A rapid qPCR for the detection of Verticillium nonalfalfae MLST2 - a highly pathogenic fungus on kiwifruit

• Published in: Plant disease
• Main Authors: Lee, Hui Wen, Ho, Wellcome Wai Hong, Alexander, Brett J R, Baskarathevan, Jeyaseelan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.09.2022
• Subjects: Fungi; diagnostics; quantitative PCR; Actinidia chinensis; Pathogen detection; Causal Agent; glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase; Subject Areas; Verticillium wilt; Verticillium nonalfalfae; kiwifruit

A highly pathogenic fungus characterized as multilocus sequence type 2 (MLST2) is an emerging fungal pathogen causing Verticillium wilt on kiwifruit. Although MLST2 has not been reported outside Chile, there is a risk that this pathogen could spread through the global movement of germplasms to other...