First report of Leveillula clavata causing powdery mildew on Euphorbia leucocephala from India |
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| Authors: | Sujit Hanumant Wagh Mahadev Bhimappa Kanade Sachin Vasantrao Thite Uwe Braun Kamila Câmara Correia Guadalupe Arlene Mora-Romero Juan Manuel Tovar-Pedraza |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Tuljaram Chaturchand College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Research Center in Botany, Badnapur, India;2. Karmaveer Bhaurao Patil Mahavidyalaya, Pandharpur (Autonomous), Satara, India;3. Institute of Biology, Geobotany and Botanical Garden, Martin Luther University, Halle (Saale), Germany;4. Centro de Ciências Agrárias e da Biodiversidade, Universidade Federal do Cariri, Fortaleza, Brazil;5. Unidad Regional Los Mochis, Unidad de Investigación en Ambiente y Salud, Universidad Autónoma de Occidente, Los Mochis, Mexico;6. Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, Coordinación Regional Culiacán, Culiacán, Mexico |
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| Abstract: | In December 2020, Euphorbia leucocephala plants exhibiting symptoms of powdery mildew were observed in the Botanical Garden of Tuljaram Chaturchand College, Baramati, Maharashtra, India. Based on morphological identification, DNA sequence analysis, and pathogenicity, the fungal pathogen of the disease was identified as Leveillula clavata. This is the first report of L. clavata on Euphorbia leucocephala from India and in general. |
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| Keywords: | Erysiphaceae morphology pathogenicity phylogeny |
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