Open AccessFirst Report of Alternaria Alternata Causing Brown Leaf Spot on Apricot (Prunus Armeniaca) in Karbala Province of Iraq
Author(s) -
Zeinab L. Hameed,
Adnan A. Lahuf,
Mundher T. Jasim,
Hassan M. Mohsen,
Bahaa J. Kadim,
Sara A. Saleh,
Asmaa F. Mohamed
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/910/1/012080
Subject(s) - alternaria alternata , prunus armeniaca , leaf spot , biology , horticulture , fungus , spots , orchard , botany , alternaria , cultivar
During a survey in season 018, leaf spot symptoms were commonly observed on apricot ( Prunus armeniaca ) trees in the orchards of Al-Hussainiya district in Karbala Province of Iraq. The symptomatic leaves were gathered, the associated fungus was isolated and characterized relied on its morphological features and ITS-rDNA sequencing. The causative factor was found to be the fungus Alternaria alternata that caused distinguishable leaf spot symptoms on the inoculated leaves of apricot. Based on a review of previous references relatedof this disease in Iraq, this is the first report of the brown leaf spot disease caused by A. alternata in Karbala province of Iraq.