Estrutura genética de populações e grupos de incompatibilidade micelial de Monosporascus cannonballus

Abstract

Vine decline of melons caused by Monosporascus cannonballus is a destructive disease worldwide. To implement a meaningful management of plantation diseases, it is important to have an understanding of the population diversity of the pathogen. The aims of this study were assay de genetic structure of M. cannonballus isolates from Brazil and compare this isolates with isolates form Spain. The population genetic structure of M. cannonballus was examined by applying ISSR and mycelial compatibility tests. Based on the frequencies of MCGs, and ISSR were estimated the genotype diversity indexes, as well as its richness and evenness components. All analyses were performed by R, NTSYS and PopGen software. The isolate were from 7 plantations in Mossoró in state of Rio Grande do Norte, Quixeré and Icapuí in state of Ceará. The seven plantations showed low genetic distance between them (GST 0.004 to 0.068), when grouped into two subpopulations CE and RN genetic diversity (GST 0.105) between them was also low, reflecting a high amount of gene flow (Nm = 31), genetic diversity within subpopulations (Hs = 0.2277) was 98% of the total genetic diversity of the population (HT = 0.2314). The genotypic diversity estimated by Sttodart and Taylor was 10% of the maximum possible. Four MC groups were found amongst 58 isolates from Brazil, whereas in Spain 6 MC were found in only 11 isolates. None Brazilian isolates was compatible with Spanish isolates. Genetic variability was low and similar in the subpopulations (Icapuí, Quixeré and Mossoró) from Brazil. The genotypic diversity for Brazilian population was lower compared with the Spanish population. Based on these data, the Spanish population was more diverse than the Brazilian population. No significant difference in diversity exists between Icapui, Quixere and Mossoró subpopulations. But significant difference in diversity exists between the Brazilian and Spanish populations of M. cannonballus.