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Taxonomy and population genetics of Fusarium subglutinans sensu lato on pine and mango
Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2006.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/29954 Taxonomy and population genetics of Fusarium subglutinans sensu lato on pine and mango Wingfield, Michael J. Coutinho, Teresa A. Wingfield, Brenda D. Marasas, Walter F.O. (Walter Friedrich Otto) Britz van Heerden, Henriette Fusarium diseases of plants population Pine diseases and pests Mango diseases and pests Fusarium diseases of plants taxonomy UCTD Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2006. Fusarium subglutinans sensu lato is a complex of fungi, which are the causal agents of important diseases on a wide variety of plants. Two important diseases caused by F. subglutinans sensu lato are pitch canker and mango malformation. F. subglutinans sensu lato isolates causing pitch canker on pine trees have been described as a separate species, F. circinatum. whereas F. subglutinans sensu lato isolates associated with mango malformation have not been formally described. The objective of study was to clarify the taxonomy and population genetics of the pitch canker and mango malformation fungi residing in the Gibberellafujikuroi complex. The introductory chapter of this thesis provides a review of the taxonomic classifications used for Fusarium spp. in the G. fujikuroi complex. In addition, the current knowledge pertaining to the population structure of the pitch canker and mango malformation fungi is discussed. In the second chapter the occurrence of F. circinatum was investigated in Mexico. Fusarium isolates were collected from pine trees in Mexico and identified as F. circinatum. Morphology, sexual compatibility studies, pathogenicity tests and histone H3-RFLPs were used to identify and characterize this fungus. The pitch canker fungus, F. circinatum and its teleomorph, G. circinata has been recently described. However, the name G. circinata is invalid, because insufficient information was provided to characterize the type specimen in the description. Additional information and a selection of F. circinatum isolates were, therefore, obtained and studies were undertaken in order to validate the description of G. circinata. The teleomorph G. circinata was validated and morphological criteria were shown to clearly distinguish F. circinatum from other F. subglutinans sensu lato isolates. Chapter four presents a study aimed at better understanding relationships between populations of F. circinatum from different geographical areas. For this study co¬dominant molecular markers were developed. These were then used to determine the genetic diversity, genetic distance and migration between different F. circinatum populations. Analysis revealed a high diversity in the Florida population and a low diversity in the South African population. Genetic analysis also indicated that the South African F. circinatum population originated in Mexico. In chapter five, the influence of sexual reproduction on the F. circinatum populations sampled over ten years in South Africa were studied. Sexual compatibility, vegetative compatibility and allelic diversity that were determined using polymorphic markers, developed in chapter four, were used. These results suggested that sexual reproduction is occurring more frequently in the more recently collected populations than in the initial population. Mango malformation is an important disease in mango growing areas. The study presented in chapter six indicated that this disease is associated with two distinct Fusarium spp. in the section Liseola. The two new Fusarium spp. are thus described as F. mangiferae and F. sterilihyphosum using morphological criteria In chapter seven, the distribution and vegetative compatibility of both F. mangiferae and F. sterilihyphosum was determined for the South Africa populations. Results revealed that each of these species differ in their distribution in South Africa. Vegetative compatibility tests also suggest that both species represent single genets in South Africa. Fusarium subglutinans sensu lato isolates associated with pme and mango are economically important fungi. The focus of the studies presented in this thesis has been on the taxonomy and population genetics of these fungi, with special reference to their occurrence in South Africa. Each of the chapters will contributes towards a better understanding of the taxonomy, population genetics and biology of these fungi. Microbiology and Plant Pathology Unrestricted 2013-09-07T17:22:52Z 2005-12-01 2013-09-07T17:22:52Z 2002-04-01 2006-12-01 2005-11-30 Thesis Van Heerden, HB 2002, Taxonomy and population genetics of Fusarium Subglutinans sensu lato on pine and mango, PhD thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/29954 > H195/ag http://hdl.handle.net/2263/29954 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-11302005-144800/ © 2009, University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Fusarium diseases of plants population Pine diseases and pests Mango diseases and pests Fusarium diseases of plants taxonomy UCTD Taxonomy and population genetics of Fusarium subglutinans sensu lato on pine and mango |
| title | Taxonomy and population genetics of Fusarium subglutinans sensu lato on pine and mango |
| title_full | Taxonomy and population genetics of Fusarium subglutinans sensu lato on pine and mango |
| title_fullStr | Taxonomy and population genetics of Fusarium subglutinans sensu lato on pine and mango |
| title_full_unstemmed | Taxonomy and population genetics of Fusarium subglutinans sensu lato on pine and mango |
| title_short | Taxonomy and population genetics of Fusarium subglutinans sensu lato on pine and mango |
| title_sort | taxonomy and population genetics of fusarium subglutinans sensu lato on pine and mango |
| topic | Fusarium diseases of plants population Pine diseases and pests Mango diseases and pests Fusarium diseases of plants taxonomy UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/29954 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-11302005-144800/ |