Fungal Species Associated with Tuber Rot of Foshou Yam (Dioscorea esculenta) in China
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Fungal Isolation
2.2. DNA Extraction and PCR Amplification
2.3. Phylogenetic Analysis
2.4. Morphology
2.5. Pathogenicity Test
2.6. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Fungal Strains
3.2. Molecular Phylogeny
3.3. Taxonomy: Curvularia geniculata YZU 191548
3.4. Taxonomy: Curvularia muehlenbeckiae YZU 191566
3.5. Taxonomy: Fusarium commune YZU 201358
3.6. Taxonomy: Penicillium sclerotigenum YZU 211050
3.7. Taxonomy: Penicillium oxalicum YZU 201352
3.8. Pathogenicity
4. Discussion
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Fungal Strains | Measurement of Lesion (mm) * |
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Curvularia geniculata YZU 191548 | 10.65 ± 0.69 b |
Curvularia muehlenbeckiae YZU 191566 | 13.31 ± 0.41 b |
Fusarium commune YZU 201358 | 13.01 ± 0.36 b |
Penicillium oxalicum YZU 201352 | 22.17 ± 2.01 a |
Penicillium sclerotigenum YZU 211050 | 11.50 ± 0.68 b |
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Liu, H.; Htun, A.A.; Aung, S.L.L.; Sang, H.; Deng, J.; Tao, Y. Fungal Species Associated with Tuber Rot of Foshou Yam (Dioscorea esculenta) in China. J. Fungi 2025, 11, 380. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof11050380
Liu H, Htun AA, Aung SLL, Sang H, Deng J, Tao Y. Fungal Species Associated with Tuber Rot of Foshou Yam (Dioscorea esculenta) in China. Journal of Fungi. 2025; 11(5):380. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof11050380
Chicago/Turabian StyleLiu, Haifeng, Aye Aye Htun, Sein Lai Lai Aung, Hyunkyu Sang, Jianxin Deng, and Yaqun Tao. 2025. "Fungal Species Associated with Tuber Rot of Foshou Yam (Dioscorea esculenta) in China" Journal of Fungi 11, no. 5: 380. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof11050380
APA StyleLiu, H., Htun, A. A., Aung, S. L. L., Sang, H., Deng, J., & Tao, Y. (2025). Fungal Species Associated with Tuber Rot of Foshou Yam (Dioscorea esculenta) in China. Journal of Fungi, 11(5), 380. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof11050380