Neocosmospora rubicola: An Unrecorded Pathogen from Pakistan Causing Potato Stem Rot
Muhammad Riaz1*, Naureen Akhtar1, Salik Nawaz Khan1, Muhammad Shakeel1,2 and Ateeq Tahir1
Infection development of N. rubicola on potato stem.
Neocosmospora rubicola (FCBP 1565). A: Colony front; B: Colony reverse: C: Conidial attachment with conidiophores under stereoscope; D: Conidial attachment under 4X magnification of microscope; E, F and G: Conidia.
Molecular phylogenetic analysis of ITS (a) and beta tubulin (b) nucleotide sequences.
Agarose gel electrophoresis of ITS and beta tubulin PCR products for the differentiation of N. rubicola.