Naslov
Downy Mildew of Basil: A New Destructive Disease Worldwide

Autori
Topolovec-Pintarić, Snježana ; Martinko, Katarina

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Poglavlja u knjigama, znanstveni

Knjiga
Plant Diseases Current Threats and Management Trends

Urednik/ci
Topolovec-Pintarić, Snježana

Izdavač
IntechOpen

Grad
London : Delhi

Godina
2020

Raspon stranica
1-15

ISBN
978-1-78985-116-8

Ključne riječi
Agastache, downy mildew, Lamiaceae, Ocimum, Peronospora

Sažetak
Oomycete pseudofungus (Peronospora belbahrii) is a causal of devastating basil downy mildew disease because once infected basil plants are no longer marketable. The host range is limited to basil and hyssop. Coleus was previously considered as host as well, but pathogen causing downy mildew on coleus has been shown genetically different and specified as P. belbahrii sensu lato. Therefore, P. belbahrii is described as a complex species, likely defined by plant host. The P. belbahrii is air- borne and seed-borne pathogen and it does not need a vector for dispersal. The disease was firstly reported from Africa where it is assumed to have originated on sweet basil and 70 years later it was reported from Europe. Currently, basil downy mildew is of pandemic occurrence and the pathogen is present in almost all areas around the world where basil is cultivated. Since the pathogen is transmitted by the seed, there is a high risk of the pathogen spread by the seed trade.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Biologija, Interdisciplinarne prirodne znanosti, Poljoprivreda (agronomija), Interdisciplinarne biotehničke znanosti

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