Abstract
In January 2017, Peperomia tetragona was found to be infected with a powdery mildew in Korea. No chasmothecia were observed. The fungus associated with foliar signs of powdery mildew was identified as Podosphaera xanthii using morphological characteristics of the anamorph and molecular analysis of ITS regions. This is the first report of powdery mildew infections on P. tetragona worldwide.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 31 |
| Journal | Australasian Plant Disease Notes |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2017 Jun 1 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by the BK21 Plus program 2016?2020, funded by the National Research Foundation of Korea. Additional funding was provided through a grant from Korea University to HDS.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2017, Australasian Plant Pathology Society Inc.
Keywords
- Erysiphaceae
- Identification
- Parallel peperomia
- Peperomia puteolata
- Piperaceae
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Agronomy and Crop Science
- Plant Science