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Detection and Management of Mango Dieback Disease in the United Arab Emirates
International journal of molecular sciences, Vol.18(10), 2086
2017
PMCID: PMC5666768
PMID: 29053600
Abstract
Mango is affected by different decline disorders causing significant losses to mango growers. In the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the pathogen was isolated from all tissues sampled from diseased trees affected by Lasiodiplodia theobromae. Symptoms at early stages of the disease included general wilting appearance of mango trees, and dieback of twigs. In advanced stages, the disease symptoms were also characterized by the curling and drying of leaves, leading to complete defoliation of the tree and discolouration of vascular regions of the stems and branches. To substantially reduce the devastating impact of dieback disease on mango, the fungus was first identified based on its morphological and cultural characteristics. Target regions of 5.8S rRNA (ITS) and elongation factor 1- (EF1-) genes of the pathogen were amplified and sequenced. We also found that the systemic chemical fungicides, Score (R), Cidely (R) Top, and Penthiopyrad (R), significantly inhibited the mycelial growth of L. theobromae both in vitro and in the greenhouse. Cidely (R) Top proved to be a highly effective fungicide against L. theobromae dieback disease also under field conditions. Altogether, the morphology of the fruiting structures, molecular identification and pathogenicity tests confirm that the causal agent of the mango dieback disease in the UAE is L. theobromae.
Details
- Title
- Detection and Management of Mango Dieback Disease in the United Arab Emirates
- Authors/Creators
- Esam Eldin Saeed - United Arab Emirates UniversityArjun Sham - United Arab Emirates UniversityAyah AbuZarqa - United Arab Emirates UniversityKhawla A. Al Shurafa - Minist Climate Change & Environm, Sharjah 1509, U Arab EmiratesTahra S. Al Naqbi - Minist Climate Change & Environm, Sharjah 1509, U Arab EmiratesRabah Iratni - United Arab Emirates UniversityKhaled El-Tarabily - United Arab Emirates UniversitySynan F. AbuQamar - United Arab Emirates University
- Publication Details
- International journal of molecular sciences, Vol.18(10), 2086
- Publisher
- MDPI
- Number of pages
- 18
- Grant note
- 31R081 / Khalifa Centre for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering-UAEU 31S255 / UAEU Program for Advanced Research
- Identifiers
- 991005580020507891
- Copyright
- © 2017 by the authors.
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Centre for Terrestrial Ecosystem Science and Sustainability
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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