Isolation,biological characterization of the pathogen causing Fusarium wilt on Achyranthes bidentata and fungicide screening
The diseased plants of Achyranthes bidentata showing typical symptoms of Fusarium wilt were col-lected from Jiaozuo,Henan Province,China.Tissue separation method was used to obtain potential pathogenic fungal isolates,and the pathogenicity of these isolates was determined by root-dipping inoculation method.Fu-sarium proliferatum was identified as the causal agent of the disease based on morphological characteristics,ITS sequence and polygenic analysis(EF1-α,Tub,RPB2 and PRO1/2).F.proliferatum isolates showed maximum radial growth at 28 ℃ and pH 7.0 on oatmeal agar medium under dark conditions.The pathogen could utilize multiple carbon and nitrogen sources,with the best carbon and nitrogen sources of sucrose and peptone,respec-tively.To our knowledge,this is the first report of F.proliferatum causing Fusarium wilt on A.bidentata.The results provide a scientific basis for diagnosis and control of Fusarium wilt of A.bidentata.Toxicity test of the six fungicides on F.proliferatum showed that these fungicides had certain inhibitory effects on the pathogen,and tebuconazole and fludioxonil exhibited relative higher inhibitory effects,with EC50 values of 3.03 and 2.36 mg· L-1,respectively.