( ): - (2020) Research -6 - - Akademik Ziraat Dergisi 9 1 43 48 (Araştırma) ISSN: 2147 403 e ISSN: 2618 5881 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.29278/azd.641550 Root-knot Meloidogyne arenaria infecting Swiss Chard (Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla)

Faruk AKYAZI 1, Anıl Fırat FELEK 2

1 Ordu University, Agricultural Faculty, Plant Protection Department, Ordu, Turkey;

2020

AKYAZI - Alınış tarihi: 1 Kasım 2019, Kabul tarihi: 5 Haziran Sorumlu yazar: Faruk , e posta: [email protected]

Abstract Pazı (Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla ) bitkisi zararlısı Beta vulgaris cicla kök-ur nematodu Meloidogyne arenaria

Swiss Chard ( subsp. ) is a - Öz (vegetableMeloidogyne crops growing in different regions of the world for variying purposes. Root knot Beta vulgaris cicla spp.) seem the potantial pest group on Pazı ( subsp. ), çeşitli amaçlar için Swiss Chard according to the reported species from - dünyanın farklı bölgelerinde yetişen bir sebze other countries. In this investigation, the root knot (Meloidogyne M. arenaria türüdür. Bazı ülkelerde kök ur nematodları nematode (RKN) extracted from the root of Swiss - - spp.) pazı üzerinde potansiyel zararlı Chard was identified as by using - - grubu olarak bildirilmiştir. Bu araştırmada, Ordu different primer sets (TRNAH MRH106 and MORF ilinde pazı köklerinden elde edilen kök ur nematodu MTHIS) targeting the large sub unit ribosomal DNA - (RKN)’nun, mtDNA'nın bölgelerini (lrDNA ve IGS) (lrDNA) and the intergenic spacer (IGS) of rDNA of - M. Hinf Mnl hedefleyen farklı primer setleri (TRNAH MRH106 ve mitochondrial (mtDNA). Furthermore, the arenaria - - MORF MTHIS) kullanılarak teşhisi yapılmış ve restriction enzymes ( I and I) for the olarak tanımlanmıştır. Ayrıca, TRNAH fragments given by TRNAH MRH106 primer set was Hinf - MRH106 primer setinin kullanımı ile elde edilen also used for restriction and digestion. Finally, Mnl DNA bant büyüklüklerini kesme işlemi için I ve species specific SCAR primers (Far/Rar) were M. arenaria I enzimleri de kullanılmıştır. Son olarak, teşhis performed to validation of the identification results. M. arenaria sonuçları türe özgü SCAR primerleri (Far/Rar) is considered as an important species - kullanılarak doğrulanmıştır. , dünyadaki among the major root knot nematodes in the world. - - başlıca kök ur nematodları arasında önemli bir tür In this context, the Swiss Chard as an intercroped, olarak kabul edilmektedir. Bu bağlamda kök ur small scale produced or randomly dispersed nematodları, küçük ölçekli üretilmiş veya rastgele commodity must be observed as the potantial host dağılmış bir ürün olarak pazının potansiyel for the nematode. This is especially important in case konukçusu olarak gözlenmesi gerekir. Bu durum of any change for long term professional production özellikle, aynı alanda daha değerli tarımsal ürünlerin planning in the same area for more valuable Key words: Beta vulgaris cicla, uzun vadeli profesyonel üretim planlaması agricultural commodity. Meloidogyne arenaria durumunda herhangi bir değişiklik olması subsp Root knot Anahtar kelimeler: Beta vulgaris cicla, - durumunda önemlidir. nematodes, , Swiss chard Meloidogyne arenaria subsp kök ur nematodları, , pazı

- Meloidogyne arenaria Beta vulgaris cicla Akademik Ziraat Dergisi - Akyazı, F., & Felek, A. F. (2020). Root knot nematode infecting Swiss Chard ( subsp. ). , 9(1), 43 48. 44 Akyazı, F., Felek, A. F. Introduction Meloidogyne Beta vulgaris cicla, a new - species on the crop. In this . context, we found the crop infested in a small Swiss chard ( BVc) is member a of Beta vulgaris vulgaris cicla garden field and identified the species in order to the Chenopodiaceae (Ninfali and Angelino, 2013) confirm the previous studies and also contribute to subsp. var. is called by Meloidogyne the crop in a different region as the host status for different names in worlwide as Chard, Swiss chard, Material and Methods species. beet greens, spinach beet (EPPO, 2020) and known Nematode sampling and extraction the leaf beet group vegatable crop (Lange et al. 1999, McGratht, 2011,). The total cultivated area is not known exactly in worlwide, but it is consumed for its The plant was encountered by chance during a visit leaves in salads or in case of more ripening also in a small garden in 2018. When the infected chard (cooked in the recipies as spinach done. In addition, roots were observed (Figure 1), the root samples the chard is used as pot and medicinal herb were transferred into a polyethylene bag and then Biancardi et. al., 2011). BVc became commercially carried to the laboratory and stored at 4°C in important in 19th century in Europe (Norton and refrigerator till the nematode extraction process. For Esposito, 1994). The crop is also popular in Turkey. the extraction, the infected swiss chard roots were The planted area was 6.278 da and the production dissected under a stereomicroscope (Leica, S8APO) was 9.631 tons in total for 2018 (TUİK, 2019). Even at 10x magnification. Females were collected DNA extraction and PCR amplification it is commercially available in the markets, especially separately and used for molecular characterization. produced in the gardens for small scale consumption by families. Ordu is one of the province revealing traditional vegetable production aspects such as For DNA extraction, a single mature female was home garden practices for local family consumption transferred into 10 µl of extraction buffer (1 mM and also small scale production by traditional EDTA, 10 mM Tris, 0.1 mg/ml proteinase K and 0.1 methods for markets. The chard is mainly the % triton X) in a– 1.5 ml tube, and the females were intercrop among other vegetables in small gardens, disrupted using a probe (Pagan et al., 2015). Samples but also planted 37 da area and produced 45 tons in were frozen at 20°C overnight in 0.2 ml PCR tubes. 2018 in Ordu, Turkey (TÜİK, 2019). Then, samples were– incubated at 56°C for 1 h followed by 95°C for 10 min, and used immediately Chard production was affected by different pest and Meloidogyne for PCR or stored at 20°C. disease agents and one of them as an important group is the genus . The genus is capable The primer sets TRNAH and MRH106 or MORF/MTHIS developed by Stanton et al. 1997 were to infect more than 5,500Meloidogyne plant species (Trudgill and used to amplify the mitochondrial DNA fragments. Blok, 2001) andM. some hapla species of the genus were also The primer sequences are given in Table 1. Total M.reported incognita on chard. spp. in CypruM.s reaction volume was 25 μl containing DreamTaq arenaria(Philis, 1983), in Germany (Decker, 1989),M. Green PCR Master Mix (2X) (Thermo Fisher enterelobii var. acrita in Africa (Martin, 1959), Scientific), 1.5 µl of DNA, and 0.5 µM of each primer. Meloidogyne in Spain (Millán de Aguirre, 1991), in Mexico (Bastidas et. al., 2019), The thermal cycling was performed in the Veriti spp. in Iraq and Turkey (Kareem et. al., Thermal Cycler. The thermo cycling reactions using the primers TRNAH/MRH106 and MORF/MTHIS 2017) were the countries and root knot nematode- species reported with Chard. In Turkey, some studies (Stanton eto al., 1997; Pagan et al., 2015) were as on identification and distribution of root knot follows:o 95 C for 3o min, followed oby 40 cycles of nematodes have been conducted on different 95 C for 30 sec., 50 C for 30 sec.o 68 C for 1 min, and vegetables by different research groups (Elekçioğlu a final extension- step- of 68 C for 7 min. DNA et al., 1994; Mennan and Ecevit 1996; Kaşkavalcı fragments were separated by electrophoresis in 1x TAE (Tris acetic acid EDTA buffer) using 1% and OÖncüer 1999; Söğüt and Elekçioğlu,M. arenaria 2000; - Özarslandan and Elekçioğlu, 2010; Çetintaş and agarose gels containing Etidium Bromid for 25 min at 150 V and visualized under UV light using GEN Çakmak, 2016; Uysal et. al., 2017), but Meloidogyn species have not been reported on swiss chard. As BOX imagER. Secondly, in order to determine the determined in previous investigations, e mitochondrial haplotype, the fragments amplified species are in relation with chard and must be using the primer set, TRNAH and MRH106 were identified in case of the likelihood of encounter with subjected to restriction digestion according to the - Meloidogyne arenaria Beta vulgaris cicla) ______

Root knot nematode infecting Swiss Chard ( subsp. 45 Hinf Mnl o restriction enzymes I and I (New England 2000). The PCR conditionso 95 C foro 3 min, followedo Biolabs, Ipswich, MA) as recommended by the by 40 cycles of 95 C for 30 sec., 61 C for 30 sec.o 68 C for 1 min, and a final extension step of 68 C for 7 manufacturer. Finally, theM. identity arenaria of the sample was also confirmed by species specific SCAR primer set min. Far/Rar developed for (Zijlstra et - al., Meloidogyne arenaria.

Table 1. Primer sets used for identification of root knot nematode Primer Primer sequences Reference TRNAH 5' TGAATTTTTTATTGTGATTAA 3' Stanton et al. 1997 MRH106 5' AATTTCTAAAGACTTTTCTTAGT 3' Stanton et al. 1997 MORF 5' ATCGGGGTTTAATAATGGG 3' Stanton et al. 1997 MTHIS 5' AAATTCAATTGAA ATTAATAGC 3' Stanton et al. 1997 Far 5' TCGGCGATAGAGGTAAATGAC 3' Zijlstra et al., 2000 Rar 5’ TCGGCGATAGACACTACAACT 3’ Zijlstra et al., 2000

- Meloidogyne arenaria. Figure 1. Appearance of swiss chard plant in the field (A) and roots with rootknot nematode gall

symptoms (B,C) caused by

M.arenaria. Figure 2. 557 bp fragments of TRNAH/MRH106 primersHinf (Line;1,2) and 214 bp fragments of MORF/MTHISMnl primers (Line;3,4) for (A). The digestionM. assayarenaria of TRNAH/MRH106 using I showed 445 and 112 bp products (B) and I gave three digestion products of 340, 140 and 77 bp in (C). Lanes labeled M contain 100bp marker ladder (Fermentas), with the position of the 500bp band indicated by an arrow.

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modern approach results in non management of pest or disease problems of theM. crop. arenaria This is also valid for root not nematodes. In this context, consideration of the crop as the host of is important, because yield losses are effected by the lowM. arenariapopulation of nematodes in the soil. Swiss Chard may contribute this by increasing numbers of in the soil for the region. Especially, the nematode species is the one mentioned among the most encountered four species in worldwide (Taylor Meloidogyne arenaria et. al. 1982) and identified different regions of Turkey as well (Devran and Söğüt, 2009, Akyazı et. Figure 3. Amplification products of al. 2012, Aydınlı ve Mennan, 2016). The previous with specific SCAR primer set Far/Rar - researches are also the reported that major (Line;1,2,3,4= 420 bp fragment; M: 100bp marker ladder). important root knot nematodes prefer Swiss Chard Results as an host (Martin, 1959, Philis, 1983, Decker, 1989, - M. arenaria Millán de Aguirre, 1991). M. In conclusion, Swiss Chard is a potantial crop to Root knot nematode was detected on arenaria spread and support the presence status of swiss chard plant. A PCR was conducted using M. in the region and this is especially primer set TRNAH/MRH106 and PCR amplification arenaria important in case of any change for long term of the primers revealed fragments of 557 bp for professional production planing in the same area for (Figure 2A; Line 1, 2). For the primers more valuable agricultural commodity. MORF and MTHIS, a fragment was obtained in size of References 214 bp (Figure 2A; Line 3, 4). The PCR product of Hinf & ( ) TRNAH/MRH106 primers wasM. arenaria processed for the digestion assay using I enzyme andMnl this showed Adam, M. A. M., Phillips, M. S., Blok, V.C. 2007 . Molecular diagnostic key for identification of 445 and 112 bp products for (Figure 2B).M. - single juveniles of seven common and Thearenaria digestion assay of the enzyme I gave three Meloidogyne Plant Pathology digestion products of 340, 140 and 77 bp for economically- important species of root knot - nematode ( spp.). , 56, (Figure 2C). 190 197. & ( ) These results wereM. arenaria also confirmed by using species - Meloidogyne specific SCAR primer set Far/Rar showed 420 bp Akyazı, arenaria F., Han, H., Çetintaş, R., Felek, A. F. 2012 . First fragment for (Figure 3). This study report of root knot Nematologia nematodes, Mediterranea results showed agreement with earlier studies Adam and- M. hapla (Nemata: Meloidogynidae) Conclusion from pepino in Turkey. , et al., (2007) and Zijlstra et al., (2000). 40(2),& 107 110. ( ) - Meloidogyne Aydınlı, G., Mennan, S. 2016 . Identification of root The production of the Swiss Chard is in small scale knot nematodesTurkish Journal ( of Zoology spp.)- from for Turkey and the production system is mainly greenhouses in the Middle Black Sea Region of based on family size production and traditional Turkey. , 40, 675 685. methods. It is easy to observe the intercrop status of ( ) this crop in Black Sea region and espacially in Ordu Bastidas, M. R., Curiel M.G. M., Fasio A. C., ContrerasMeloidogyne M. R., province. The production was also accompanied Rubio J. S. H. & Osuna J.de D.D. Revista2019 . with the randomly dispersed production model of MexicanaIdentification de Ciencias and Agrícolas distribution of - species in Baja California Sur, Mexico. the crop in the fields or gardens and the lack of the . 10(2), 337 349.

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