Fungi associated with anthracnose of mango (Mangifera indica L.) fruits and their pathogenic potentiality

Abstract

A total of ten fungal species were isolated from the anthracnose symptoms of three varieties of Mangifera indica L. viz., Himsagar, Langra and Amrapali. The isolated fungi were Alternaria alternata (Fr.) Keissler, Aspergillus flavus Link, A. fumigatus Fresenius, A. niger van Tiegh., Colletotrichum gloeosporioides (Penz.) Sacc., Fusarium semitectum Berk. & Rav., Papulaspora sp. Preuss., Penicillium sp. Link., Pestalotiopsis guepinii (Desm.) Stey. and Rhizopus stolonifer (Ehrenb.) Vull. Colletotrichum gloeosporioides showed the highest per cent (26.82) frequency in Himsagar whereas R. stolonifer showed the lowest (2.22). Pestalotiopsis guepinii showed the highest per cent (46.83) frequency in Langra whereas R. stolonifer showed the lowest (1.17). Colletotrichum gloeosporioides showed the highest per cent (38.67) frequency in Amrapali whereas Papulaspora sp. showed the lowest (4.00). Among the isolated fungi C. gloeosporioides, F. semitectum and P. guepinii were found to be pathogenic to three mango varieties. Association of Fusarium semitectum, Papulaspora sp. and Pestalotiopsis guepinii with mango is new record in Bangladesh.
 Dhaka Univ. J. Biol. Sci. 27(1): 93-100, 2018 (January)

Identification and Pathogenicity of Organisms Associated with Anthracnose Disease of Mango in Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria

“…Other fungal isolates with low frequency were Aspergillus niger and Rhizopus oryzae, they were isolated 3 times each. In a similar study reported [6], saprophytic fungi; Aspergillus flavus, A. japonicas, A. niger, A. parasiticus, Rhizopus arrhizus were also isolated from anthracnose infected mango in Bangladesh.…”

“…To prove pathogenicity of fungal isolates, freshly harvested healthy matured mango fruits were collected from kasuwan gwari market, thoroughly washed under running tap water then surface sterilized by washing with 10% sodium hypochlorite solution for 3 min then rinse in 3 changes of sterile distilled water to get rid of Chlorox solution on the surface of the fruits as described by [6]. The surface sterile fruits were blot dried.…”

“…Mango production is seriously marred by anthracnose disease in all mango production areas. This wide spreading fungal disease of mangos presently recognized as the worldwide most important field and postharvest disease of mongo [6,7]. The disease is capable of causing 30-60% yield losses across different countries of the world [8].…”

“…According to [11,10], mango anthracnose is caused by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides Penz. On the other hand, [6] reported Botryodiplodia theobromae, Fusarium semitectum, Papulaspora sp. and Pestalotiopsis guepinii being associated with anthracnose in Bangladesh.…”

Characterization and pathogenicity of fungi associated with anthracnose of chilli (capsicum frutescens L.)

“…*Author for correspondence: <botanybashar@yahoo.com>. 1 A part of MS thesis of first author, Pathogenicity test was done according to the method described by Islam et al (2018) with slight modification. Chilli fruits were washed thoroughly in running tap water and dipped in 10% Chlorox solution for surface sterilization for three minutes.…”