• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.329-338
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• 2021

Alternaria leaf blight is one of the most common diseases in watermelon worldwide. In Korea, however, the Alternaria species causing the watermelon leaf blight have not been investigated thoroughly. A total of 16 Alternaria isolates was recovered from diseased watermelon leaves with leaf blight symptoms, which were collected from 14 fields in Korea. Analysis of internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region, glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH), and RNA polymerase II second largest subunit (RPB2) were not competent to differentiate the Alternaria isolates. On the contrary, analysis of amplicon size of the histone H3 (HIS3) gene successfully differentiated the isolates into three Alternaria subgroups, and further sequence analysis of them identified three Alternaria spp. Alternaria tenuissima, A. gaisen, and A. alternata. Representative Alternaria isolates from three species induced dark brown leaf spot lesions on detached watermelon leaves, indicating that A. tenuissima, A. gaisen, and A. alternata are all causal agents of Alternaria leaf blight. Our results indicate that the Alternaria species associated watermelon leaf blight in Korea is more complex than reported previously. This is the first report regarding the population structure of Alternaria species causing watermelon leaf blight in Korea.

• 한국식물병리학회지
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.245-248
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• 1994

Leaf blight of watermelon severely occurred up to 46% in fields at Hwaseong area in Korea during July, 1993. The causal fungus was identified as Alternaria cucumerina (Ellis et Everh.) Elliott. Pathogenicity tests revealed that all the three watermelon cultivars used were susceptible to leaf blight.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.120-127
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• 2011

While many isolates of Alternaria alternata are common saprophytes on trees and shrubs, this study clearly demonstrated that A. alternata is a primary pathogen in lilac (Syringa sp.), causing a leaf-blight that affects different Syringa species. Isolates of Alternaria sp. were collected from leaf blight samples of lilacs in the field. The internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region and morphological characterization were used to identify lilac blight pathogen. Based on 100% ITS nucleotide sequence identities to the Alternaria genus in the GenBank and morphological features, these isolates were identified as A. alternata. Disease symptoms were reproduced in lilac plants inoculated with A. alternata mycelial plugs and sprayed with a fungus-free culture filtrate, indicating that pathogenesis in lilac involves secondary metabolites or toxins. Diagnostic primers were developed to detect Alternaria sp. and A. alternata in lilac leaf blight based on ITS region and four known genes associated with pathogenesis in A. alternata: mixed-linked glucanase precursor, endopolygalacturonase, hsp70, and histone genes. The results from our study indicated A. alternata is a primary pathogen in lilac leaf blight, and these diagnostic primers can be used as a tool for the fast detection of A. alternata associated with lilac leaf blight.

• 한국약용작물학회지
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.388-393
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• 2013

This study was conducted to select environmental friendly organic materials for controlling the ginseng alternaria blight and to evaluate their effects from 2011 to 2012. Alternaria blight is caused by Alternaria panax and is the most common ginseng disease in Korea. Environmental friendly organic materials were used to reduce amount of chemical fungicides and the number of spray for control of Ginseng Alternaria leaf blight. In 4 years of ginseng, control value of Alternaria leaf blight by single application of Defenoconazole WP was 82.3% and those of single application was 62.0~75.9%. Consequently, mixed or alternated application of eco-material products could be recommended as a control method to reduce the amount of fungicides.

• Mycobiology
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.316-320
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• 2010

Leaf spot and blight disease was observed on two-year-old seedlings of Dendropanax morbifera (Korean name: Hwangchil tree) during July of 2008 in Jindo Island, Korea. Symptoms included yellow-brown to dark brown irregularly enlarged spots frequently located along the veins of leaves. The lesions were often surrounded by chlorotic haloes. Severe leaf blight and subsequent defoliation occurred when conditions favored disease outbreak. The causal organism of the disease was identified as Alternaria panax based on morphological characteristics and sequence analysis of the internal transcribed spacer region of rDNA. A. panax isolates induced leaf spots and blight symptoms not only on D. morbifera but also on the other members of Araliaceae tested. This is the first report of foliar blight caused by A. panax on D. morbifera.

• 농업생명과학연구
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• 제50권4호
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• pp.249-253
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• 2016

Aster glehni Franchet et Schmidt is a compositae plant and has been known as a native specie in Ulleung Island, Korea. It is officially recognized as a regional specialty that grows only in this region. In 2014, brown and dark spots were observed on aster leaves in a forest research field, Jinju, Korea. A causal agent was isolated from the disease symptomatic leaves and identified as fungus Alternaria solani. Fungal morphological characteristics and molecular identification with internal transcribed spacer sequences were synchronized as A. solani. The isolated fungi reproduced the same disease symptoms when the fungus was artificially inoculated on healthy aster leaves. This is the first report that A. solani caused leaf blight disease in Aster glehni in Korea.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.543-553
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• 2017

Sesame (Sesamum indicum) is an important oil seed crop of Asia. Yields can be negatively impacted by various factors, including disease, particularly those caused by fungi which create problems in both production and storage. Foliar diseases of sesame such as Alternaria leaf blight may cause significant yield losses, with reductions in plant health and seed quality. The work reported here determined the incidence of Alternaria species infecting sesame seeds grown in the Punjab, Pakistan. A total of 428 Alternaria isolates were obtained from 105 seed samples and grouped into 36 distinct taxonomic groups based on growth pattern and morphological characters. Isolation frequency and relative density of surface sterilized and non-surface sterilized seeds showed that three isolates (A13, A47 and A215) were the most common morphological groups present. These isolates were further identified using sequencing of the Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS) region of ribosomal DNA (rDNA) and the Alternaria major allergen gene (Alt a 1). Whilst ITS of rDNA did not resolve the isolates into Alternaria species, the Alt a 1 sequences exhibited > 99% homology with Alternaria alternata (KP123850.1) in GenBank accessions. The pathogenicity and virulence of these isolates of Alternaria alternata was confirmed in inoculations of sesame plants resulting in typical symptoms of leaf blight disease. This work confirms the identity of a major source of sesame leaf blight in Pakistan which will aid in formulating effective disease management strategies.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.78-82
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• 2015

In 2011, a leaf blight disease was observed on cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus) leaves in Nonsan, Korea. The causal pathogen was isolated and identified based on morphological and molecular approaches. Morphological characteristics of the pathogen matched well with the Alternaria cosmosa and also easily distinguishable from Alternaria zinniae reported from cosmos seeds by producing branched beak. Phylogenetically, the pathogen could not be distinguished from A. passiflorae based on the sequence analysis of a combined data set of Alt a1 and gpd genes. However, A. passiflorae was distinguished from the present species by having conidiophores with 4 to 5 conidiogenous loci. The results indicate that the present Alternaria species is A. cosmosa. Pathogenicity tests revealed that the isolate was pathogenic to the leaves of Cosmos bipinnatus. This is the first report of Alternaria blight disease caused by A. cosmosa on cosmos in Korea.

• 식물병연구
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.261-267
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• 2015

본 연구에서는 경상북도 북부지역의 주요 사과 산지를 대상으로 재배 중에 발생하는 병해의 발병상황을 조사하고 병원균을 조사하였다. 경북 북부지역의 주요 사과 재배지에서 발병하는 주요 병은 탄저병, 겹무늬썩음병, 점무늬낙엽병, 갈색무늬병, 가지마름병이었다. 특히 2013년에 비해 2014년에는 갈색무늬병이 증가하였으며, 이는 10월의 강수량과 정의 상관관계가 인정된다. 점무늬낙엽병과 탄저병, 겹무늬썩음병도 모든 포장에서 발병되었다. 또한 P. syringae pv. syringae에 의한 가지마름병의 발병이 지역에 따라 10-20% 정도 발병하였다. 이러한 결과는 사과 재배에 있어 주요병해에 대한 중점 방제 대상 병해를 선정하여 관리하여야 하며, 또한 근래 문제되지 않았던 P. syringae pv. syringae에 의한 가지마름병에 대한 생태학적 연구 및 방제 연구가 수행하여야 할 것으로 판단된다.

• 식물병연구
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.102-106
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• 2008

Bacillus subtilis QST713(BS QST713)의 단독, 살균제와 혼합 및 교호처리하여 인삼 점무늬병의 방제효과를 검정하였다. BS QST713를 10일 간격으로 단독으로 처리했을 때, 인삼 점무늬병에 대한 방제가는 83.3%, azoxystrobin, chlorothalonil copper sulfate basic, copper sulfate basic, kresoxim-methyl, difenoconazole, mancozeb 단독 처리구는 $80.4{\sim}83.7%$로 나타났다. BS QST713와 mancozeb를 혼합하여 14일 간격으로 처리하였을 때의 방제가는 83.6%, BS QST713와 azoxystrobin 혼합 처리구는 82.6%이었으나, difenoconazole, kresoxim-methyl, copper sulfate basic 및 chlorothalonil copper sulfate basic와 혼합 처리구는 $61.1{\sim}76.4%$로 방제효과가 약간 감소하였다. 대전에서 BS QST713와 copper sulfate basic를 10일 간격으로 교호처리시 방제가가 85.9%이었으나, 다른 살균제와의 교호처리 시는 $55.5{\sim}78.2%$로 낮아 졌다. 그러나 무주에서 모든 교호처리에서 방제가가 90% 이상으로 나타났다. 이상의 결과에 의하면 BS QST713의 단독, 혼합 및 교호처리는 살균제의 사용량을 줄일 수 있는 방제법으로 이용될 것이다.