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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2025, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (15): 117-123.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb2024-0620

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Isolation and Identification of Pathogen of Luffa Wilt in Hunan Province and Evaluation of Resistant Germplasm

HAN Xiaoxia1(), DONG Wenjing2, MIN Ziyang1, LI Yongqi1, LU Ya’nan3, YANG Jianhua1, HU Xinjun1(), ZHU Hongjian2()   

  1. 1 Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences/ Hunan Vegetable Research Institute/Hunan Vegetable Engineering Technology Research Center, Changsha 410125
    2 College of Plant Protection, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128
    3 Changsha County Agriculture Bureau, Changsha 410100
  • Received:2024-09-27 Revised:2025-03-14 Online:2025-05-25 Published:2025-05-29

Abstract:

The paper aims to evaluate the wilt resistance of luffa germplasm and obtain resistant germplasm suitable for planting in Hunan. This study isolated the pathogen of luffa wilt disease from plants, and conducted morphological identification, molecular identification, and pathogenicity analysis of the pathogen. Then, using the established artificial inoculation identification technology system during the seedling stage, 126 luffa germplasms were inoculated and identified. The morphological identification results indicated that the pathogen had typical characteristics of Fusarium oxysporum. The amplification and sequencing of the internal transcribed spaces (ITS) sequence within the genome indicated that the pathogen was F. oxysporum and had strong pathogenicity. Using this strain to evaluate the disease resistance of the tested germplasm, 8 resistant germplasm, 17 moderately resistant germplasm, and 101 non resistant germplasm were obtained. This study provides technical support for in-depth exploration of resistance genes to luffa wilt disease, creation of resistant germplasm, and cultivation of new disease resistant varieties.

Key words: luffa, wilt, isolation and identification, Fusarium oxysporum, pathogenicity, artificial inoculation at seedling stage, resistant germplasm