Phytophthora species detected in the rhizosphere of Alnus glutinosa stands in the Floodplain Forests of Western Turkey

Ayse Gülden Aday Kaya (Corresponding Author), Asko Lehtijarvi, Yusuf Şaşmaz, Justyna A. Nowakowska, Tomasz Oszako, Hatice Tuğba Doğmuş Lehtijärvi, Stephen Woodward

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Abstract

The occurrence of Phytophthora species in Alnus glutinosa stands in the Karacabey and Iğneada floodplain forests was investigated. Twenty‐seven soil samples taken from the rhizosphere of declining trees (without bark symptoms) were baited for Phytophthora. In total, 311 Phytophthora isolates were obtained following culturing on selective medium. On the basis of the morphological characteristics and the ITS sequences of the rDNA, Phytophthora plurivora accounted for 83% of the rhizosphere isolates. In addition to P. plurivora, P. gonapodyides (9%), P. chlamydospora (3.8%), P. lacustris (2.5%) and P. aff. cactorum (2%) were isolated from the surveyed areas. No P. × alni was detected in the present work. This paper is the first to report the isolation of P. plurivora and P. aff. cactorum from the rhizosphere of Alnus species in Turkey.
Original languageEnglish
Article numbere12470
Number of pages4
JournalForest Pathology
Volume48
Issue number6
Early online date9 Oct 2018
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2018

Bibliographical note

The authors thank various Turkish forestry units for providing kind help during this work and COST Action FP1002 Pathway Evaluation and Pest Risk Management in Transport (PERMIT) for supporting a visit by “Y.S.” to Poland. Financial support from the Suleyman Demirel University (Project No: 3554‐YL1‐13) is gratefully acknowledged. The comments and suggestions of the reviewers in preparing this paper are gratefully acknowledged.

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