Small-spored Alternaria spp. (section Alternaria) are common pathogens on wild tomato species

The wild relatives of modern tomato crops are native to South America. These plants occur in habitats as different as the Andes and the Atacama Desert and are, to some degree, all susceptible to fungal pathogens of the genus Alternaria. Alternaria is a large genus. On tomatoes, several species cause...

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Autores principales: Schmey, T., Small, C., Einspanier, S., Hoyoz, L.M., Ali, T., Gamboa, S., Mamani, B., Sepulveda, G.C., Thines, M., Stam, R.
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Publicado: Wiley 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/130418
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author Schmey, T.
Small, C.
Einspanier, S.
Hoyoz, L.M.
Ali, T.
Gamboa, S.
Mamani, B.
Sepulveda, G.C.
Thines, M.
Stam, R.
author_browse Ali, T.
Einspanier, S.
Gamboa, S.
Hoyoz, L.M.
Mamani, B.
Schmey, T.
Sepulveda, G.C.
Small, C.
Stam, R.
Thines, M.
author_facet Schmey, T.
Small, C.
Einspanier, S.
Hoyoz, L.M.
Ali, T.
Gamboa, S.
Mamani, B.
Sepulveda, G.C.
Thines, M.
Stam, R.
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description The wild relatives of modern tomato crops are native to South America. These plants occur in habitats as different as the Andes and the Atacama Desert and are, to some degree, all susceptible to fungal pathogens of the genus Alternaria. Alternaria is a large genus. On tomatoes, several species cause early blight, leaf spots and other diseases. We collected Alternaria-like infection lesions from the leaves of eight wild tomato species from Chile and Peru. Using molecular barcoding markers, we characterized the pathogens. The infection lesions were caused predominantly by small-spored species of Alternaria of the section Alternaria, like A. alternata, but also by Stemphylium spp., Alternaria spp. from the section Ulocladioides and other related species. Morphological observations and an infection assay confirmed this. Comparative genetic diversity analyses show a larger diversity in this wild system than in studies of cultivated Solanum species. As A. alternata has been reported to be an increasing problem in cultivated tomatoes, investigating the evolutionary potential of this pathogen is not only interesting to scientists studying wild plant pathosystems. It could also inform crop protection and breeding programs to be aware of potential epidemics caused by species still confined to South America.
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spelling CGSpace1304182025-12-08T09:54:28Z Small-spored Alternaria spp. (section Alternaria) are common pathogens on wild tomato species Schmey, T. Small, C. Einspanier, S. Hoyoz, L.M. Ali, T. Gamboa, S. Mamani, B. Sepulveda, G.C. Thines, M. Stam, R. alternaria crops tomatoes The wild relatives of modern tomato crops are native to South America. These plants occur in habitats as different as the Andes and the Atacama Desert and are, to some degree, all susceptible to fungal pathogens of the genus Alternaria. Alternaria is a large genus. On tomatoes, several species cause early blight, leaf spots and other diseases. We collected Alternaria-like infection lesions from the leaves of eight wild tomato species from Chile and Peru. Using molecular barcoding markers, we characterized the pathogens. The infection lesions were caused predominantly by small-spored species of Alternaria of the section Alternaria, like A. alternata, but also by Stemphylium spp., Alternaria spp. from the section Ulocladioides and other related species. Morphological observations and an infection assay confirmed this. Comparative genetic diversity analyses show a larger diversity in this wild system than in studies of cultivated Solanum species. As A. alternata has been reported to be an increasing problem in cultivated tomatoes, investigating the evolutionary potential of this pathogen is not only interesting to scientists studying wild plant pathosystems. It could also inform crop protection and breeding programs to be aware of potential epidemics caused by species still confined to South America. 2023-10 2023-05-16T14:20:12Z 2023-05-16T14:20:12Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/130418 en Open Access Wiley Schmey, T.; Small, C.; Einspanier, S.; Hoyoz, L.M.; Ali, T.; Gamboa, S.; Mamani, B.; Sepulveda, G.C.; Thines, M.; Stam, R. 2023. Small-spored Alternaria spp. (section Alternaria) are common pathogens on wild tomato species. Environmental Microbiology. ISSN 1462-2920. 1–17.
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crops
tomatoes
Schmey, T.
Small, C.
Einspanier, S.
Hoyoz, L.M.
Ali, T.
Gamboa, S.
Mamani, B.
Sepulveda, G.C.
Thines, M.
Stam, R.
Small-spored Alternaria spp. (section Alternaria) are common pathogens on wild tomato species
title Small-spored Alternaria spp. (section Alternaria) are common pathogens on wild tomato species
title_full Small-spored Alternaria spp. (section Alternaria) are common pathogens on wild tomato species
title_fullStr Small-spored Alternaria spp. (section Alternaria) are common pathogens on wild tomato species
title_full_unstemmed Small-spored Alternaria spp. (section Alternaria) are common pathogens on wild tomato species
title_short Small-spored Alternaria spp. (section Alternaria) are common pathogens on wild tomato species
title_sort small spored alternaria spp section alternaria are common pathogens on wild tomato species
topic alternaria
crops
tomatoes
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/130418
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