Morpho-cultural and molecular variability of Stemphylium vesicarium causing Stemphylium leaf blight in tropical onions

The cultural, morphological, and molecular variations among 22 isolates of Stemphylium vesicarium (Wallr.) E. Simmons, collected from different locations, was carried out. Significant variations were observed among the Stemphylium isolates regarding colony diameter, mean radial growth rate and sporu...

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Main Authors: Rahul Chandel, Deeba Kamil, Amrender Kumar, Yashpal Taak, Anil Khar
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description The cultural, morphological, and molecular variations among 22 isolates of Stemphylium vesicarium (Wallr.) E. Simmons, collected from different locations, was carried out. Significant variations were observed among the Stemphylium isolates regarding colony diameter, mean radial growth rate and sporulation on PDA media. The colonies of S. vesicarium isolates exhibited diverse mycelial growth characteristics, including velvety, cottony, or fluffy textures and a range of colours from whitish to dark grey, olivaceous with a greenish tinge or brownish. The margins of the colonies were observed to be filiform, displaying a filamentous appearance, with entire and undulate shapes and a whitish colouration. The conidiophores of Stemphylium isolates displayed a wide range of dimensions, with average length ranging from 36.81 μm to 66.44 μm and average breadth from 3.05 μm to 6.96 μm. Similarly, the conidia exhibited variations in size, colour, shape, average length (23.31 μm–43.18 μm) and average breadth (12.84 μm–23.13 μm). The conidia were mainly light brown or brown and displayed ovoid, oblong, or ovoid-to-oblong shapes. The number and presence of transverse and longitudinal septa also varied among the isolates. Fifteen RAPD primers generated 192 banding patterns. SV4, OPL5, and SV5 were identified as the most polymorphic primers, while OPA3, OPF10, OPN7, OPS7, and OPS10 produced the fewest polymorphic bands. The average polymorphic information content (PIC) value was 0.37, with OPA5 and OPC8 showing the highest PIC values. Cluster analysis based on genetic similarity revealed five distinct clusters, but no clear correlation between isolates and their collection sites was observed. In the phylogenetic analysis, based on Internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region and Glycerol-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenase 1(gpd1) gene sequences, 20 isolates obtained from diseased onion leaves formed a distinct cluster and exhibited sequence similarity with ex-type sequence of Stemphylium vesicarium. Additionally, two isolates from diseased garlic samples showed similarity with ex-type sequence of Stemphylium eturmiunum. This is the first-time report of S. eturmiunum on Indian garlic under field conditions.
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spelling doaj-art-02c631d4ff464b23abbe3bea44e0e4f22024-11-12T05:19:48ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402024-10-011020e39107Morpho-cultural and molecular variability of Stemphylium vesicarium causing Stemphylium leaf blight in tropical onionsRahul Chandel0Deeba Kamil1Amrender Kumar2Yashpal Taak3Anil Khar4Division of Vegetable Science, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Delhi, 110012, IndiaDivision of Plant Pathology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Delhi, 110012, IndiaAgricultural Knowledge Management Unit, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Delhi, 110012, IndiaDivision of Genetics ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Delhi, 110012, IndiaDivision of Vegetable Science, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Delhi, 110012, India; Corresponding author.The cultural, morphological, and molecular variations among 22 isolates of Stemphylium vesicarium (Wallr.) E. Simmons, collected from different locations, was carried out. Significant variations were observed among the Stemphylium isolates regarding colony diameter, mean radial growth rate and sporulation on PDA media. The colonies of S. vesicarium isolates exhibited diverse mycelial growth characteristics, including velvety, cottony, or fluffy textures and a range of colours from whitish to dark grey, olivaceous with a greenish tinge or brownish. The margins of the colonies were observed to be filiform, displaying a filamentous appearance, with entire and undulate shapes and a whitish colouration. The conidiophores of Stemphylium isolates displayed a wide range of dimensions, with average length ranging from 36.81 μm to 66.44 μm and average breadth from 3.05 μm to 6.96 μm. Similarly, the conidia exhibited variations in size, colour, shape, average length (23.31 μm–43.18 μm) and average breadth (12.84 μm–23.13 μm). The conidia were mainly light brown or brown and displayed ovoid, oblong, or ovoid-to-oblong shapes. The number and presence of transverse and longitudinal septa also varied among the isolates. Fifteen RAPD primers generated 192 banding patterns. SV4, OPL5, and SV5 were identified as the most polymorphic primers, while OPA3, OPF10, OPN7, OPS7, and OPS10 produced the fewest polymorphic bands. The average polymorphic information content (PIC) value was 0.37, with OPA5 and OPC8 showing the highest PIC values. Cluster analysis based on genetic similarity revealed five distinct clusters, but no clear correlation between isolates and their collection sites was observed. In the phylogenetic analysis, based on Internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region and Glycerol-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenase 1(gpd1) gene sequences, 20 isolates obtained from diseased onion leaves formed a distinct cluster and exhibited sequence similarity with ex-type sequence of Stemphylium vesicarium. Additionally, two isolates from diseased garlic samples showed similarity with ex-type sequence of Stemphylium eturmiunum. This is the first-time report of S. eturmiunum on Indian garlic under field conditions.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024151389OnionFoliar pathogenRAPDClusteringITSGarlic
spellingShingle Rahul Chandel
Deeba Kamil
Amrender Kumar
Yashpal Taak
Anil Khar
Morpho-cultural and molecular variability of Stemphylium vesicarium causing Stemphylium leaf blight in tropical onions
Heliyon
Onion
Foliar pathogen
RAPD
Clustering
ITS
Garlic
title Morpho-cultural and molecular variability of Stemphylium vesicarium causing Stemphylium leaf blight in tropical onions
title_full Morpho-cultural and molecular variability of Stemphylium vesicarium causing Stemphylium leaf blight in tropical onions
title_fullStr Morpho-cultural and molecular variability of Stemphylium vesicarium causing Stemphylium leaf blight in tropical onions
title_full_unstemmed Morpho-cultural and molecular variability of Stemphylium vesicarium causing Stemphylium leaf blight in tropical onions
title_short Morpho-cultural and molecular variability of Stemphylium vesicarium causing Stemphylium leaf blight in tropical onions
title_sort morpho cultural and molecular variability of stemphylium vesicarium causing stemphylium leaf blight in tropical onions
topic Onion
Foliar pathogen
RAPD
Clustering
ITS
Garlic
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024151389
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