Curvularia eragrostidis, a new threat to large cardamom (Amomum subulatum Roxb.) causing leaf blight in Sikkim

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dc.contributor.authorGurung, Kabitaen_US
dc.contributor.authorDasila, Khashtien_US
dc.contributor.authorPandey, Anitaen_US
dc.contributor.authorBag, Niladrien_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-18T10:14:16Z
dc.date.available2020-11-18T10:14:16Z
dc.date.issued2020-09
dc.description.abstractLarge cardamom (Amomum subulatum Roxb.) is now affected by several diseases caused by both viruses andfungi. At present, leaf blight is considered a major threat to cardamom cultivation in Sikkim. During the pasttwo decades, cultivation of the crop in this region has dropped by almost 60%. Hence, to quantify the severityof leaf blight damage and identification of the causal organism for the disease, a survey was conducted fromMay to August 2017 in different large cardamom growing regions of Sikkim. During this survey, a typicalsymptom of leaf blight was observed on cardamom leaves in many locations. The leaves with blights werecollected, surface sterilized, and inoculated on potato dextrose agar (PDA). The pathogen was isolated as pureculture, and on the basis of morphological and microscopic characteristics, the fungus was identified species ofCurvularia. Molecular characterization of the fungal isolate with ITS-rDNA partial gene amplification usinguniversal primers (ITS4 and ITS5), showed 100% similarity with Curvularia eragrostidis (family: Pleosporaceae). The fungal isolate and nucleotide sequence was deposited in National Fungal Culture Collection ofIndia (NFCCI), Pune and NCBI with accession numbers NFCCI 4541 and MN710527, respectively. This is thefirst report on the occurrence of C. eragrostidis pathogen causing leaf blight of large cardamom grown inSikkim.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Horticulture, Sikkim University, Gangtok 737 102, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsG.B. Pant, National Institute of Himalayan Environment and Sustainable Development, Kosi-Katarmal, Almora 263 643, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsBiotechnology Department, Graphic Era University, Clement Town, Dehradun 248 002, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Horticulture, Sikkim University, Gangtok 737 102, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationGurung Kabita, Dasila Khashti, Pandey Anita, Bag Niladri. Curvularia eragrostidis, a new threat to large cardamom (Amomum subulatum Roxb.) causing leaf blight in Sikkim. Journal of Biosciences. 2020 Sep; : 1-8en_US
dc.identifier.issn0250-5991
dc.identifier.issn0973-7138
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/214243
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherIndian Academy of Sciencesen_US
dc.relation.volume45en_US
dc.source.urihttps://dx.doi.org//10.1007/s12038-020-00086-7en_US
dc.subjectCurvularia eragrostidisen_US
dc.subjectlarge cardamomen_US
dc.subjectleaf blighten_US
dc.subjectSikkimen_US
dc.titleCurvularia eragrostidis, a new threat to large cardamom (Amomum subulatum Roxb.) causing leaf blight in Sikkimen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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