{"id":1008,"date":"2015-06-01T07:00:43","date_gmt":"2015-06-01T14:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/Section3162\/?p=1008"},"modified":"2024-04-26T11:21:12","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T18:21:12","slug":"podosphaera-caricae-papayae","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/Section3162\/?p=1008","title":{"rendered":"Podosphaera caricae-papayae"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>California Pest Rating for<\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>Podosphaera caricae-papayae<\/em><\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Pest Rating: B<\/strong><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>PEST RATING PROFILE<\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5><strong>Initiating Event:\u00a0 <\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>In March 2014, <em>Podosphaera caricae-papayae<\/em>, a powdery mildew fungal pathogen, was identified by morphological and sequence analyses by Suzanne Latham, plant pathologist, CDFA. The symptomatic papaya leaf sample was collected from an ornamental container nursery in Santa Barbara County by County Agricultural plant pathologist, Heather Scheck. The identity of the pathogen was confirmed by USDA APHIS PPQ Mycologist, Megan Romberg.\u00a0 Subsequently, the nursery destroyed the infected papaya plants.\u00a0 In May 2014, the same pathogen was detected on papaya plants, grown in a commercial papaya fruit production nursery greenhouse at a different location within Santa Barbara County.\u00a0 The detection of powdery mildew of papaya in Santa Barbara County marks a first record for North America.\u00a0 Initially, the fungal pathogen was assigned a Q rating which is reassessed herein for the proposal of a permanent rating.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>History &amp; Status:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Background<\/strong><\/span>:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <em>Podosphaera caricae-papayae<\/em> was originally described by Tanda and Braun in 1985 as <em>Sphaerotheca caricae-papayae<\/em>.\u00a0 However, in 2000 the species was placed in the genus <em>Podosphaera<\/em> based on molecular sequence analysis by Braun and Takamatsu (Romberg, 2014).\u00a0 Complications in taxonomic classification of the species exist over the accurate linkage of the sexual or teleomorph stage to the asexual or anamorph stage of the pathogen and further molecular and morphological studies are needed to determine the correct taxonomic position of <em>P. caricae-papayae<\/em>.\u00a0 In the original description of the species, the teleomorph stage, <em>Sphaerotheca<\/em>, was linked to the anamorph stage, <em>Oidium caricae<\/em> (Liberato<em> et al.<\/em>, 2004).\u00a0 However, later this linkage was proven inaccurate and <em>O. caricae<\/em> was rejected as the anamorph stage, thereby leaving the classification of an asexual stage for <em>P. caricae-papayae<\/em> unresolved.\u00a0 The exact distribution is unknown because it is unclear which records of \u201c<em>O. caricae<\/em>\u201d actually belong to <em>P. caricae-papayae<\/em>.\u00a0 In 2012, <em>P. caricae-papayae<\/em> was synonymized with the morphologically similar species <em>P. xanthii <\/em>\u2013 the pathogen causing powdery mildew on cucurbits (Braun &amp; Cook, 2012).\u00a0 The synonymy of <em>P. xanthii<\/em> and <em>P. caricae-papayae<\/em> is in question given recent molecular work (Takamatsu et al., 2010).\u00a0 <em>P. caricae-papayae<\/em> is only known from infected seedlings of papaya in Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand and California (USA).\u00a0 Greenhouse infections of papaya plants in California were reported as being caused by \u201ccucurbit powdery mildew\u201d.\u00a0 Infections of mature papaya plants in the field have never been reported.<\/p>\n<p>The infected papaya plants recently detected in California only bear the anamorph stage which morphologically resembles the anamorph stage of <em>P. caricae-papayae<\/em> that was described by Tanda and Braun in 1985 (Romberg, 2014).\u00a0 Furthermore, molecular sequence analysis revealed that the sequences from both California detections are identical to a sequence of <em>P. caricae-papayae<\/em> from Thailand that was used by Takamatsu <em>et al<\/em>., (2010) in their phylogenetic analyses of the genus <em>Podosphaera<\/em> (Latham, 2014; Romberg, 2014).\u00a0 Unfortunately, no morphological information of the Thailand isolate is available to compare with the California isolate.\u00a0 The sequence from Thailand is the only <em>P. caricae-papayae<\/em> sequence deposited in GenBank and therefore, analytical sequence comparisons of isolates of <em>P. caricae-papayae<\/em> from California and Thailand with those from other reported regions are lacking.\u00a0 Nevertheless, the Thailand sequence is different from other <em>Podosphaera<\/em> species sequences in Genbank, including the cucurbit powdery mildew, <em>P. xanthii.<\/em> \u00a0\u00a0Further molecular and morphological studies which would include more isolates will help determine the correct taxonomic position of <em>P. caricae-papayae<\/em> within the genus <em>Podosphaera<\/em> in the family Erysiphaceae of the order Erysiphales (Takamatsu <em>et al<\/em>., 2010).<\/p>\n<p>Powdery mildew of papaya is on obligate parasite.\u00a0 The fungus grows on the surface of plant tissue and invades by sending feeding organs (haustoria) into the plants epidermal cells only in order to obtain nutrients.\u00a0 Mycelium produces conidiophores on the plant surface.\u00a0 Each conidiophore produces chains of conidia (spores) that are dispersed by air currents.\u00a0 Powdery mildew thrives in warm and humid environments. Low light levels, high humidity, moderate temperature and rainfall enhance disease development in papaya (Cunningham &amp; Nelson, 2012). Generally, disease can be severe in warm and dry climate as long as the relative humidity is high enough to enable condial germination and infection.<\/p>\n<p>Hosts: <em>Carica papaya<\/em> (papaya).<\/p>\n<p>Symptoms:\u00a0 Powdery mildew infects papaya plants of all ages however seedlings in greenhouses are more susceptible than field grown plants.\u00a0 The pathogen frequently infects young immature leaves, petioles, pedicels, peduncles, and unripe fruit. Early on, the undersides of leaves become speckled with small water-soaked spots with white to grayish powdery fungal patches usually near the leaf veins.\u00a0 Yellow-green spots develop on the corresponding upper sides.\u00a0 Soon the patches grow in size and coalesce, and fungal growth may grow on the upper leaf surface and veins.\u00a0 In severe infections, leaves become necrotic, curl and drop prematurely.\u00a0 Mildew patches also develop on immature fruit and can cover the entire fruit, eventually resulting in deformed fruit (Cunningham &amp; Nelson, 2012).<\/p>\n<p>Damage Potential:\u00a0 Infections can result in prematurely defoliated trees, mildewed and deformed fruit causing significant if not, total losses in plant growth and crop yield.\u00a0\u00a0 Deformed fruit is not marketable resulting in lowered sales.\u00a0 Infections occurring in plants grown in greenhouse can result in severe spread and loss in production if left unmanaged.<\/p>\n<p>In California, there is no commercial acreage under cultivation for papaya. Production is limited to ornamental and fruit production nursery greenhouse and residential gardens for ornamental purposes in southern California counties.\u00a0 Under those environments, loss in production is possible if not managed.<\/p>\n<p>Transmission:\u00a0 Conidia (spores) are primarily dispersed by wind currents.<\/p>\n<p>Survival:\u00a0 During cool weather, condia production ceases and powdery mildew fungi overwinter as cleistothecia (a sexually produced, closed, fruiting body) and mycelium in dormant plant tissue. However, only the asexual stage has been found in California greenhouses.\u00a0 Constant greenhouse growth conditions could perpetuate the anamorphic stage of the fungus.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Worldwide Distribution<\/span>:<\/strong> The true distribution of the California isolate of <em>P. caricae-papayae<\/em> is currently not known.\u00a0 Molecular sequence analyses remain unknown for reported isolates of <em>P. caricae-papayae<\/em> from Australia, China, India, Japan, and New Zealand.\u00a0 The sequence of the isolate from Thailand is the only one deposited in GenBank, and is identical to the sequence of the California isolate.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Official Control<\/strong><\/span>:\u00a0 There is no record of official control against this pathogen.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>California Distribution<\/strong><\/span>: The pathogen has only been detected in greenhouses of two nurseries at two different locations in Santa Barbara County.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>California Interceptions<\/strong><\/span>:\u00a0 There are no records of <em>Podosphaera caricae-papayae<\/em> having been intercepted in papaya imported to California.<\/p>\n<p>The risk <em>Podosphaera caricae-papayae<\/em> would pose to California is evaluated below.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Consequences of Introduction:\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><strong>1) \u00a0Climate\/Host Interaction:<\/strong> Evaluate if the pest would have suitable hosts and climate to establish in California. Score:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">&#8211; <strong>Low (1)<\/strong> not likely to establish in California; or likely to establish in very limited areas<\/span><br \/>\n\u2013 Medium (2) may be able to establish in a larger but limited part of California<br \/>\n&#8211; High (3) likely to establish a widespread distribution in California<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><em>Risk is Low (1)<\/em><\/strong><\/span><em> \u2013 Of what is currently known, <\/em>Podosphaera caricae-papayae<em> will only infect papaya and therefore, is limited to wherever papaya is cultivated.\u00a0 In California, where there is no major cultivation of papaya, plants are propagated in greenhouses for fruit production and ornamental plantings in residential and urban environments of southern counties.\u00a0 As evident in the recent detection in Santa Barbara, the pathogen is capable of establishing in nursery grown papaya. \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>2) \u00a0Known Pest Host Range:<\/strong> Evaluate the host range of the pest:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">&#8211; <strong>Low (1)<\/strong> has a very limited host range<\/span><br \/>\n\u2013\u00a0Medium (2) has a moderate host range<br \/>\n\u2013 High (3) has a wide host range<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><em>Risk is Low (1) <\/em><\/strong><\/span>\u2013 <em>The host range is limited to <\/em>Carica papaya (papaya).<\/p>\n<p><strong>3) \u00a0Pest Dispersal Potential:<\/strong> Evaluate the dispersal potential of the pest:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211; Low (1) does not have high reproductive or dispersal potential<br \/>\n&#8211; Medium (2) has either high reproductive or dispersal potential<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #008000;\">\u2013 <strong>High (3) <\/strong>has both high reproduction and dispersal potential<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><em><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Risk is High (3)<\/span> <\/em><\/strong><em>\u2013 Under suitable climate conditions, airborne conidia are produced in abundance and readily spread by wind currents to non-infected sites.\u00a0 Within and outside greenhouse environments, the pathogen is capable of rapidly spreading to non infested papaya plants as well as other sites where papaya is grown.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>4) \u00a0Economic Impact:<\/strong> Evaluate the economic impact of the pest to California using these criteria:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">A. \u00a0 The pest could lower crop yield.<br \/>\nB. \u00a0 The pest could lower crop value (includes increasing crop production costs).<br \/>\nC. \u00a0 The pest could trigger the loss of markets (includes quarantines).<br \/>\nD. \u00a0 The pest could negatively change normal cultural practices.<br \/>\nE. \u00a0 The pest can vector, or is vectored, by another pestiferous organism.<br \/>\nF. \u00a0 The organism is injurious or poisonous to agriculturally important animals.<br \/>\nG. \u00a0 The organism can interfere with the delivery or supply of water for agricultural uses.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211; Low (1) causes 0 or 1 of these impacts<br \/>\n&#8211; Medium (2) causes 2 of these impacts<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #008000;\">\u2013 <strong>High (3) <\/strong>causes 3 or more of these impacts<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><em>Risk is High (3)<\/em><\/strong><\/span><em> \u2013 The pathogen can potentially cause significant losses in plant growth and crop yield. Powdery mildew infections of papaya fruit could lower crop yield and value causing significant losses in production.\u00a0 This would result in loss of markets, and change in cultivation practices to prevent the spread of inocula to non-infected, healthy plants.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>5) \u00a0Environmental Impact:<\/strong> Evaluate the environmental impact of the pest on California using these criteria:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">A. \u00a0 The pest could have a significant environmental impact such as lowering biodiversity, disrupting natural communities, or changing ecosystem processes.<br \/>\nB. \u00a0 The pest could directly affect threatened or endangered species.<br \/>\nC. \u00a0 The pest could impact threatened or endangered species by disrupting critical habitats.<br \/>\nD. \u00a0 The pest could trigger additional official or private treatment programs.<br \/>\nE. \u00a0 The pest significantly impacts cultural practices, home\/urban gardening or ornamental plantings.<\/p>\n<p>Score the pest for Environmental Impact:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211; Low (1) causes none of the above to occur<br \/>\n\u2013 Medium (2) causes one of the above to occur<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #008000;\">\u2013 <strong>High (3)<\/strong> causes two or more of the above to occur<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><em>Risk is <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>High (3)<\/em><\/strong><\/span> <em>\u2013 Although limited to papaya, occurrence of the pathogen in nursery and outside environments could significantly impact home\/urban gardening and\/or ornamental plantings, as well as result in the imposition of additional official or private treatments to mitigate effects of infection.<\/em><\/p>\n<h5><strong>Consequences of Introduction to California for <em>Podosphaera caricae-papayae:<\/em><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Add up the total score and include it here. (Score)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Low = 5-8 points<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Medium<\/strong> = 9-12 points<\/span><br \/>\nHigh = 13-15 points<\/p>\n<p>Total points obtained on evaluation of consequences of introduction of <em>P. caricae-papayae <\/em>to California = <strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">(11)<\/span>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>6) \u00a0Post Entry Distribution and Survey Information<\/strong>: Evaluate the known distribution in California. Only official records identified by a taxonomic expert and supported by voucher specimens deposited in natural history collections should be considered. Pest incursions that have been eradicated, are under eradication, or have been delimited with no further detections should not be included. (Score)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">-Not established (0) Pest never detected in California, or known only from incursions.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #008000;\">&#8211;<strong>Low (-1)<\/strong> Pest has a localized distribution in California, or is established in one suitable climate\/host area (region).<\/span><br \/>\n-Medium (-2) Pest is widespread in California but not fully established in the endangered area, or pest established in two contiguous suitable climate\/host areas.<br \/>\n-High (-3) Pest has fully established in the endangered area, or pest is reported in more than two contiguous or non-contiguous suitable climate\/host areas.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><em><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Evaluation is Low (-1).\u00a0<\/span> <\/em><\/strong>The pathogen was only detected within nursery greenhouses in Santa Barbara, California.\u00a0 Measures were taken to destroy infested plants.<\/p>\n<h5>Final Score:<\/h5>\n<p>7) The final score is the consequences of introduction score minus the post entry distribution and survey information score: (Score)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><em>Final Score: <\/em><\/strong><\/span><em>\u00a0Score of Consequences of Introduction \u2013 Score of Post Entry Distribution and Survey Information <span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>=<\/strong> <strong>10<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<h5><strong>Uncertainty: <\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>To date, the detection of <em>P. caricae-papayae<\/em> in California is limited to two in-greenhouse sites in Santa Barbara County.\u00a0 There have not been any additional detections, surveys or reports of new infestations in papaya production nurseries and\/or outside environments to provide further knowledge of the presence of this pathogen. Further comparative molecular analyses against reported international isolates of the pathogen may provide information of its global distribution and clarity of its taxonomic classification, however, it\u2019s separation from <em>P. xanthii<\/em> (present in California) has already been proven (see \u2018Background\u2019).<\/p>\n<p>While the host range and distribution of the pathogen within California is currently known to be limited, the potential of incurring significant damage due to infection by<em> P. caricae-papayae<\/em> places the limited distribution of instate papaya nursery ornamental and production plants at medium risk and, therefore, warrants assignment of a B rating.\u00a0 Future detections of <em>P. caricae-papayae<\/em> could indicate a wider distribution than presently known and result in a lower rating.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Conclusion and Rating Justification: <\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Based on the evidence provided above <strong>the proposed rating for <em>Podosphaera caricae-papayae<\/em> is B.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h5><strong>References:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><strong>B<\/strong>raun, U. and R. T. A. Cook.\u00a0 2012.\u00a0 Taxonomic manual of the Erysiphales (Powdery Mildews).\u00a0 Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures, vol. 11, 707 p.<\/p>\n<p><strong>C<\/strong>unningham, B and S. Nelson.\u00a0 2012.\u00a0 Powdery mildew of Papaya in Hawai\u2019i.\u00a0 College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources University of Hawai\u2019I at M\u0101noa.\u00a0 Plant disease, PD-90.<\/p>\n<p><strong>L<\/strong>atham, S.\u00a0 2014.\u00a0 Email to John Chitambar, CDFA: sent July 3, 2014.<\/p>\n<p><strong>L<\/strong>iberato, J. R., R. W. Barreto and R. P. Louro.\u00a0 2004. <em>Streptopodium caricae<\/em> sp. nov., with a discussion of powdery mildews on papaya, and emended descriptions of the genius <em>Streptopodium<\/em> and <em>Oidium caricae<\/em>.\u00a0 Mycological Research 108:1185-1194.<\/p>\n<p><strong>R<\/strong>omberg, M. K.\u00a0 2014.\u00a0 Email from M. K. Romberg, APHIS-USDA, to Suzanne Latham, CDFA: sent March 26, 2014.<\/p>\n<p><strong>T<\/strong>akamatsu, S., S. Ninomi, M. Harada and M. Havrylenko.\u00a0 2010.\u00a0 Molecular phylogenetic analyses reveal a close evolutionary relationship between <em>Podosphaera<\/em> (Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae) and its rosaceous hosts.\u00a0 Persoonia, 24, 38-48.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Responsible Party:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>John J. Chitambar, Primary Plant Pathologist\/Nematologist, California Department of Food and Agriculture, 3294 Meadowview Road, Sacramento, CA 95832. Phone: 916-262-1110, plant.health[@]cdfa.ca.gov.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>PEST RATING: B<\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Posted by ls<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>California Pest Rating for Podosphaera caricae-papayae Pest Rating: B PEST RATING PROFILE Initiating Event:\u00a0 In March 2014, Podosphaera caricae-papayae, a powdery mildew fungal pathogen, was identified by morphological and sequence analyses by Suzanne Latham, plant pathologist, CDFA. 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