Claim · model-written summary
Clade III contains all 15 A. mellea isolates.
- Taxon
- Kiwifruit
Actinidia deliciosat0 - Interactor
- A . mellea
Armillaria melleae3pathogen - Outcome
- Clade III contained all 15 A . mellea isolatese3
- Value
- 15e3
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageSecond interactorSecond interactor roleTreatmentComparatorSettingDirectionQualifier
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Verbatim
t0“Kiwifruit Vine Decline”
e3“Clades I and II comprised 15 and 5 isolates of A . gallica , respectively, while Clade III contained all 15 A . mellea isolates”
Title
Muharrem Türkkan; Tuğba Bozoğlu; Sibel Derviş; et al. Journal of Phytopathology 2024. doi:10.1111/jph.13409
Other claims from this paper (9)
- Observation Between 10.5% and 17.5% of vines in each of 35 orchards showed Armillaria root rot symptoms.
- Observation Twenty isolates were identified as Armillaria gallica.
- Observation Fifteen isolates were identified as A. mellea.
- Observation Clades I and II comprise 15 and 5 isolates of A. gallica.
- Observation Both A. gallica and A. mellea isolates induce disease in kiwifruit seedlings.
- Observation Rhizomorph-producing isolates cause severe leaf necrosis and seedling mortality in kiwifruit seedlings.
- Observation Isolates lacking rhizomorphs are non-pathogenic to kiwifruit seedlings.
- Observation This is the first global instance of A. gallica causing kiwifruit root rot.
- Observation A. mellea is a causal agent of kiwifruit root rot in the country.