Complex circular leaf spot (CCLS) disease detection in Malaysian rubber plantation

To date, a new leaf spot disease of rubber trees has been identified in five rubber producing countries namely Indonesia, India, Malaysia, Thailand, and Sri Lanka with infected leaves exhibiting a circular spot with a brown necrotic lesion. However, no research has confirmed the actual causal pa...

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Main Author: Syd Ali, Nusaibah
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: Agriculture Faculty, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Acheh, Indonesia 2024
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/119968/
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description To date, a new leaf spot disease of rubber trees has been identified in five rubber producing countries namely Indonesia, India, Malaysia, Thailand, and Sri Lanka with infected leaves exhibiting a circular spot with a brown necrotic lesion. However, no research has confirmed the actual causal pathogen/s of this disease. This study aimed to determine the primary fungal pathogen that causes leaf spot symptoms on matured rubber leaves via in vitro pathogenicity tests. Severity of the infection was graded based on the size of the lesion. Eight treatments were designed for this in vitro pathogenicity test. The wounding technique produced a necrotic lesion on the surface of the leaves as early as three days after inoculation. Wounded leaves inoculated with both mycelial plugs of Colletotrichum siamense and Pestalotiopsis jesteri produced mean lesion lengths of 12.1 mm ± 1.15a and 6.08 mm ± 0.04b , respectively. From the results obtained, P. jesteri could be the opportunistic pathogen that infects rubber leaves when they are wounded and is associated with C. siamense. Therefore, it is possible to draw the conclusion that P. jesteri is the secondary pathogen and C. siamenseis the primary causative pathogen of the new leaf spot disease in rubber
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spelling upm-1199682025-09-19T08:25:31Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/119968/ Complex circular leaf spot (CCLS) disease detection in Malaysian rubber plantation Syd Ali, Nusaibah To date, a new leaf spot disease of rubber trees has been identified in five rubber producing countries namely Indonesia, India, Malaysia, Thailand, and Sri Lanka with infected leaves exhibiting a circular spot with a brown necrotic lesion. However, no research has confirmed the actual causal pathogen/s of this disease. This study aimed to determine the primary fungal pathogen that causes leaf spot symptoms on matured rubber leaves via in vitro pathogenicity tests. Severity of the infection was graded based on the size of the lesion. Eight treatments were designed for this in vitro pathogenicity test. The wounding technique produced a necrotic lesion on the surface of the leaves as early as three days after inoculation. Wounded leaves inoculated with both mycelial plugs of Colletotrichum siamense and Pestalotiopsis jesteri produced mean lesion lengths of 12.1 mm ± 1.15a and 6.08 mm ± 0.04b , respectively. From the results obtained, P. jesteri could be the opportunistic pathogen that infects rubber leaves when they are wounded and is associated with C. siamense. Therefore, it is possible to draw the conclusion that P. jesteri is the secondary pathogen and C. siamenseis the primary causative pathogen of the new leaf spot disease in rubber Agriculture Faculty, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Acheh, Indonesia 2024 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/119968/1/119968.pdf Syd Ali, Nusaibah (2024) Complex circular leaf spot (CCLS) disease detection in Malaysian rubber plantation. In: The 6th International Conference on Agriculture and Bioindustry (ICAGRI), 9-10 Oct. 2024, Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Indonesia. (p. 68). (Submitted)
spellingShingle Syd Ali, Nusaibah
Complex circular leaf spot (CCLS) disease detection in Malaysian rubber plantation
title Complex circular leaf spot (CCLS) disease detection in Malaysian rubber plantation
title_full Complex circular leaf spot (CCLS) disease detection in Malaysian rubber plantation
title_fullStr Complex circular leaf spot (CCLS) disease detection in Malaysian rubber plantation
title_full_unstemmed Complex circular leaf spot (CCLS) disease detection in Malaysian rubber plantation
title_short Complex circular leaf spot (CCLS) disease detection in Malaysian rubber plantation
title_sort complex circular leaf spot (ccls) disease detection in malaysian rubber plantation
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/119968/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/119968/1/119968.pdf