Fusarium species associated with mango malformation in Peninsular Malaysia.
Mohamed Nor N. M. I., Baharuddin Salleh, Leslie J. F.
Author Affiliation: School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Pulau Pinang, Malaysia.
Journal of Phytopathology 161 : 617-624
Abstract : Mango malformation has become the most important global disease on mango. Fusarium species previously associated with this disease include F. mangiferae, F. mexicanum, F. sterilihyphosum, F. proliferatum, F. subglutinans and F. tupiense. A few strains of F. proliferatum have been reported from Malaysia, but in this study, we report the results of more extensive sampling. The recovered strains were evaluated with morphology, mating tester strain cross-fertility, amplified fragment length polymorphisms (AFLPs), and partial DNA sequences of the genes encoding translation elongation factor 1-? (tef-1?) and ?-tubulin (tub-2). Amongst the 43 strains evaluated, three species were identified - F. proliferatum, F. mangiferae and F. subglutinans - with F. proliferatum being the most frequent (69%). None of the Fusarium species that appear to originate in the Americas were recovered in Malaysia, which suggests special measures may be warranted to keep these species from entering the country.