A Survey of Phytopathogenic Fungi and Oomycetes in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Authors

  • Arya Widyawan Plant Protection Department, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • Boy Valenza Damiri East West Seed Indonesia, Purwakarta, Indonesia
  • Adyatma Irawan Santosa Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ankara, Ankara, Turkey
  • Haris Setyaningrum Agrotechnology Department, University of Darussalam Gontor, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21111/agrotech.v1i2.261

Keywords:

Phytopathogenic, Oomycetes, Riyadh, Al-Kharj, Oyaynah, Old Diriyah, and Al-Amariyah

Abstract

A survey of phytopathogenic fungi and Oomyceteswas conducted in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia duringOctober 2008 – May 2009. Total of 223 samples were collectedfrom four regions; Al-Kharj, Oyaynah, Old Diriyah, and Al Amariyah. Isolation was done using Potato Dextrose Agar(PDA). Infected parts were cut then sterilized in chlorox(10%), then were put in petridish that contain PDA andincubated at 25-27 °C. A total twelve genera of fungi andsingle genera of Oomycetes were isolated from the infectedplants and identifi ed as Fusarium spp., Alternaria spp.,Helmintosphorium (Bipolaris) spp., Sclerotium spp., Rhizoctoniaspp., Cladosporium spp., Mauginiella scattae, Erysiphe spp.,Leveillula spp., Macrophomina phaseolina, Ustilago spp.,Ulocladium spp., and Phytium spp.

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Published

2015-06-17

How to Cite

Widyawan, A., Damiri, B. V., Santosa, A. I., & Setyaningrum, H. (2015). A Survey of Phytopathogenic Fungi and Oomycetes in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Gontor Agrotech Science Journal, 1(2), 1–19. https://doi.org/10.21111/agrotech.v1i2.261

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 2 (2015): Juni 2015

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