Botryosphaeriaceae associated with die-back of Schizolobium parahyba trees in South Africa and Ecuador

dc.contributor.authorMehl, James William Montague
dc.contributor.authorSlippers, Bernard
dc.contributor.authorRoux, Jolanda
dc.contributor.authorWingfield, Michael J.
dc.contributor.emailjames.mehl@fabi.up.ac.zaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-11T07:08:35Z
dc.date.available2014-12-11T07:08:35Z
dc.date.issued2014-10
dc.description.abstractDie-back of Schizolobium parahyba var. amazonicum is a serious problem in plantations of these trees in Ecuador. Similar symptoms have also been observed on trees of this species in various parts of South Africa. The most common fungi isolated from disease symptoms on S. parahyba var. amazonicum in both locations were species of the Botryosphaeriaceae. The aim of this study was to identify these fungi from both Ecuador and South Africa, and to test their pathogenicity in greenhouse and field trials. Isolates obtained were grouped based on culture morphology and identified using comparisons of DNA sequence data for the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) and translation elongation factor 1[alpha] (TEF-1[alpha]) gene regions. The β-tubulin-2 (BT2) locus was also sequenced for some isolates where identification was difficult. Three greenhouse trials were conducted in South Africa along with a field trial in Ecuador. Neofusicoccum parvum was obtained from trees in both areas and was the dominant taxon in South Africa. Lasiodiplodia theobromae was the dominant taxon in Ecuador, probably due to the subtropical climate in the area. Isolates of Neofusicoccum vitifusiforme (from South Africa only), Neofusicoccum umdonicola and Lasiodiplodia pseudotheobromae (from Ecuador only) were also obtained. All isolates used in the pathogenicity trials produced lesions on inoculated plants, suggesting that the Botryosphaeriaceae contribute to the die-back of S. parahyba trees. While the disease is clearly not caused by a single species of the Botryosphaeriaceae in either region, N. parvum has been introduced into at least one of the regions. This species has a broad host range and could have been introduced on other hosts.en_ZA
dc.description.embargo2015-10-30en_ZA
dc.description.librarianhj2014en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorshipThe Department of Science and Technology (DST)/National Research Foundation (NRF) Centre of Excellence in Tree Health Biotechnology (CTHB) and members of the Tree Protection Co-operative Programme (TPCP), South Africa.en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://onlinelibrary.wiley.comjournal/10.1111/(ISSN)1439-0329en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMehl, JWM, Slippers, B, Roux, J & Wingfield, MJ 2014, 'Botryosphaeriaceae associated with die-back of Schizolobium parahyba trees in South Africa and Ecuador', Forest Pathology, vol. 44, no. 5, pp. 396-408.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1437-4781 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1439-0329 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1111/efp.12116
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/42937
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherWileyen_ZA
dc.rights© 2014 Blackwell Verlag GmbH. This is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article : Botryosphaeriaceae associated with die-back of Schizolobium parahyba trees in South Africa and Ecuador), Forest Pathology, vol. 44, no. 5, pp. 396-408, 2014, doi : 10.1111/efp.12116. The definite version is available at : http://onlinelibrary.wiley.comjournal/10.1111/(ISSN)1439-0329en_ZA
dc.subjectBotryosphaeriaceae (Ascomycota)en_ZA
dc.subjectDie-backen_ZA
dc.subjectSchizolobium parahyba treesen_ZA
dc.subjectSouth Africa (SA)en_ZA
dc.subjectEcuadoren_ZA
dc.titleBotryosphaeriaceae associated with die-back of Schizolobium parahyba trees in South Africa and Ecuadoren_ZA
dc.typePostprint Articleen_ZA

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