The first report of tomato foot rot caused by <Emphasis Type="Italic">Rhizoctonia solani</Emphasis> AG-3 PT and AG-2-Nt and its host range and molecular characterization |
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Authors: | Tomoo Misawa Shiro Kuninaga |
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Institution: | (1) Dohnan Agricultural Experiment Station, Agricultural Research Department, Hokkaido Research Organization, Hokuto Hokkaido, 041-1201, Japan;(2) Health Sciences University of Hokkaido, Ishikari-Tobetsu Hokkaido, 061-0293, Japan |
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Abstract: | Foot rot of mature tomato plants was found in four cities of Hokkaido, Japan, from 2004 to 2007. Six of eight isolates obtained
from damaged tissues were identified as Rhizoctonia solani anastomosis group (AG)-3, and the remaining two isolates belonged to AG-2-1. We compared these isolates with nine reference
isolates including the different subgroups in AG-3 (PT, TB and TM) and AG-2-Nt (pathogen of tobacco leaf spot) within AG-2-1
in terms of pathogenicity to tomato, tobacco and potato. All eight isolates caused foot rot on tomato. The six AG-3 isolates
caused stem rot on young potato plants. While, all reference isolates of AG-3 PT causing stem rot of young potato plants incited
foot rot on tomato. The two AG-2-1 isolates and an AG-2-Nt reference isolate caused severe leaf spot on tobacco leaves. The
sequences of rDNA- ITS region and rDNA-IGS1 region of the AG-3 isolates showed high similarity to that of AG-3 PT isolates.
Phylogenetic tree based on ITS and IGS1 regions of rDNA indicated that the AG-2-1 isolates from tomato formed a single clade
with AG-2-Nt isolates and that they were separate from Japanese AG-2-1 isolates (culture type II). Pathogenicity tests and
DNA sequence evaluation of the causal fungi revealed that the present isolates of AG-3 and AG-2-1 belonged to AG-3 PT and
AG-2-Nt, respectively. This is the first report of tomato foot rot caused by R. solani in Japan. |
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