Characterization and distribution of Pseudomonas syringae pv. syrinae on wheat in Syria

Bacterial leaf blight, caused by Pseudomonas syringae, threaten wheat production in many regions. Approximately 500 wheat leaf samples showing symptoms suggestive of bacterial infections were collected from 107 fields in north, central and coastal areas of Syria during the 2021 growing season. Disea...

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Autores principales: Kassem, Mohammad, Nader, Asaad, Kumari, Safaa, Moukahel, Abdulrahman
Formato: Conference Paper
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Phytopathologia Mediterranea 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/128127
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author Kassem, Mohammad
Nader, Asaad
Kumari, Safaa
Moukahel, Abdulrahman
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Kumari, Safaa
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Nader, Asaad
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description Bacterial leaf blight, caused by Pseudomonas syringae, threaten wheat production in many regions. Approximately 500 wheat leaf samples showing symptoms suggestive of bacterial infections were collected from 107 fields in north, central and coastal areas of Syria during the 2021 growing season. Disease symptoms consisted of water soaked dark green to brown lesions on expanding leaves which became necrotic and turned from grey-green to tanwhite. A total of 56 isolates were selected using a semis elective medium, and were characterized further using morphological, biochemical (LOPAT), and pathogenicity tests to identify the virulent properties of isolates, and molecular characterization with PCR using specific primers for the syringomycin production gene. Field observations showed that leaf blight severity was approx. 54%, whereas the coastal area isolates gave high disease severity (61.5%), followed by the central area isolates (56%). The pathogenicity tests showed that all the isolates were pathogenic to wheat under greenhouse conditions, with 63% of ranked as highly virulent. The PCR results confirmed that the isolates were P. syringae pv. syringae. This study increased understanding of the ecology, distribution and severity of the microbial wheat communities in Syria.
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spelling CGSpace1281272026-01-15T02:19:03Z Characterization and distribution of Pseudomonas syringae pv. syrinae on wheat in Syria Kassem, Mohammad Nader, Asaad Kumari, Safaa Moukahel, Abdulrahman wheat syria pcr identification bacterial leaf blight wheat seed-borne disease Bacterial leaf blight, caused by Pseudomonas syringae, threaten wheat production in many regions. Approximately 500 wheat leaf samples showing symptoms suggestive of bacterial infections were collected from 107 fields in north, central and coastal areas of Syria during the 2021 growing season. Disease symptoms consisted of water soaked dark green to brown lesions on expanding leaves which became necrotic and turned from grey-green to tanwhite. A total of 56 isolates were selected using a semis elective medium, and were characterized further using morphological, biochemical (LOPAT), and pathogenicity tests to identify the virulent properties of isolates, and molecular characterization with PCR using specific primers for the syringomycin production gene. Field observations showed that leaf blight severity was approx. 54%, whereas the coastal area isolates gave high disease severity (61.5%), followed by the central area isolates (56%). The pathogenicity tests showed that all the isolates were pathogenic to wheat under greenhouse conditions, with 63% of ranked as highly virulent. The PCR results confirmed that the isolates were P. syringae pv. syringae. This study increased understanding of the ecology, distribution and severity of the microbial wheat communities in Syria. 2022-05-01 2023-01-24T21:43:24Z 2023-01-24T21:43:24Z Conference Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/128127 en Open Access application/pdf Phytopathologia Mediterranea Mohammad Kassem, Asaad Nader, Safaa Kumari, Abdulrahman Moukahel. (1/5/2022). Characterization and distribution of Pseudomonas syringae pv. syrinae on wheat in Syria. Limassol, Cyprus.
spellingShingle wheat
syria
pcr
identification
bacterial leaf blight
wheat
seed-borne disease
Kassem, Mohammad
Nader, Asaad
Kumari, Safaa
Moukahel, Abdulrahman
Characterization and distribution of Pseudomonas syringae pv. syrinae on wheat in Syria
title Characterization and distribution of Pseudomonas syringae pv. syrinae on wheat in Syria
title_full Characterization and distribution of Pseudomonas syringae pv. syrinae on wheat in Syria
title_fullStr Characterization and distribution of Pseudomonas syringae pv. syrinae on wheat in Syria
title_full_unstemmed Characterization and distribution of Pseudomonas syringae pv. syrinae on wheat in Syria
title_short Characterization and distribution of Pseudomonas syringae pv. syrinae on wheat in Syria
title_sort characterization and distribution of pseudomonas syringae pv syrinae on wheat in syria
topic wheat
syria
pcr
identification
bacterial leaf blight
wheat
seed-borne disease
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/128127
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