Evidence of Phosphite Tolerance in Phytophthora cinnamomi from New Zealand Avocado Orchards

There is a limited number of chemical control agents for managing Phytophthora root and collar rot diseases of avocado internationally; of these, phosphite is one of the most effective. To determine whether prolonged phosphite use in New Zealand avocado orchards has led to decreased sensitivity of P...

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Veröffentlicht in:Plant disease. - 1997. - 107(2023), 2 vom: 11. Feb., Seite 393-400
1. Verfasser: Hunter, Shannon (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: McDougal, Rebecca, Williams, Nari, Scott, Peter
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2023
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Plant disease
Schlagworte:Journal Article Phytophthora acquired resistance disease management phosphite phosphonates resistance tolerance Phosphites
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Zusammenfassung:There is a limited number of chemical control agents for managing Phytophthora root and collar rot diseases of avocado internationally; of these, phosphite is one of the most effective. To determine whether prolonged phosphite use in New Zealand avocado orchards has led to decreased sensitivity of Phytophthora cinnamomi to phosphite, 57 isolates were collected from phosphite-treated and -untreated avocado orchards and screened for tolerance using a mycelial growth inhibition assay. The inhibitory effect of phosphite on mycelial growth was tested in vitro using six concentrations of phosphite. Based on changes in mycelial growth using optical density measurements to calculate the effective concentration to reduce growth by 50% (EC50) estimates, three phosphite-susceptible (EC50 range = 18.71 to 29.26 µg/ml) and three tolerant (EC50 range = 81.85 to 123.89 µg/ml) isolates were selected. The effects of phosphite on the colonization of lupin (Lupinus angustifolius) seedling roots and sporangia and zoospore production of three susceptible and three tolerant isolates were determined. The three tolerant isolates colonized lupin roots more extensively than the three susceptible isolates in the presence of phosphite at 5 and 10 g/liter. The tolerant isolates were able to asymptomatically colonize further above the lesion margin in the lupin treated with phosphite at 5 g/liter relative to the phosphite-susceptible isolates but no isolates were completely resistant to phosphite. The tolerant isolates produced more sporangia and, consequently, zoospores in the presence of phosphite than the susceptible isolates. The detection of phosphite tolerance by P. cinnamomi in planta and in vivo is concerning for the future efficacy of phosphite to manage Phytophthora diseases
Beschreibung:Date Completed 02.03.2023
Date Revised 02.03.2023
published: Print-Electronic
Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:0191-2917
DOI:10.1094/PDIS-05-22-1269-RE