The purpose of this paper was to detect the pathogen species and the ecological distribution of root rot disease of Lycium bararum in Gansu Province,and to understand the biological characteristics (growth temperature,sunshine conditions,pH value and carbon and nitrogen sources) of dominant pathogens.Samples of diseased L.bararum roots were collected in the main L.bararum producing areas in Gansu Province in 2013 and 2014.The pathogens were isolated and purified on PDA agar for morphological and molecular identification.Results showed that 260 strains of Fusarium were isolated.The isolation frequencies of GSJT7-2 and GSJY8-1 strains,the dominant isolates,were 66.15% and 26.92% respectively.The EF-1 alpha gene sequences of GSJT7-2 and GSJY8-1 were analyzed,and the phylogenetic tree was constructed.The results revealed that the tested isolations of GSJT7-2 (GenBank accession number:KM457089) and GSJY8-1 (GenBank accession number:KM457093) were clustered with F.solani and F.oxysporium,and their homologies were as high 99% and 99% respectively.The isolate types and frequencies of root rot disease in the main L.bararum producing areas in Gansu Province were different.F.oxysporum was the dominant pathogen in Jingyuan County,and its isolate frequency was 82.89%.F.solani was the dominant pathogen in other main L.bararum producing areas in Gansu Province,and the isolate frequency was higher than 80%.Although F.solani strain GSJT7-2 and F.oxysporum strain GSJY8-1 could grow under temperature at 10-40 ℃,but their optimum temperatures were 35 ℃ and 25 ℃ respectively.The optimum pH values were 9 and 8.Twelve-hour alternation of light and darkness was the best for the growth of both F.solani and F.oxysporium,and NaNO3 was the best tested carbon and nitrogen sources for both GSJT7-2 and GSJY8-1 strains.
Lycium bararum root rotFusarium solaniF.oxysporumEF-1αbiological characteristicGansu Province