New record of rust disease caused by Puccinia oxalidis on Oxalis latifolia from India
Rajnish Kumar Verma1, Ajay Kumar Gautam2, *, Ankit Singh3, Shubhi Avasthi4, Indu Bhushan Prasher5, Mohan Chandra Nautiyal3, Harpreet Singh1
Affiliations
1Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Swami Vivekanand Group of Institutes, Ramnagar, Banur, Punjab -140506, India
2School of Agriculture, Abhilashi University, Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, 175028, India
3High Altitude Plant Physiology Research Centre, H.N.B. Garhwal University, Srinagar, Garhwal 246174, India
4School of Studies in Botany, Jiwaji University, Gwalior 474011, Madhya Pradesh, India
5Department of Botany, Mycology and Plant Pathology Laboratory, Panjab University Chandigarh, 160014, India
*Corresponding author, email: [email protected]
Abstract
A severe rust infection caused by Puccinia oxalidis was observed on Oxalis corniculata (Oxalidaceae) in Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh, as well as on O. latifolia, known as garden pink-sorrel, in Uttarakhand, northern India. Detailed morphological examination of the diseased leaf samples confirmed the identity of the pathogen. This paper provides a taxonomic account of Puccinia oxalidis, describing rust symptoms on the host plants and offering a taxonomic key for the identification of Puccinia species reported from Oxalis species. Additionally, the global host range and worldwide distribution of P. oxalidis are discussed. This study represents the first detailed taxonomic account of P. oxalidis on Oxalis corniculata from Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh in northern India. Furthermore, it presents a new record of P. oxalidis from O. latifolia in India.
Citation
Verma RK, Gautam AK, Singh A, Avasthi S, Prasher IB, Nautiyal MC, Singh H (2020) New record of rust disease caused by Puccinia oxalidis on Oxalis latifolia from India. MycoAsia 2020/01. https://doi.org/10.59265/mycoasia.2020-01
Submission History
Received: 28.06.2019
Accepted: 14.03.2020
Published: 14.03.2020
Editorial Team
Handling Editor: Dr. Rajeshkumar K. C.