"Elucidating the Colletotrichum spp. diversity responsible for papaya a" by Willie Anderson Vieira, Josiene Silva Veloso et al.

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Title

Elucidating the Colletotrichum spp. diversity responsible for papaya anthracnose in Brazil

Authors

Willie Anderson Vieira, Departamento de Agronomia, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil; Rua Dom Manuel de Medeiros, s/n - Dois Irmãos, Recife, PE, 52171-900, Brazil.
Josiene Silva Veloso, Departamento de Agronomia, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil; Rua Dom Manuel de Medeiros, s/n - Dois Irmãos, Recife, PE, 52171-900, Brazil.
Anthony Carlos Silva, Departamento de Agronomia, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil; Rua Dom Manuel de Medeiros, s/n - Dois Irmãos, Recife, PE, 52171-900, Brazil.
Angélica Dos Nunes, Departamento de Agronomia, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil; Rua Dom Manuel de Medeiros, s/n - Dois Irmãos, Recife, PE, 52171-900, Brazil.
Vinson P. Doyle, Department of Plant Pathology and Crop Physiology, Louisiana State University AgCenter, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.
Lisa A. Castlebury, Mycology and Nematology Genetic Diversity and Biology Laboratory, US Department of Agriculture Beltsville, Maryland, USA.
Marcos Paz Câmara, Departamento de Agronomia, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil; Rua Dom Manuel de Medeiros, s/n - Dois Irmãos, Recife, PE, 52171-900, Brazil. Electronic address: marcos.camara@ufrpe.br.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

10-1-2022

Abstract

Papaya (Carica papaya L.) is among the most important tropical fruits produced in Brazil and is grown in nearly every state. However, several diseases can affect papaya production. Anthracnose stands out among these diseases due to high postharvest yield losses. Previous studies identified Colletotrichum magna (invalid name) and Colletotrichum gloeosporioides causing anthracnose of papaya in Brazil, but species identification was inadequate due to reliance on nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed space (nrITS) and glutamine synthetase (GS) sequences. Thus, the diversity of Colletotrichum spp. causing papaya anthracnose in Brazil may be underestimated. The present study aims to identify the Colletotrichum species associated with papaya anthracnose in Brazil based on broad geographical sampling and multilocus phylogenetic analysis, as well as to assess the prevalence and aggressiveness of the species found. Here, we report C. chrysophilum, C. fructicola, C. gloeosporioides, C. karsti, C. okinawense, C. plurivorum, C. queenslandicum, C. siamense, C. theobromicola, Colletotrichum truncatum causing papaya anthracnose in Brazil. We are also synonymizing Colletotrichum corchorum-capsularis under C. truncatum. Colletotrichum okinawense was the most prevalent species in general and in most sampled locations, and with C. truncatum represents the most aggressive species.

Publication Source (Journal or Book title)

Fungal biology

First Page

623

Last Page

630

Recommended Citation

Vieira, W. A., Veloso, J. S., Silva, A. C., Nunes, A. D., Doyle, V. P., Castlebury, L. A., & Câmara, M. P. (2022). Elucidating the Colletotrichum spp. diversity responsible for papaya anthracnose in Brazil. Fungal biology, 126 (10), 623-630. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.funbio.2022.08.001

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