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia 010010
Zhengnan LI
College of Horticulture and Plant Protection, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia 010018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/phyto-15146

Published 2024-04-29

Keywords

  • Lycium barbarum,
  • Pathogen identification

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P. SUN, Y. GUO, L. ZHANG, R. YANG, and Z. LI, “First report of root rot of goji (Lycium barbarum), caused by Fusarium sambucinum”, Phytopathol. Mediterr., vol. 63, no. 1, pp. 45–51, Apr. 2024.

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Abstract

In July 2022, root rot was observed in several goji (Lycium barbarum) orchards located in Qinghai Province, China. Approximately 40% of the goji plants were affected in the orchards. Morphology of fungi isolated from affected plant, phylogenetic analyses, using internal transcribed spacer (ITS), translation elongation factor 1-alpha (TEF), and trichothecene (Tri5) sequences, as well as pathogenicity assays, were conducted to characterize and identify the causing agent of goji root rot. Isolate GQGF1-3 caused typical symptoms of L. barbarum root rot. Fungal colony characteristics and conidium morphology, combined with ITS, TEF, and Tri5 sequences showed that isolate GQGF1-3 was Fusarium sambucinum. This is the first report of F. sambucinum causing root rot of goji.

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