In Europe, two fastidious phloem-limited pathogens, ’ Candidatus Phytoplasma solani’ (16SrXII-A) and Arsenophonus phytopathogenicus’, are associated with rubbery taproot disease (RTD) syndrome basses richesses (SBR) of sugar beet, respectively. Both diseases can significantly reduce yield, especially when accompanied by root rot fungi. This study investigates the presence, geographic distribution genetic traits pathogens accompanying fungus, Macrophomina phaseolina , found on beet across...

AbstractThe antifungal effects of thyme, cinnamon bark and clove bud essential oils (EOs) were investigated in vitro on Colletotrichum acutatum mycelial growth, conidial germination, appressoria formation, vivo strawberry fruit disease incidence. All tested EOs, incorporated potato-dextrose agar, inhibited C. had a fungistatic effect at concentration 667 µl/l medium. Volatiles bark, thyme EOs completely prevented germination the lowest concentrations 1.53, 15.3 76.5 air, respectively,...

Penicillium expansum (Link) Thom. is one of the most important postharvest pathogens apple fruit worldwide. It causes blue mold, a decay that can lead to significant economic losses during storage, which also impact destined for processing due production carcinogenic mycotoxin patulin. Apple cvs. Idared, Golden Delicious and Braeburn with mold symptoms were collected from five storage facilities in Serbia nine fungal isolates obtained. Pathogenicity was tested proven by artificial...

Abstract During a survey of large carrot fields in Serbia, plants showing leaf reddening and/or yellowing, adventitious shoot production and reduction taproot size quality were observed low percentage plants. To verify phytoplasma association with the described symptoms to carry out pathogen differentiation, PCR assays followed by restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analyses sequencing 16Sr DNA ribosomal protein genes l22 s3 , tuf putative aa kinase plus recycling factor helicase...

Penicillium polonicum K. Zaleski is an economically important airborne fungus with a broad host range including cereals, peanuts, onions, dried meats, citrus fruits, and yam tubers (2,4). Secondary metabolites produced by this species include harmful mycotoxins penicillic acid, verucosidin, nephrotoxic glycopeptides, which may play role in Balkan Endemic Nephropathy (2,5). In January 2013, decayed onion bulbs (Allium cepa L. cv. Meranto) blue mold symptoms were found causing significant...

Brown rot, caused by Monilinia spp., is an economically important pre- and postharvest disease of pome stone fruits worldwide. In Serbia, apple the most widely grown fruit, distribution spp. responsible for brown rot unknown. Hence, we conducted a three year survey, from 2010 to 2012, where 349 isolates were obtained six orchards four storage facilities five different cultivars with symptoms. Morphological characterization isolates, multiplex PCR, phylogenetic analysis revealed species: M....

Twenty-two strains of Trichoderma spp. (T. harzianum species complex [THSC], aggressivum f. europaeum, pleuroti, and pleuroticola) causing green mold disease on edible mushrooms (button mushroom, shiitake oyster mushroom), collected during 2004–2018 from four countries (Serbia, North Macedonia, Croatia, Hungary) were examined. Based their ITS (internal transcribed spacer) sequences, mushroom in Serbia identified as members the THSC, while samples obtained Serbian North-Macedonian farms T....

Penicillium crustosum Thom (1930) causes blue mold on pome fruits and is also regularly found cheese, nuts, soil (1,3). The fungus produces a wide range of mycotoxins such as penitrem A, roquefortine C, terrestric acid, cyclopenol, which impact human health (1). In January February 2013, 20 decayed apples, ‘Golden Delicious’ ‘Jonagold’ (Malus × domestica Borkh.) with symptoms were collected from cold storages in Svilajnac Bela Crkva, Serbia. Decayed areas light to medium brown green...

Family Botryosphaeriaceae and the genus Diaporthe (family Diaporthaceae) represent diverse groups of plant pathogens, which include causal agents leaf spot, shoot blight, branch stem cankers, dieback, pre- postharvest apple fruit decay. Apple with symptoms light to dark brown decay were collected during after harvest from 2016 2018. Thirty selected isolates, on pathogenicity was confirmed, identified characterized based multilocus phylogeny morphology. Five species family two (fam....

Botryosphaeria dothidea (Moug.: Fr.) Ces. & De Not has a worldwide distribution infecting species from over 80 genera of plants (1). Apart being an important pathogen apple trees in many countries, B. can cause pre- and postharvest decay on fruit (2). It been known to canker dieback forest Serbia (3), but not recorded either or fruit. In December 2010, cv. Idared (Malus × domestica Borkh.) with symptoms white rot were collected one storage the area Svilajnac Serbia. The incidence disease was...

Monilinia fructicola (G. Winter) Honey is a causal agent of brown rot stone fruits, occasionally affecting pome fruits as well. The pathogen commonly present in North and South America, Oceania, Asia, but listed quarantine organism Europe (4). After its first discovery France 2001, occurrence has been reported Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Austria, the Slovak Republic (1). In February 2011, during survey for fungal postharvest pathogens cold storage...

‘ Candidatus Phytoplasma solani’ (stolbur phytoplasma) is associated with rubbery taproot disease (RTD) of sugar beet ( Beta vulgaris L.), while Macrophomina phaseolina considered the most important root rot pathogen this plant in Serbia. The high prevalence M . reported on Serbia, unmatched elsewhere world, coupled notorious tendency RTD-affected to rot, has prompted research into relationship between two diseases. This study investigates correlation occurrence RTD and presence fungal...

During a cucurbit disease survey in August 2004, severe symptoms resembling those caused by viruses were observed on bottlegourd (Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl.) the Vojvodina region of Serbia. Symptoms included stunting, mosaic, green veinbanding, blistering, yellowing, chlorotic spots, leaf deformation, and fruit distortion. Leaf samples from 25 symptomatic plants collected two localities for virus identification using mechanical transmission serological testing. Crude sap extract...

Monilia polystroma van Leeuwen is a new Japanese species, similar to M. fructigena but distinguishable based on morphological and molecular characteristics (3). After its first discovery apple in Japan, occurance of Europe has been reported Hungary, the Czech Republic, Switzerland (2,3,4). In October 2011, during survey for fungal pathogens Bela Crkva district, 15 fruit (Malus domestica Borkh.) cv. Golden Delicious were collected. Two isolates Monilinia obtained from showing brown rot,...

Antifungal activity of two essential oils, cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum J. Presl) and clove (Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merrill & Perry), was evaluated against Cladobotryum dendroides (Bull.) W. Gams Hooz, Lecanicillium fungicola var. (Preuss) Hasebrauk, the causal agents cobweb dry bubble disease cultivated mushroom. Inhibitory fungicidal selected oils assayed using three methods: microdilution, macrodilution fumigant contact method. Comparing all methods, oil showed stronger than both...

Abstract Onion bulbs ( Allium cepa L.) can be stored for up to 12 months ensure their availability all year, but one of the limiting factors is decay caused by blue mould fungi. Postharvest development not only economically important, also poses a health hazard due mycotoxin contamination. different yellow and red cultivars with symptoms were collected from three storage facilities in Serbia. Pathogenic isolates identified characterized based on molecular (partial β‐tubulin gene),...

Celery (Apium graveolens var. dulce) is a very important vegetable crop intensively cultivated in eastern and southern Serbia. During field survey August September 2012, we observed symptoms similar to those of Cercospora early blight Serbia, with some the affected fields showing up 80% disease severity. The lesions on leaves were amphigenous, subcircular angular more or less confluent. Lesions enlarged merged age, followed by development necrotic area causing continuous deterioration plant....

Bull's eye rot caused by Neofabraea spp. is an important postharvest disease of apple fruit worldwide. Four species the genus are known to cause this among which alba main pathogen causing bull's in continental Europe. Typical symptoms were observed a local market Belgrade, Serbia March 2015. Circular lesions, slightly sunken light brown dark with lighter tan center and darker outer ring present on 'Golden Delicious' apples. Decayed tissue was firm. The aim study identify causal agent based...