Dynamics of the ascospore dispersal of Stagonosporopsis citrulli , a causal agent of gummy stem blight of cucurbits

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Rennberger ◽  
W.W. Turechek ◽  
A. P. Keinath
2012 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 139-143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edvar de Sousa da Silva ◽  
Felipe Campaner Palangana ◽  
Rumy Goto ◽  
Edson Luiz Furtado ◽  
Dirceu Maximino Fernandes

Chemical control of the fungus Didymella bryoniae, the causal agent of the disease gummy stem blight in melon, is frequently inefficient; thus, alternatives such as grafting and nutrition must be studied. Rootstocks and potassium levels were tested aimed at controlling this disease in net melon under protected environment. The melon hybrid 'Bônus II', ungrafted and grafted onto 'Dinero' melon and 'Strong Tosa' pumpkin rootstocks, was cultivated and inoculated by using the toothpick insertion method with 7-mm mycelial disks from the isolate D. bryoniae Dbr 37; for control, only toothpick insertion was used. The plants were subjected to the following potassium levels: 0, 62.5, 125, 187.5, 250 mg L-1. Grafted 'Bônus II' melon plants were resistant to the fungus, whereas ungrafted ones were susceptible. The adopted potassium levels did not influence the stem lesion size or the survival of plants.


2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Mahapatra ◽  
E. S. Rao ◽  
G. M. Sandeepkumar ◽  
S. Sriram

2014 ◽  
Vol 163 (4) ◽  
pp. 314-319 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ping-Fang Li ◽  
Run-Sheng Ren ◽  
Xie-Feng Yao ◽  
Jin-Hua Xu ◽  
Binoy Babu ◽  
...  

2017 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 173-187
Author(s):  
Abdel-Fattah El-Wakil ◽  
Amal Khalil ◽  
Ibrahim El -Abbasi

Plants ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 500
Author(s):  
Eun Su Lee ◽  
Do-Sun Kim ◽  
Sang Gyu Kim ◽  
Yun-Chan Huh ◽  
Chang-Gi Back ◽  
...  

Watermelon (Citrulluslanatus) is an economically important fruit crop worldwide. Gummy stem blight (GSB) is one of the most damaging diseases encountered during watermelon cultivation. In the present study, we identified quantitative trait loci (QTLs) associated with GSB resistance in an F2 population derived from a cross between maternal-susceptible line ‘920533’ (C. lanatus) and the paternal-resistant line ‘PI 189225’ (C. amarus). The resistance of 178 F2 plants was assessed by two different evaluation methods, including leaf lesion (LL) and stem blight (SB). To analyze the QTLs associated with GSB resistance, a linkage map was constructed covering a total genetic distance of 1070.2 cM. QTL analysis detected three QTLs associated with GSB resistance on chromosome 8 and 6. Among them, two QTLs, qLL8.1 and qSB8.1 on chromosome 8 identified as major QTLs, explaining 10.5 and 10.0% of the phenotypic variations localizing at same area and sharing the same top markers for both LL and SB traits, respectively. A minor QTL, qSB6.1, explains 9.7% of phenotypic variations detected on chromosome 6 only for the SB trait. High-throughput markers were developed and validated for the selection of resistant QTLs using watermelon accessions, and commercial cultivars. Four potential candidate genes were predicted associated with GSB resistance based on the physical location of flanking markers on chromosome 8. These findings will be helpful for the development of watermelon cultivars resistant to GSB.


2010 ◽  
Vol 128 (4) ◽  
pp. 473-482 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adalberto C. Café-Filho ◽  
Gil R. Santos ◽  
Francisco F. Laranjeira

2012 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 42
Author(s):  
Katherine L. Stevenson ◽  
Anthony P. Keinath ◽  
Anna Thomas ◽  
David B. Langston ◽  
Pamela D. Roberts ◽  
...  

The fungicide Pristine, a commercial mixture of pyraclostrobin and boscalid, has been used widely on watermelon and other cucurbits to control gummy stem blight, caused by the fungus Didymella bryoniae. Since 2007, isolates of D. bryoniae insensitive to boscalid have been found in Georgia, Indiana, and South Carolina. Most isolates of D. bryoniae obtained in 2009 and 2010 from diseased watermelon leaves collected in several counties in Florida and North Carolina were found to be insensitive to boscalid using in vitro assays. Gummy stem blight would not be effectively managed with Pristine in any of the counties where samples were collected due to the high frequency of insensitivity to boscalid. Fortunately growers can instead use several triazole fungicides registered for use on cucurbits since 2009. Accepted for publication 30 March 2012. Published 18 May 2012.


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