Korean Journal of Mycology (Kor. J. Mycol.)
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Incidence of Beet Leaf Spot Caused by Neocamarosporium betae in Korea

Global Agro-Consulting Corporation, Suwon 16614, Korea

Correspondence to wgkim5121@naver.com

Korean Journal of Mycology (Kor J Mycol) March, 2023, 51(1):63-68.
https://doi.org/10.4489/KJM.20230007
Accepted: March 09, 2023; Revised: March 05, 2023; Received: January 03, 2023
Published: March, 2023.
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ABSTRACT

From June to August 2021, we surveyed diseases affecting beet (Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris) plants in Cheolwon, Hoengseong, and Pyeongchang regions in Gangwon Province, Korea. We observed severe leaf spot symptoms, such as brown to dark circular or irregular spots on the leaves, in plants. Disease incidence in the plant leaves in the fields investigated at the three locations ranged from 1 to 80%. Five single-spore isolates of Phoma sp. were obtained from the diseased leaves and identified as Neocamarosporium betae based on their cultural, morphological, and molecular characteristics. Three isolates of N. betae were subsequently tested to confirm their pathogenicity in beet plants via artificial inoculation. The tested isolates caused leaf spot symptoms in the inoculated plants, similar to those observed in the plants in the investigated fields. Therefore, our findings revealed N. betae as the pathogen causing beet leaf spot in Korea.

Keywords

Beet, Beta vulgaris, Leaf spot, Neocamarosporium betae

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