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Erysiphe trifolii– a newly recognized powdery mildew pathogen of pea

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:2010
Authors:Attanayake, RN, Glawe, DA, McPhee, KE, Dugan, FM, Chen, W
Journal:Plant Pathology
Volume:59
Issue:4
Date Published:2010
ISBN Number:1365-3059
Keywords:chasmothecial appendages, ITS sequences, Pisum sativum, powdery mildew, single nucleotide polymorphism, taxonomy
Abstract:

Diversity of powdery mildew pathogens infecting pea (Pisum sativum) in the US Pacific Northwest was investigated using both molecular and morphological techniques. Phylogenetic analyses based on rDNA ITS sequences, in combination with assessment of morphological characters, defined two groups of powdery mildews infecting pea. Group I (five field samples and three glasshouse samples) had ITS sequences 99% similar to those of Erysiphe pisi in GenBank and exhibited simple, mycelioid type of chasmothecial appendages typical of E. pisi. Erysiphe pisi is normally considered as the powdery mildew pathogen of pea. Group II (four glasshouse samples and two field samples) had ITS sequences 99% similar to those of E. trifolii and produced chasmothecia with dichotomously branched appendages similar to those of E. trifolii. There are fourteen nucleotide differences in the ITS region between the two groups. The correlation of rDNA ITS sequences with teleomorphic features for each of the two groups confirms their identity. Repeated samplings and artificial inoculations indicate that both E. pisi and E. trifolii infect pea in the US Pacific Northwest. Erysiphe trifolii is not previously known as a pathogen of pea. The existence of two distinct powdery mildew species infecting pea in both glasshouse and field environments may interfere with the powdery mildew-resistance breeding programmes, and possibly explains putative instances of breakdown of resistance in previously resistant pea breeding lines.

URL:http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3059.2010.02306.x
Short Title:Plant Pathology
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