Species of the genus Monilinia are important causal agents of fruit rot on pome and
stone fruits in Serbia. The pathogen is very harmful, especially on small properties and
cottage plantations where intensive control measures are not applied. Quince is important
host for the pathogens of this genus. During spring 2010, intensive occurrence of
mummified fruits overwintering on branches of the quince was observed. The pathogen
was isolated using standard phytopathological methods. Pathogenicity of eight obtained
isolates was tested by artificial inoculation of injured apple fruits. Identification was performed
according to pathogenic, morphological and ecological properties, and was confirmed
by Multiplex polimeraze chain reaction, PCR. All the isolates studied caused brown
rot on inoculated apple fruits. The isolates form light yellow colonies with lobate margins,
with single-celled, transparent, elliptical or oval conidia in chains, regardless temperature
or light presence. Sclerotia are observed in 14 days old cultures. The highest growth rate
of most of the isolates is at 27°C and in dark. Based on studied pathogenic, morphological
and ecological characteristics, it was found that the Monilinia fructigena is causal agent
of brown rot of quince. Using specific primers (MO368-5, MO368-8R, MO368-10R, Laxa-R2)
for detection of Monilinia species in Multiplex PCR reaction, the expected fragment 402
bp in size was amplified, which confirmed that the studied isolates belonged to the species
M. fructigena.Vrste roda Monilinia su značajni prouzrokovači truleži ploda jabučastog i koštičavog voća
u našoj zemlji. Parazit nanosi velike štete, posebno na malim posedima i u vikend zasadima
u kojima se ne primenjuje redovna zaštita. Dunja je značajan domaćin patogena ovog
roda. Tokom proleća 2010. godine ustanovljena je intenzivnija pojava mumificiranih plodova
prezimelih na granama. Cilj ovog rada bio je da se identifikuje prouzrokovač mumifikacije
plodova dunje, prikupljenih sa različitih lokaliteta. Patogen je izolovan primenom standardnih
fitopatoloških metoda. Patogenost osam dobijenih izolata proverena je veštačkom
inokulacijom povređenih plodova jabuke. Identifikacija je obavljena na osnovu patogenih,
morfoloških i ekoloških osobina, a potvrđena je primenom Multiplex PCR. Svi proučavani
izolati su na inokulisanim plodovima jabuke prouzrokovali trulež smeđe boje. Proučavani
izolati na KDA podlozi formiraju svetlo-žute kolonije režnjevitog oboda. U kulturi gljiva, nezavisno
od uticaja temperature i prisustva ili odsustva svetlosti, formira jednoćelijske, providne,
eliptične ili ovalne konidije u nizovima. Sklerocije se uočavaju u kulturama starosti 14
dana. Većina izolata ostvaruje najbolji porast na temperaturi od 27°C i u odsustvu svetlosti.
Na osnovu proučenih patogenih, morfoloških i odgajivačkih odlika, utvrđeno je da izolati
pripadaju vrsti Monilinia fructigena. Korišćenjem specifičnih prajmera (MO368-5, MO368-8R,
MO368-10R, Laxa-R2) za detekciju vrsta roda Monilinia u Multiplex PCR reakciji, amplifikovan
je očekivani fragment veličine oko 402 bp čime je potvrđeno da proučavani izolati pripadaju
vrsti M. fructigena