Claim · model-written summary
The fungal community comprised 72 isolates from beetles, roots and soils.
- Taxon
- date palms
Phoenix dactyliferat0 - Outcome
- fungal isolatese1
- Value
- 72e1
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Verbatim
t0“transmitting pathogenic fungi to date palms in Al-Kharj and Al-Qassim regions”
e1“In total, 72 fungal isolates representing 13 genera were recovered”
Title
Reem Alajmi; Jumanah Alosaimi; Fares Alzahrani; et al. Journal of Economic Entomology 2026. doi:10.1093/jee/toag086
Other claims from this paper (7)
- Observation Oryctes elegans and O. agamemnon were identified in Al Kharj date-palm areas.
- Observation Only O. agamemnon occurred in Al Qassim date-palm areas.
- Observation The fungal isolates represented 13 genera.
- Observation Beetles carried 27 fungal isolates, including Phytophthora parasitica and Fusarium sp.
- Observation Phytopathogenic fungi were frequently detected on beetle exoskeletons.
- Mechanism Oryctes species may act as mechanical vectors that facilitate fungal entry into date palms through feeding wounds.
- Observation Similar overlapping and region-specific fungal assemblages occurred in roots and rhizosphere soils.