
Plants, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 14(6), С. 845 - 845
Опубликована: Март 8, 2025
In 2022, an outbreak of fungal rot disease affected luffa crops in Shanghai and Zhejiang Province. Infected plants exhibited symptoms including yellowing, chlorosis, wilting, water-soaked occurred on leaves fruits. Dark brown, concave lesions developed, often accompanied by white or pale pink mold under moist conditions. Fourteen pathogen strains, morphologically resembling Fusarium species, were isolated. Molecular analysis confirmed incarnatum as the causative agent. Pathogenicity tests fulfilled Koch’s postulates, with inoculated displaying same symptoms. Re-isolation fungus from its role disease. To our knowledge, this is first report F. causing leaf spot fruit China. Moreover, soil bacterial strain Bacillus velezensis BV171 displayed strong inhibition mycelia growth promoted sponge gourd plants. These findings lay foundation for development diagnostic tools, management strategies, breeding resistant varieties.
Язык: Английский