Isolation and Identification of Pathogens Causing Marigold (Tagetes erecta L.) Black Spot in Beijing,China |
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| Authors: | Dong‐liang Chen Xi Cheng Chang Luo Ming‐yuan Li Qian‐qian Feng Ji‐ye Yan Cong‐lin Huang |
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| Institution: | 1. Beijing Agro‐Biotechnology Research Center, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing, China;2. Beijing Key Laboratory of Agricultural Genetic Resources and Biotechnology, Beijing, China;3. College of Horticulture, Ji Lin agricultural University, Changchun, China;4. Institute of Plant and Environment Protection, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing, China |
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| Abstract: | Black spot leads to great marigold losses worldwide. The disease is characterized by black spots on leaves and stems in its early stages, and the whole plant has black rot at the advanced stage. In this report, 6 of 217 Alternaria strains isolated from lesions of marigold plants in Beijing were randomly selected. The morphological characteristics and a pathogenic tree based on two protein‐coding genes (gpd and alt a 1) indicated that Alternaria tagetica is the causal agent of marigold black spot in Beijing. All six Alternaria strains could successfully re‐infect marigold, but they could not infect carrot or zinnia by either spore spray in a greenhouse or planting experiments in the epidemic area. This is the first report of the A. tagetica pathogen being isolated from marigold in Beijing. |
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| Keywords: |
Alternaria allergen a1
Alternaria tagetica
black spot
glyceraldehyde‐3‐phosphate dehydrogenase
marigold |
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