Determination of the frequency and virulence of some Botrytis cinerea isolates and a new Botrytis prunorum cryptic species causing grey mould disease on greenhouse tomatoes

GÜL E., KARAKAYA A., ERGÜL A.

PLANT PATHOLOGY, cilt.72, sa.7, ss.1226-1235, 2023 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 72 Sayı: 7
  • Basım Tarihi: 2023
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1111/ppa.13758
  • Dergi Adı: PLANT PATHOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, PASCAL, Agricultural & Environmental Science Database, Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, Environment Index, Geobase, Veterinary Science Database
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1226-1235
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Botrytis, cryptic species, gray mold, tomato, virulence, GRAY MOLD, 1ST REPORT, IDENTIFICATION, PSEUDOCINEREA, POPULATIONS, RESISTANT, EXTRACTION, DIVERSITY, BLIGHT, GRAPES
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Tomato is among the priority crops of greenhouse cultivation in Turkey and in the world. One of the most important fungal diseases of tomatoes is grey mould. Botrytis cinerea, B. cinerea group S and Botrytis pseudocinerea have been reported previously as causes of grey mould disease on tomatoes. The objectives of this study were to characterize the common grey mould population, their virulence levels, and identify the possible cryptic Botrytis species occurring on greenhouse tomatoes in Turkey. Botrytis species were identified using the RPB2, G3PDH, HSP60 and NEP2 sequences. The predominant grey mould pathogen was B. cinerea. B. cinerea group S and B. pseudocinerea were not isolated. The MH69 isolate was identified as Botrytis prunorum. This is the first time that this cryptic species has been reported causing disease on tomatoes. Differences in the virulence levels of B. cinerea isolates were observed. The virulence of the B. prunorum isolate was found to be lower than most of the B. cinerea isolates.