Phylogeny and pathogenicity of causing anthracnose of cv. Bhaderwah-Rajmash from northern Himalayas, India.

Unlabelled: With an annual loss of up to 100%, anthracnose caused by  is one of the most devastating diseases of common beans ( L.). Due to few distinctive morphological characters, species are frequently misidentified. In India, several species have been reported as pathogens of species, but none had previously been validated by means of molecular tools. In this study, we studied strains from common beans cv. Bhaderwah-Rajmash from the northern Himalayas of India based on both morphological and DNA sequence data of six loci, namely ITS, , , , , . The strains were identified as that belongs to the species complex. Representative strains tested on cv. Bhaderwah-Rajmash were pathogenic and exhibited variation in symptomology and disease progression. By identifying the causal agent, we provided substantial information to develop the best control strategies for anthracnose of from the northern Himalayas of India.

Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s13205-022-03216-0.