[Objective] The morphology of Fusarium strains isolated from pepper and their gene sequences were compared and analyzed to identify the pathogen causing pepper soil borne diseases,and understand their homology,so as to provide the basis for disease diagnosis and control.[Method] Morphological observation and sequence analysis of ribosomal DNA-ITS of 16 strains, collected from Liaoning Province, were made.[Result] The main pathogens of soil borne diseases in pepper production of Liaoning were Fusarium oxysporum,F. solani,F. acuminatum and F. moniliforme. According to their conidium morphology and ribosomal DNA-ITS homology, ZW13, LY3, PJLJ, HC5, CY2, CY5, TLLJ, LY5 and LY1 strains were clustered as F. oxysporum, FSLJ3 and FSLJ2 as F. solani, ZW and ZW18 as F. acuminatum, and KPLJ, LZLJ and FSLJ1 as F.moniliforme. [Conclusion] Molecular phylogenetic tree and genetic distances between the strains showed that the same species of Fusarium had higher homology and different species had lower homology, suggesting that the inter pecies genetic diversity was greater. |