Bacterial leaf blight of sweet pepper (Capsicum annuum) caused by Pseudomonas cichorii in Japan

Sweet peppers (cv. Tosajishi beauty) with leaf blight symptoms were observed in Kochi Prefecture, 2003. Initially, small spots formed on leaves, and later enlarged to brown to dark brown spots, and eventually blighted leaves fell. Several bacteria that caused the same symptoms were isolated and subsequently reisolated. These bacteria were identified as Pseudomonas cichorii on the basis of bacterial characteristics and the 16S rRNA gene sequence. This is the first report of bacterial leaf blight in the sweet pepper in the world.     

First report of bacterial blight of crucifers caused by Pseudomonas cannabina pv. alisalensis in Japan

In October 2010, a bacterial disease produced flecks and spots on leaves of Chinese cabbage, cabbage and Japanese radish in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. The symptoms started on the abaxial surface of leaves as angular, water-soaked flecks of 1–2 mm in diameter with a yellow halo of 3–4 mm width. These flecks then became visible on both leaf surfaces, enlarged and coalesced into large blight lesions. The symptoms were similar to bacterial leaf spot caused by Pseudomonas syringae pv. maculicola. The bacterium isolated from leaf lesions formed a white colony and produced polysaccharides on YP agar. The isolates were identified as P. syringae group by LOPAT tests and the 16S rDNA sequence. Moreover, the results of pathogenicity on cruciferous plants, bacteriological characteristics, rep-PCR and the sequences of rpoD and gyrB showed that the isolates should be identified as P. cannabina pv. alisalensis (recently transferred from P. syringae pv. alisalensis). This is the first report of P. cannabina pv. alisalensis isolated from diseased crucifers in Japan.     

一种波斯菊叶枯病新病原菌的分离与鉴定

波斯菊是一种重要的观赏植物,叶枯病的发生影响其生长及市场价值。本文从陕西杨凌地区采集波斯菊病叶,通过保湿培养、单孢分离方法获得2株分离物。将分离菌的纯培养物接种健康寄主植物,发病后再分离的分离物与原接种病原菌菌株特征相同。采用形态学及rDNA-ITS、EF-1α和GAPDH基因序列分析相结合的方法对分离菌进行鉴定,结果表明,两株菌株均为侵染向日葵链格孢Alternaria helianthiinficiens。这是国内外波斯菊上A.helianthiinficiens的首次报道。     

First report of bacterial leaf spot on Chenopodium quinoa caused by Pseudomonas syringae in Colombia

Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection - Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa) has become a food of great importance in the last decade, and it is considered by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)...     

First report of Phytophthora blight of celery (Apium graveolens var. dulce) caused by Phytophthora tentaculata in Japan

Journal of General Plant Pathology - A new disease on celery discovered in Japan caused extreme stunting, dwarfed and yellowed leaves, black rot of the celery “heart”, and root rot. A...     

First report of leaf blight of noni caused by <Emphasis Type="Italic">Alternaria alternata</Emphasis> (Fr.) Keissler

A severe outbreak of leaf blight was observed in noni crop for the first time in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka states of India during 2008–2009. Based on pathogenicity, morphology and ribosomal DNA spacer sequences, the pathogen was identified as Alternaria alternata (Fr.) Keissler. This report is the first of Alternaria leaf blight of noni.