ISSN: 0973-7510

E-ISSN: 2581-690X

Mohammad Reza Safari Motlagh1 and Seyedeh Zahra Bayegan2
1Department of Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture, Islamic Azad University,
Rasht Branch, Rasht, Guilan Province PO box 41335-3516, Iran.
2Graduated Master of Science in Horticulture, Ornamental Plants, Islamic Azad University,
Rasht Branch, Rasht, Guilan Province PO Box 41335-3516, Iran.
J Pure Appl Microbiol. 2014;8(3):2185-2192
© The Author(s). 2014
Received: 18/02/2014 | Accepted: 20/04/2014 | Published: 31/06/2014
Abstract

Euonymus spp. (L.) are of the most important ornamental plants. Fungal plant pathogens of ornamental plants are the most important factors causing damage. Two pathogenic fungal species were isolated from naturally infected Euonymus species and identified. In order to isolate the fungus from disease tissues, the obtained samples were cultured on potato dextrose agar medium. Isolates were cultured due to sporulation on water agar medium. Morphological characters of isolates were studied in order to identify the taxonomy. According to the results, isolates were belonged to Alternaria alternata (Fries) Keissler, and A. tennuissima (Kunze ex Pers.) Wiltshire. Pathogenicity test of isolates was done in desiccators, and revealed the pathogenicity level of the species and their ability to cause leaf blight on Euonymus spp.. This reaction occurred as complete random design (CRD) with 8 treatment and 3 replications. Based on the variance analysis table of the evaluation of disease rating, the studied Euonymus spp. showed no significant reactions to Alternaria alternata and A. tenuissima. But based on the sizes and types of the spots appeared on the Euonymus spp. and Horsfall-Barratt system, plants were more affected by the Alternaria alternata compared with A. tenuissima, and its disease rating was higher and plants showed less tolerance.

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fungi, Euonymus spp., Pathogenicity

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