scholarly journals Characterization and fungicides sensitivity of Phytophthora cinnamomi isolates causing avocado root rot in Zitácuaro, Michoacán

2021 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alejandra Mondragón-Flores ◽  
Patricia Manosalva ◽  
Salvador Ochoa-Ascencio ◽  
Marlene Díaz-Celaya ◽  
Gerardo Rodríguez-Alvarado ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Mating Type ◽  
Root Rot ◽  
Phytophthora Cinnamomi ◽  
Potassium Phosphite ◽  
Pathogenicity Tests

<em>Phytophthora cinnamomi</em> is the pathogen most frequently associated with avocado root rot. In Zitácuaro, Michoacán, production has increased by 19.8%; however, there are no studies of root rot in this area. The objective of the study was to characterize the isolates obtained from avocado roots and assess the sensitivity to fungicides. Samples from 5 avocado orchards were collected, sampling 5 trees per orchard (a total of 25 samples). The samples isolated were characterized morphological and molecularly. Mating type was analyzed using reference isolates of<em> P. cinnamomi</em> A1 (isolate from camelia) and A2 (isolate from avocado). To confirm the pathogenicity, tests were performed on avocado fruits with the isolates. The sensitivity of 15 isolates to potassium phosphite and to metalaxyl-M at different concentrations was evaluated<em> in vitro</em>. In a subgroup of six isolates, it was evaluated whether there was a relationship between growth rate and potassium phosphite sensitivity. Fifteen isolates were obtained with coenocytic coraloid mycelium, chlamydospores, sporangia without papilla, ovoid to ellipsoid, with internal proliferation, heterothallic with mating type A2, with amphigynous antheridia and plerotic oospores, characteristics consistent with <em>P. cinnamomi</em>. The inoculated isolates were pathogenic on avocado fruits. The isolates were more sensitive to potassium phosphite than to metalaxyl-M, with mean EC50 values of 24.62 and 0.215 ?g mL-1 of i.a., respectively. No relationship was observed between growth rate and potassium phosphite sensitivity. It is necessary to obtain a greater number of<em> P. cinnamomi</em> isolates for virulence studies.

scholarly journals New Oomycota Fungicides With Activity Against Phytophthora cinnamomi and Their Potential Use for Managing Avocado Root Rot in California

Plant Disease ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 103 (8) ◽  
pp. 2024-2032 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rodger J. Belisle ◽  
Wei Hao ◽  
Brandon McKee ◽  
Mary Lu Arpaia ◽  
Patricia Manosalva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Root Rot ◽  
Phytophthora Cinnamomi ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
The United States ◽  
Baseline Sensitivity ◽  
Phytophthora Root Rot ◽  
Mean Values ◽  
Potassium Phosphite ◽  
Pathogen Populations

Phytophthora root rot (PRR), caused by Phytophthora cinnamomi, is the most destructive disease of avocado worldwide. In the United States, mefenoxam and phosphonate products are currently the only registered fungicides for managing avocado PRR. Four new Oomycota-specific and two registered fungicides, all with different modes of action, were evaluated. Seventy-one isolates of P. cinnamomi from avocado in California, most of them collected between 2009 to 2017, were tested for their in vitro sensitivity to the six fungicides. Baseline sensitivity ranges and mean values (in parentheses) of effective concentrations to inhibit mycelial growth by 50% (EC50) for the new fungicides ethaboxam, fluopicolide, mandipropamid, and oxathiapiprolin were 0.017 to 0.069 μg/ml (0.035), 0.046 to 0.330 μg/ml (0.133), 0.003 to 0.011 μg/ml (0.005), and 0.0002 to 0.0007 μg/ml (0.0004), respectively. In comparison, the EC50 value range (mean) was 0.023 to 0.138 μg/ml (0.061) for mefenoxam and 12.9 to 361.2 μg/ml (81.5) for potassium phosphite. Greenhouse soil inoculation trials with 8-month-old Zutano seedlings and 10-month-old Dusa and PS.54 clonal rootstocks were conducted to assess the efficacy of these fungicides for managing PRR. Mefenoxam and potassium phosphite were effective treatments; however, oxathiapiprolin, fluopicolide, and mandipropamid were more effective. Ethaboxam was effective in reducing PRR on the rootstocks evaluated. Oxathiapiprolin reduced PRR incidence and pathogen population size in the soil by >90%, and plant shoot growth and root dry weight were significantly increased compared with the control; thus, oxathiapiprolin was one of the best treatments overall. The high activity and performance of these new fungicides supports their registrations on avocado for use in rotation and mixture programs, including with previously registered compounds, to reduce the risk of development and spread of resistance in pathogen populations.

scholarly journals Cellulase Activity as a Mechanism for Suppression of Phytophthora Root Rot in Mulches

2011 ◽  
Vol 101 (2) ◽  
pp. 223-230 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brantlee Spakes Richter ◽  
Kelly Ivors ◽  
Wei Shi ◽  
D. M. Benson
Keyword(s):  
Root Rot ◽  
Phytophthora Cinnamomi ◽  
Cellulase Activity ◽  
Enzyme Concentration ◽  
Disease Suppression ◽  
In Vitro Assays ◽  
Infested Soil ◽  
Phytophthora Root Rot ◽  
Standard Curve

Wood-based mulches are used in avocado production and are being tested on Fraser fir for reduction of Phytophthora root rot, caused by Phytophthora cinnamomi. Research with avocado has suggested a role of microbial cellulase enzymes in pathogen suppression through effects on the cellulosic cell walls of Phytophthora. This work was conducted to determine whether cellulase activity could account for disease suppression in mulch systems. A standard curve was developed to correlate cellulase activity in mulches with concentrations of a cellulase product. Based on this curve, cellulase activity in mulch samples was equivalent to a cellulase enzyme concentration of 25 U ml–1 or greater of product. Sustained exposure of P. cinnamomi to cellulase at 10 to 50 U ml–1 significantly reduced sporangia production, but biomass was only reduced with concentrations over 100 U ml–1. In a lupine bioassay, cellulase was applied to infested soil at 100 or 1,000 U ml–1 with three timings. Cellulase activity diminished by 47% between 1 and 15 days after application. Cellulase applied at 100 U ml–1 2 weeks before planting yielded activity of 20.08 μmol glucose equivalents per gram of soil water (GE g–1 aq) at planting, a level equivalent to mulch samples. Cellulase activity at planting ranged from 3.35 to 48.67 μmol GE g–1 aq, but no treatment significantly affected disease progress. Based on in vitro assays, cellulase activity in mulch was sufficient to impair sporangia production of P. cinnamomi, but not always sufficient to impact vegetative biomass.

The occurrence of root-infecting fungi and parasitic nematodes in annual Medicago spp. in Western Australian pastures

2000 ◽  
Vol 51 (4) ◽  
pp. 435 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. P. You ◽  
K. Sivasithamparam ◽  
I. T. Riley ◽  
M. J. Barbetti
Keyword(s):  
Western Australia ◽  
Root Rot ◽  
Pathogenic Fungi ◽  
Parasitic Nematodes ◽  
Fungal Isolates ◽  
As Species ◽  
Significant Damage ◽  
Pathogenicity Tests ◽  
Annual Medicago

Asurvey of 30 medic pastures for root-rots was undertaken in Western Australia and pathogenicity tests of representative fungal isolates from roots sampled were conducted to determine the main factors contributing to medic decline and the association between those factors. In particular, the contribution of pathogenic fungi and nematodes to medic root-rot in Western Australia was studied. From a total of 30 000 pieces of root plated, 3836 fungal isolates were obtained and identified at least to genus level. Four hundred and seventy-two representative isolates were tested for in vitro pathogenicity in Medicago sphaerocarpos cv. Orion. Of these, 32 were further tested in the glasshouse. The pathogenicity tests indicated that 56% of isolates were capable of causing significant damage to the root system and it is likely that pathogenic fungi are largely responsible for medic root-rot in the field. In contrast, the number of Pratylenchus spp. in the roots was not found to relate to disease symptoms. It is concluded that soil-borne pathogenic fungi such as species of Pythium, Fusarium, and Phoma contribute significantly to medic pasture decline in Western Australia.

scholarly journals Control of root rot (Phytophthora cinnamomi) in avocado (Persea Americana) with bioagents

2020 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 205-211
Author(s):  
Ciro Hideki Sumida ◽  
Lucas Henrique Fantin ◽  
Karla Braga ◽  
Marcelo Giovanetti Canteri ◽  
Martin Homechin
Keyword(s):  
Biological Control ◽  
Root Rot ◽  
Phytophthora Cinnamomi ◽  
Persea Americana ◽  
Field Conditions ◽  
In Vitro Tests ◽  
Trichoderma Spp ◽  
Maize Cultivation ◽  
Antagonistic Potential

ABSTRACT Despite the favorable edaphoclimatic conditions for avocado production in Brazil, diseases such as root rot caused by the pathogen Phytophthora cinnamomi compromise the crop. With the aim of managing root rot in avocado, the present study aimed to evaluate chemical and biological control with isolates of Trichoderma spp. and Pseudomonas fluorescens. Thus, three assays were conducted to assess: (i) mycelial inhibition of P. cinnamomi by isolates of Trichoderma spp. and P. fluorescens from different crop systems; (ii) effect of autoclaved and non-autoclaved metabolites of P. fluorescens, and (iii) chemical or biological treatment of avocado seedlings on the control of root rot under field conditions. The isolates of Trichoderma spp. from maize cultivation soil and the commercial products formulated with Trichoderma presented greater antagonism (p <0.05) to the pathogen P. cinnamomi in the in vitro tests. Similarly, non-autoclaved metabolites of P. fluorescens presented antagonistic potential to control P. cinnamomi. Under field conditions, the fungicide metalaxyl and the bioagents showed effectiveness in controlling P. cinnamomi, as well as greater root length and mass. Results demonstrated potential for the biological control of avocado root rot with Trichoderma spp. and P. fluorescens.

scholarly journals An Emerging Strawberry Fungal Disease Associated with Root Rot, Crown Rot and Leaf Spot Caused by Neopestalotiopsis rosae in Mexico

Plant Disease ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 104 (8) ◽  
pp. 2054-2059 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angel Rebollar-Alviter ◽  
Hilda Victoria Silva-Rojas ◽  
Dionicio Fuentes-Aragón ◽  
Uriel Acosta-González ◽  
Merari Martínez-Ruiz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Leaf Spot ◽  
Root Rot ◽  
Phylogenetic Reconstruction ◽  
Elongation Factor ◽  
Fungal Disease ◽  
Crown Rot ◽  
Internal Transcribed Spacer Region ◽  
Pathogenicity Tests ◽  
Vitro Effect

In the 2017 strawberry season, several transplant losses reaching 50% were observed in Zamora, Michoacán Valley, Mexico, due to a new fungal disease associated with root rot, crown rot, and leaf spot. In this year the disease appeared consistently and increased in the following seasons, becoming a concern among strawberry growers. Thus, the aim of this research was to determine the etiology of the disease and to determine the in vitro effect of fungicides on mycelial growth of the pathogen. Fungal isolates were obtained from symptomatic strawberry plants of the cultivars ‘Albion’ and ‘Festival’ and were processed to obtain monoconidial isolates. Detailed morphological analysis was conducted. Concatenated phylogenetic reconstruction was conducted by amplifying and sequencing the translation elongation factor 1 α, β-tubulin partial gene, and the internal transcribed spacer region of rDNA. Pathogenicity tests involving inoculation of leaves and crowns reproduced the same symptoms as those observed in the field, fulfilling Koch’s postulates. Morphology and phylogenetic reconstruction indicated that the causal agent of the described symptoms was Neopestalotiopsis rosae, marking the first report anywhere in the world of this species infecting strawberry. N. rosae was sensitive to cyprodinil + fludioxonil, captan, iprodione, difenoconazole, and prochloraz.

Pathogenicity of Phytophthora cinnamomi Towards Nothofagus cunninghamii

1975 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 277 ◽  
Author(s):  
G Weste
Keyword(s):  
Mating Type ◽  
Root Rot ◽  
Host Plants ◽  
Phytophthora Cinnamomi ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Mating Types

Two-year-old plants of Nothofagus cunninghamii were inoculated with isolates of either A1 or A2 mating types of Phytophthora cinnamomi. Both mating types were pathogenic, causing root rot and cankers, and resulting in significant reductions of height and dry weight compared with controls. Death occurred in all host plants inoculated with the A1 mating type, but in only 60% of those inocu- lated with the A2 isolate. Symptoms were correspondingly more severe in plants inoculated with the A1 mating type of the pathogen than in those inoculated with the A2 type.

Root rot caused by Pythium irregulare Buisman, an important factor in the decline of established subterranean clover pastures

1974 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 537 ◽  
Author(s):  
GE Stovold
Keyword(s):  
Root Rot ◽  
Subterranean Clover ◽  
Common Disease ◽  
Crop Species ◽  
Pythium Irregulare ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Matter Production ◽  
Pathogenicity Tests

The problem of poor re-establishment and poor seasonal production in long-term subterranean clover pastures has been recognized for some time, particularly on the Southern Tableland and Slopes regions of New South Wales. Field and laboratory investigations showed that rotting of the lateral feeder roots was a common disease of subterranean clover during the cool part of the growing season. Isolations made from diseased roots yielded a predominance of Pythium spp. of which Pythiurn irregulare was the most common. Pathogenicity tests demonstrated that P. irregulare consistently caused damping-off of germinating subterranean clover. This fungus also infected established plants and at low temperatures caused severe reduction of dry matter production. Symptoms produced on artificially inoculated plants were identical with those observed on plants infected in the field. Soil moisture and the level of fungal inoculum added did not have a critical effect on the severity of root disease. A range of other important pasture and crop species were also artificially infected with P. irregulare, with resulting necrosis of feeder roots. In vitro studies of factors affecting the growth of P. irregulare showed that this pathogen was well adapted to survive and cause disease in cold wet soils, the conditions most favourable for root rot in the field. The importance of P. irregulare as a pathogen of established plants and possible means of reducing its effect on the growth of subterranean clover are discussed.

scholarly journals Cross Interaction Between Ilyonectria mors-panacis Isolates Infecting Korean Ginseng and Ginseng Saponins in Correlation with Their Pathogenicity

2017 ◽  
Vol 107 (5) ◽  
pp. 561-569 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed El-Agamy Farh ◽  
Yeon-Ju Kim ◽  
Priyanka Singh ◽  
Deok-Chun Yang
Keyword(s):  
Root Rot ◽  
Species Complex ◽  
Histone H3 ◽  
Culture Collections ◽  
Antifungal Effect ◽  
Molecular Approaches ◽  
Saponin Content ◽  
Pathogenicity Tests ◽  
Korean Ginseng

Ilyonectria mors-panacis belongs to I. radicicola species complex and causes root rot and replant failure of ginseng in Asia and North America. The aims of this work were to identify I. mors-panacis that infect Korean ginseng using molecular approaches and to investigate whether their aggressiveness depends on their ability to metabolize ginseng saponins (ginsenosides) by their β-glucosidases, in comparison with other identified Ilyonectria species. Fourteen isolates were collected from culture collections or directly isolated from infected roots and mainly identified based on histone H3 (HIS H3) sequence. Among them, six isolates were identified as I. mors-panacis while others were identified as I. robusta and I. leucospermi. The pathogenicity tests confirmed that the isolates of I. mors-panacis were significantly more aggressive than I. robusta and I. leucospermi. The major ginsenosides in I. mors-panacis-infected roots were significantly reduced while significantly increased in those infected with other species. In vitro, the isolates were tested for their sensitivity and ability to metabolize the total major ginsenosides (Total MaG), protopanaxadiol-type major ginsenosides (PPD-type MaG), and protopanaxatriol-type major ginsenosides (PPT-type MaG). Unexpectedly, the growth rate and metabolic ability of I. mors-panacis isolates were significantly low on the three different ginsenoside fractions while those of I. robusta and I. leucospermi were significantly reduced on PPT-type MaG and Total MaG fractions and not affected on PPD-type MaG fraction. Our results indicate that major ginsenosides, especially PPT-type, have an antifungal effect and may intervene in ginseng defense during Ilyonectria species invasion, in particular the weak species. Also, the pathogenicity of I. mors-panacis may rely on its ability to reduce saponin content; however, whether this reduction is caused by detoxification or another method remains unclear.

scholarly journals First Report of Root Rot Caused by Pythium spiculum Affecting Cork Oaks at Doñana Biological Reserve in Spain

Plant Disease ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 97 (7) ◽  
pp. 991-991 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. De Vita ◽  
M. S. Serrano ◽  
C. Ramo ◽  
C. Aponte ◽  
L. V. García ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Root Rot ◽  
Phytophthora Cinnamomi ◽  
Quercus Suber ◽  
First Report ◽  
Root Necrosis ◽  
Pathogenicity Tests ◽  
Branch Dieback ◽  
The University ◽  
Virulence Group ◽  
Biological Reserve

Cork oaks (Quercus suber L.) are key tree species at Doñana Biological Reserve (DBR), Huelva, Spain. Sampling was conducted on a total of 13 trees exhibiting symptoms of decline (foliar wilting and defoliation, branch dieback, and root necrosis). In 2008. Phytophthora cinnamomi was isolated from feeder roots of one tree and Pythium spiculum from two additional oaks. In 2011, both pathogens were isolated from six oaks, only P. cinnamomi from three oaks, and only Py. spiculum from one oak. This expansion was associated with high winter rainfall levels since 2009 that led to long periods of soil flooding. While P. cinnamomi is well known to cause a root disease on Q. suber (2), P. spiculum is a newly described species isolated from Quercus, Vitis, Prunus, Castanea, and Celtis species, but its pathogenicity was demonstrated only on Q. ilex (syn. Q. rotundifolia) (1). Pathogenicity tests were conducted on 4-year-old Q. suber plants. Inocula consisted of two isolates of Py. spiculum from DBR (DO8 and DO36 from Q. suber). For comparison with these, three isolates previously tested on Q. ilex (1) were included: two isolates of Py. spiculum, PA54 (from Q. suber) and PE156 (from Q. ilex); and one isolate of P. cinnamomi, PE90 (from Q. ilex). All these isolates came from the Andalucía region, stored at the oomycete collection of the University of Córdoba, and showed a 99 to 100% homology with their expected ITS sequences in GenBank (DQ196131 for Py. spiculum and AY943301 for P. cinnamomi). Inoculum was prepared by shaking and mixing propagule-bearing mycelium produced in carrot broth petri dishes (20°C, 4 weeks) in sterile water, to produce a concentration of 3 × 104 oospores × ml−1 (Py. spiculum) or 3 × 104 chlamydospores × ml−1 (P. cinnamomi). One hundred milliliters of inoculum was applied to each root (1). There were 10 inoculated plants per isolate and 10 non-inoculated control plants. All plants were waterlogged 2 days per week to favor root infection and maintained in an acclimatised greenhouse (12–28°C). Three months later, the inoculated plants showed symptoms of root necrosis that resulted in foliar wilting followed occasionally by defoliation. Control plants did not develop foliar symptoms nor root necrosis. Root damage severity assessed on a 0 to 4 scale (3) exhibited significant differences (P < 0.05) in relation to the control plants for all the isolates tested, with isolate PE90 (P. cinnamomi) and isolates PA54, DO8, and DO36 (P. spiculum) all averaging a root necrosis value of 2.5. Isolate PE156 of P. spiculum produced values of root necrosis (1.6 in average) significantly lower (P < 0.05) than the rest. This isolate belongs to the low virulence group of P. spiculum described on Q. ilex (1). The inoculated oomycete was always reisolated from necrotic roots and never from roots of control plants. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of P. spiculum as the cause of root rot of Q. suber. References: (1) Romero et al. J. Phytopathol. 155:289, 2007. (2) Sánchez et al. For. Pathol. 32:5, 2002. (3) Sánchez et al. For. Pathol. 35:115, 2005.

scholarly journals Isolation, Identification and Biomanagement of Root Rot of Black Cumin (Nigella sativa) Using Selected Bacterial Antagonists

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 47-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Al-Sman K. Mohamed ◽  
Abo-El-yousr A. M. Kamal ◽  
Eraky Amal ◽  
El-Zawahry Aida
Keyword(s):  
Root Rot ◽  
Nigella Sativa ◽  
Fusarium Spp ◽  
Black Cumin ◽  
Genus Fusarium ◽  
Fungal Isolates ◽  
Fusarium Lateritium ◽  
Pathogenicity Tests ◽  
Causal Pathogen

The study deal with potentiality of some bioagents for controlling the root rot of black cumin under greenhouse conditions, caused by Fusarium spp. Eight fungal isolates were obtained from diseased of back cumin plants collected from Assiut Governorate. These isolates were belonged to the genus Fusarium spp. They were identified as, four isolates of F. comptoceras, three isolates of F. solani and one isolate Fusarium lateritium. Pathogenicity tests indicated that all tested fungal isolates were able to infect black cumin plants causing symptoms of root rot resulted in dwarfism and death before the capsules mature. They varied in their pathogenicity, Fusarium comptoceras No.1 gave the highest percentage of disease severity and percentage of infection on black cumin plants (53 and 50% respectively), while isolates F. comptoceras Nos. 3 and F. solani No. 6 gave the lowest percentage of infection (15 and 17% respectively) the rest of isolates showed moderate of percentage of infection. Antagonistic capability of 15 isolates (PGPR) was tested in vitro against growth of three isolates of Fusarium spp. the causal pathogen of root rot of black cumin. Seeds black cumin plant treated with all bioagents as a suspension significantly increased the root dry weigh and foliar dry weigh compared to infected control. In conclusion, our study confirmed that used of bioagents may be applied as future ecofriendly alternatives to synthetic fungicides for controlling the disease of black cumin.

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