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Analysis of genetic diversity among Macrophomina phaseolina (Tassi) Goid. isolates from Euro-Asian countries

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The study assessed the genetic variability among Macrophomina phaseolina (Tassi) Goid. isolates originating from six different countries (Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania, Spain, Ukraine and Serbia), collected mostly from sunflower, but also maize, soybean, flax, common bean and zebra plant. RAPD analysis was based on 154 polymorphic bands obtained with 14 OPA primers. RAPD markers OPA-02–OPA-05, OPA-07–OPA-13 and OPA-18–OPA-20 were found to be suitable for measuring the genetic relatedness and detecting variability in M. phaseolina populations. Cluster analysis revealed high genetic diversity of M. phaseolina isolates within the same country of origin, but clear differentiation according to the isolates’ host plant and geographical origin was not observed. Contingency analysis and corrected contingency coefficients enabled determination of RAPD markers associated with geographical origin of isolates, as well as markers specific for non-sunflower isolates. Marker OPA 10_1750 was found to be highly specific for the isolates from Turkey, while two markers, OPA 3_1250 and OPA 9_800, could be used for differentiation of isolates originating from sunflower from isolates originating from other host plants.

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This research study is part of the project TR 31025 supported by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia. The authors are especially thankful to Dr. Valentina Entcheva (Dobrudzha Agricultural Institute, Dobrudzha, Bulgaria) for providing the fungal isolates from Bulgaria, as well as Dr. Yalcin Kaya (Plant Breeding Research Center and Genetic Engineering Department, Trakya University, Edirne, Turkey), Dr. Goksal Evci (Trakya Agricultural Research Institute, Edirne, Turkey) and Dr. Gülden Hazarhun (Pia Frucht, Bursa, Turkey) for providing the fungal isolates from Turkey.

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  1. Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops, Maksima Gorkog 30, Novi Sad, 21 000, Serbia

    Sonja Tančić Živanov, Boško Dedić, Aleksandra Dimitrijević, Nenad Dušanić, Siniša Jocić, Vladimir Miklič & Dragana Miladinović

  2. Institute of Lowland Forestry and Environment, University of Novi Sad, Antona Čehova 13, Novi Sad, 21 000, Serbia

    Branislav Kovačević

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Tančić Živanov, S., Dedić, B., Dimitrijević, A. et al. Analysis of genetic diversity among Macrophomina phaseolina (Tassi) Goid. isolates from Euro-Asian countries. J Plant Dis Prot 126, 565–573 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41348-019-00260-6

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