1Plant Protection Department, Kerman Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Centre, Kerman, Iran
2Faculty of Agriculture, Islamic Azad University, Jiroft Branch, Jiroft, Iran
*Corresponding author e-mail: Mehdi Azadvar (mehdiazadvar@gmail.com)
Online published on 23 May, 2023.
The cucurbitaceous fields in Kerman province of Iran were surveyed for phytoplasma diseases. The phytoplasmas associated with symptomatic plants were detected and molecularly characterized by PCR tests using amplification of 16S rRNA, rp and secY genes carried out with phytoplasma universal and group specific primers. BLAST searches and iPhyClassifier analyses on the obtained sequences indicated that the phytoplasmas associated with cucumber, cantaloupe and zucchini plants showing phyllody, yellowing, little leaf and fruit malformation symptoms were identical and belonged ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma australasia’, subgroup 16SrII-D.
Cucurbits, Melon, Cucumber, Phyllody, Yellowing
