Occurrence of Canker and Wood Rot Pathogens on Stone Fruit Propagation Material and Nursery Trees in the Western Cape of South Africa

Dieback and canker of young stone fruit trees can cause suboptimal growth and even death under severe conditions. One source of inoculum of canker pathogens could be through nursery trees harboring latent infections that would not be visible to inspections done according to the deciduous fruit schem...

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Veröffentlicht in:Plant disease. - 1997. - 105(2021), 11 vom: 04. Nov., Seite 3586-3599
1. Verfasser: van der Merwe, Rhona (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Halleen, Francois, van Dyk, Meagan, Jacobs, Vernon Guy, Mostert, Lizel
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2021
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Plant disease
Schlagworte:Journal Article Prunus canker dieback nectarine nursery plum
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520 |a Dieback and canker of young stone fruit trees can cause suboptimal growth and even death under severe conditions. One source of inoculum of canker pathogens could be through nursery trees harboring latent infections that would not be visible to inspections done according to the deciduous fruit scheme. The objectives of this study were to identify the canker and wood rot fungal pathogens present in nursery stone fruit trees as well as in propagation material and to evaluate their pathogenicity. Isolations were made from scion and rootstock propagation material and from certified nursery stone fruit trees. The plant material sampled did not have any external symptoms. The certified nursery trees when cross-sectioned displayed brown discoloration from the pruning wound, the bud union, and often the crown. Fungal species isolated were identified by sequencing of the relevant barcoding genes and phylogenetic analyses thereof. Canker- and wood rot-associated fungi were identified. Buds used for budding had low levels of infection, with 1.2% of dormant buds infected and 0.4% of green buds infected. The dormant rootstock shoots had a canker pathogen incidence of 6.2% before they were planted in the nursery fields and increased inasmuch as the ungrafted, rooted rootstock plants had 11.1% infection with canker and wood rot pathogens. Out of 1,080 nursery trees, the canker- and wood rot-associated fungi infected 21.8% of trees. The canker-causing pathogens that were isolated the most were Cadophora luteo-olivacea and Diplodia seriata. A low incidence of wood rot fungi was found, with only 1.5% of nursery trees infected. In total, 26 new reports of fungal species on stone fruit in South Africa were made. Of these, 22 have not been found on stone fruit worldwide. The pathogenicity trials' results confirmed the pathogenic status of these newly reported species. All of the isolates tested formed lesions significantly longer than the control, 4 months after wound inoculation of 2-year-old shoots of two plum orchards. Lasiodiplodia theobromae was the most virulent species on both plum cultivars. The results of this research showed that nursery stone fruit trees and propagation material can harbor latent infections. Different management practices need to be evaluated to prevent these infections to ensure healthier stone fruit nursery trees 
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