Resistance of Strawberry Cultivars and the Effects of Plant Ontogenesis on Phytophthora cactorum and P. nicotianae Causing Crown Rot

Phytophthora crown rot (PhCR) is an important disease of strawberry worldwide. Phytophthora cactorum is the most common causal agent, however, P. nicotianae was also recently reported causing PhCR in the U.S. Therefore, the goals of this study were to evaluate the resistance of strawberry cultivars...

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Veröffentlicht in:Plant disease. - 1997. - 107(2023), 3 vom: 08. März, Seite 651-657
1. Verfasser: Marin, Marcus V (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Seijo, Teresa E, Baggio, Juliana S, Whitaker, Vance M, Peres, Natalia A
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2023
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Plant disease
Schlagworte:Journal Article Phytophthora disease development and spread disease management oomycetes plant pathology small fruits strawberry
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Zusammenfassung:Phytophthora crown rot (PhCR) is an important disease of strawberry worldwide. Phytophthora cactorum is the most common causal agent, however, P. nicotianae was also recently reported causing PhCR in the U.S. Therefore, the goals of this study were to evaluate the resistance of strawberry cultivars from Florida and California, and to study the etiology of the two Phytophthora species causing PhCR. Sixteen strawberry cultivars were evaluated over three Florida seasons for susceptibility to P. cactorum, and P. nicotianae. Inoculations at different days after transplanting (DAT) were also carried out to evaluate the ability of both species to cause PhCR at different phenological stages of the plant. Plant wilting and mortality were assessed weekly, and disease incidence, and the area under the disease progress curve were calculated. Cultivars Sensation 'Florida127', 'Winterstar FL 05-107', and 'Florida Radiance' were susceptible, whereas 'Florida Elyana', 'Camarosa', 'Fronteras', 'Sweet Charlie', and 'Strawberry Festival' were highly resistant to both Phytophthora species. However, some cultivars exhibited stronger resistance to one species over the other. P. cactorum caused more PhCR when plants were inoculated at transplanting, 45, and 60 DAT, whereas P. nicotianae only caused disease when inoculated at transplanting. These results emphasize the importance of screening for disease resistance to guide management recommendations in commercial strawberry production as well as the need for proper pathogen identification since cultivar susceptibility might differ. Varying susceptibility to P. cactorum and P. nicotianae at different growth stages emphasizes the importance of considering both plant and pathogen biology when making management recommendations
Beschreibung:Date Completed 05.04.2023
Date Revised 05.04.2023
published: Print-Electronic
Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:0191-2917
DOI:10.1094/PDIS-01-22-0203-RE