Plant Pathology (2004) 53, p. 812 (Ghalandar et al.)

M. Ghalandar, E. Clewes, D.J. Barbara, R. Zare and A. Heydari (2004)
Verticillium wilt (Verticillium albo-atrum) on Medicago sativa (alfalfa) in Iran
Plant Pathology 53 (6), 812-812
Abstract: An outbreak of a wilt-like disease of alfalfa (lucerne) in Iran was investigated. Field symptoms during early growth stages typically consisted of V-shaped orange-pinkish necrotic areas on the leaflets. Diseased stems remained erect and did not themselves become chlorotic until after all the leaves had lost their chlorophyll. New shoots on infected plants appeared normal at first but showed symptoms as they approached physiological maturity. Verticillium albo-atrum was isolated from diseased plants. Identification was based on PCR analysis of 3 isolates and pathogenicity was confirmed by re-inoculation.
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Database assignments for author(s): Mojtaba Ghalandar, Derek J. Barbara

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
general biology - morphology - evolution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Verticillium albo-atrum	Alfalfa/lucerne (Medicago sativa)	Iran