First Report of Septoria Blight of Parsley Caused by Septoria petroselini in the Mediterranean Region of Turkey

Plant Disease
Ş Kurt

Abstract

During December 2001 to March 2002, Septoria blight of parsley was observed in approximately 500 ha of commercial parsley crops in Arsuz County, Hatay, in the Mediterranean Region of Turkey. Incidence of disease ranged from 42 to 80%. Symptoms included irregularly shaped, grayish brown spots (average 3 to 8 mm diameter) with a slightly darker brown margin of necrotic tissue that developed into tan-to-brown lesions surrounded by chlorotic halo on the leaves. Oval-shaped lesions were observed occasionally on petioles. Lesions contained erumpent, dark brown, flask-shaped pycnidia with the ostiole on the upper surface of the foliage. Thirty samples, consisting of diseased leaves and petioles of parsley, were collected from each field. Infected tissues were surface-sterilized in 1% NaOCl for 2 min, rinsed in sterile distilled water, placed on petri dishes containing potato dextrose agar (PDA), and incubated for 10 to 14 days at 25°C. The fungus formed long, multiseptate (0 to 4), hyaline, filiform conidia (14 to 29 μm × 0.5 to 1.9 μm), and short conidiophores within the pycnidia. Based on the morphological characteristics of the fungus, the pathogen was identified as Septoria petroselini Desm. (1). Monoconidial cultures of 18 isolat...Continue Reading

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