Rhizoctonia fragariae causes black root rot on strawberry seedlings in Turkey

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DİNLER H., Benlioglu S., Benlioglu K.

Australasian Plant Disease Notes, vol.13, no.1, 2018 (Scopus) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 13 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s13314-018-0307-4
  • Journal Name: Australasian Plant Disease Notes
  • Journal Indexes: Scopus
  • Keywords: AG-A, AG-G, AG-K, Binucleate, Black root rot, Fragaria ananassa
  • Uşak University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Samples of strawberry transplants were randomly collected from 47 growers in Aydın province of Turkey. A total of 10 Rhizoctonia isolates were identified by morphological characterization, analysis of rDNA-ITS sequences. Pathogenicity tests were carried on strawberry seedlings and detached stolon. Ten pathogenic binucleate Rhizoctonia isolates were defined as AG-A, AG-G and AG-K on the basis of ITS region sequence analysis. To our knowledge, this is the first report of the presence of Rhizoctonia fragariae in strawberry transplants in Turkey.