Frequency, Virulence, and Metalaxyl Sensitivity of Pythium spp. Isolated from Apple Roots Under Conventional and Organic Production Systems

Studies were conducted to characterize the community of Pythium spp. associated with apple in Washington state. Seventeen different species were identified among the isolates of Pythium recovered from apple roots at six orchard sites. Commonly isolated species included P. intermedium, P. irregulare,...

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Veröffentlicht in:Plant disease. - 1997. - 86(2002), 6 vom: 01. Juni, Seite 669-675
1. Verfasser: Mazzola, Mark (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Andrews, Preston K, Reganold, John P, Lévesque, C André
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2002
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Plant disease
Schlagworte:Journal Article biological control rhizosphere
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Zusammenfassung:Studies were conducted to characterize the community of Pythium spp. associated with apple in Washington state. Seventeen different species were identified among the isolates of Pythium recovered from apple roots at six orchard sites. Commonly isolated species included P. intermedium, P. irregulare, P. heterothallicum, P. sylvaticum, and Pythium MM1 (aff. macrosporum), a previously undescribed species. The population of Pythium spp. at any given site typically was dominated by a single pathogenic species. Species composition of Pythium populations in adjacent conventional and organic blocks in two orchards did not differ; however, the relative recovery of Pythium spp. from apple roots was consistently lower in the organically managed systems. In greenhouse studies, the associations formed between apple seedlings and Pythium spp. ranged from pathogenic to growth-promoting. Precolonization of apple seedling roots with any one of three nonpathogenic isolates tested-isolate 584 of Pythium MM1, isolate 1-12 of Pythium MM3 (aff. oedochilum), and isolate 1-19 of Pythium MM5 (aff. vexans)-was found to provide biological control of root rot caused by P. sylvaticum and P. ultimum. Metalaxyl sensitivity varied among species of Pythium, with several nonpathogenic species exhibiting the highest levels of insensitivity to this fungicide
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published: Print
Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE
ISSN:0191-2917
DOI:10.1094/PDIS.2002.86.6.669