Morphological and Molecular Characterization of Erysiphe necator var. necator, A Fungal Pathogen of Grapevines in Pakistan
Morphological and Molecular Characterization of Erysiphe necator var. necator, A Fungal Pathogen of Grapevines in Pakistan
Najam-ul-Sehar Afshan1*, Javeria Majeed1, Abdul Rehman Niazi1, Saima Khanum2, Maria Riaz1, Muhammad Fiaz2 and Shaila Anjum1
ABSTRACT
The presence of Erysiphe necator var. necator causing powdery mildew on grapevines is being reported in Pakistan. Infected plants were collected from districts Mansehra and Abbottabad of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and district Lahore of Punjab, Pakistan, during phytopathogenic surveys in 2015–2020. The causal fungus was observed and identified on the basis of morpho-anatomical and molecular analyses. This is the first report of powdery mildew infection caused by Erysiphe necator var. necator from Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces of Pakistan.
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