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Shoot Rot of Spikenard Caused by Rhizoctonia solani AG-2-1

  • Moon, Youn-Gi (Wild Vegetable Research Institute, Gangwondo Agricultural Research and Extension Services) ;
  • Seo, Hyun-Taek (Wild Vegetable Research Institute, Gangwondo Agricultural Research and Extension Services) ;
  • Park, Ki-Jin (Wild Vegetable Research Institute, Gangwondo Agricultural Research and Extension Services) ;
  • Kim, Wan-Gyu (Global Agro-Consulting Corporation)
  • Received : 2022.03.02
  • Accepted : 2022.03.24
  • Published : 2022.03.31
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Abstract

In January 2021, unusual outbreak of shoot rot symptoms was observed in young spikenard (Aralia cordata) plants growing in vinyl greenhouses located in Chuncheon and Yanggu, Gangwon Province, Korea. The symptoms initially appeared on young shoots of the plants at or above the soil surface level. Later, the infected shoots wholly rotted and blighted. The incidence of diseased plants in the vinyl greenhouses investigated ranged from 5% to 30%. Eight isolates of Rhizoctonia sp. were obtained from shoot lesions of the diseased plants. All the isolates were identified as Rhizoctonia solani AG-2-1 based on the morphological characteristics and anastomosis test. Three isolates of R. solani AG-2-1 were tested for pathogenicity on young shoots of spikenard plants using artificial inoculation. All the tested isolates induced shoot rot symptoms on the inoculated plants. The symptoms were similar to those observed in spikenard plants from the vinyl greenhouses investigated. This is the first report of R. solani AG-2-1 causing shoot rot in spikenard.

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Acknowledgement

This study was supported by a research grant (PJ014507012020) from the Rural Development Administration, Korea and a research grant (LP0018752021) from the Wild Vegetable Research Institute, Gangwondo Agricultural Research and Extension Services, Korea.

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