First Report of the Pathogenicity of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides on Invasive Ferns, Lygodium microphyllum and L. japonicum, in Florida

Lygodium microphyllum (Cav.) R.Br. (Old World climbing fern) and L. japonicum (Thunb.) Sw. (Japanese climbing fern), in the family Schizaeaceae, are among the most invasive weeds in Florida (1). L. microphyllum invades fresh water and moist habitats in south Florida, while L. japonicum has spread in...

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Veröffentlicht in:Plant disease. - 1997. - 87(2003), 1 vom: 20. Jan., Seite 101
1. Verfasser: Jones, K A (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Rayamajhi, M B, Pratt, P D, Van, T K
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2003
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Plant disease
Schlagworte:Journal Article
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520 |a Lygodium microphyllum (Cav.) R.Br. (Old World climbing fern) and L. japonicum (Thunb.) Sw. (Japanese climbing fern), in the family Schizaeaceae, are among the most invasive weeds in Florida (1). L. microphyllum invades fresh water and moist habitats in south Florida, while L. japonicum has spread in relatively well-drained habitats from Texas to North Carolina and central Florida. Some potted plants of both Lygodium spp. grown in shadehouse as well as in full sunlight developed discolored spots on pinnules (foliage), which coalesced and resulted in browning and dieback of severely infected vines. Symptomatic foliage obtained from these plants was surface-sterilized by immersing in a 15% solution of commercial bleach for 90 s, followed by a series of four rinses with sterile deionized distilled water. Disks (4 mm in diameter) of pinnules were cut from the junction of discolored and healthy tissues and placed on potato dextrose agar (PDA). A fungus, Colletotrichum gloeosporioides (Penz.) Penz. & Sacc. was consistently isolated from these disks. Fungal colonies produced abundant conidia on PDA. Conidia were hyaline, straight, cylindrical, averaging 14.7 μm (range 12.5 to 17.5 μm) × 5.0 μm (range 3.8 to 7.5 μm), and similar to those described for C. gloeosporioides (2). To confirm the pathogenicity of C. gloeosporioides on L. microphyllum and L. japonicum, Koch's postulates were performed. A fungal isolate was grown on PDA for 3 weeks, after which 10 ml of sterile deionized distilled water was added to the culture and agitated to dislodge conidia. The conidial suspension was strained through three layers of cheesecloth to remove hyphal fragments, and its concentration was adjusted to 1.7 × 106 conidia/ml. Foliage of healthy L. microphyllum and L. japonicum plants grown in 500-ml containers was sprayed with the conidial suspension until runoff. Plants were covered with plastic bags whose inner sides were misted with water to maintain high humidity and placed in a growth chamber under 12 h of fluorescent light per day. Temperature and relative humidity in the chamber ranged from 26 to 29°C and 44 to 73%, respectively. Plastic bags were removed after 3 days, and plants were further incubated for 3 weeks in the same growth chamber. Control plants were sprayed with sterile water, covered with plastic bags, and exposed to the same temperature, light, and humidity regime as those of the fungus-inoculated plants. Small, discolored foliar spots appeared 3 days after fungus inoculation. These spots were similar to those observed on pinnules of potted plants that originated from shadehouse and outdoor environments. Within 3 weeks after inoculation, the foliage of L. japonicum developed abundant discolored spots that led to edge browning and wilting of the pinnules. L. microphyllum had similar but more severe symptoms, with plants suffering as much as 50% dieback. C. gloeosporioides was consistently reisolated from the symptomatic tissues of both fern species. No symptoms appeared on the water-inoculated plants. To our knowledge, this is the first record of C. gloeosporioides pathogenicity on L. microphyllum and L. japonicum. References: (1) R. W. Pemberton and A. P. Ferriter. Am. Fern J. 88:165, 1998. (2) B. C. Sutton. Colletotrichum: Biology, Pathology and Control. CAB International, Wallingford, Oxon, UK, 1992 
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