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Studies on a pathogenicity assay for screening cotton germplasms for resistance to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum in the glasshouse

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Wang, B., Dale, M.L. and Kochman, J.K. (1999) Studies on a pathogenicity assay for screening cotton germplasms for resistance to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum in the glasshouse. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture, 39 (8). pp. 967-974. ISSN 0816-1089

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Article Link: https://doi.org/10.1071/EA99070

Abstract

Fusarium wilt, caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum, is a new and important disease of cotton in Australia. Some factors affecting either the infection process or the subsequent development of symptoms under glasshouse conditions were examined in this study. The pathogenicity of inocula was significantly affected by the media in which they were produced. The most severe symptoms developed in the plants inoculated with the inoculum produced in Komada-Ezuka liquid medium, in which glucose and L-asparagine were used as the carbon and nitrogen source, respectively. Symptoms were significantly more severe in plants inoculated with the inocula suspended in culture filtrates than in those inoculated with the inocula suspended in distilled water, indicating that fungal metabolites played an important role in the infection process. The disease was enhanced by high conidial concentration (>1.0 x 106 conidia/mL), slightly acidic inoculum (pH 4.0–5.5) and longer inoculation period (5–25 min). One-week-old seedlings were most susceptible, regardless of cultivar, and the resistance of plants increased with their age. The development of symptoms was enhanced at a moderate temperature range (18–23°C), but suppressed at a higher temperature range (28–33°C). Based on these results, an optimised procedure of pathogenicity assay is described.

Item Type:Article
Subjects:Plant pests and diseases > Individual or types of plants or trees > Cotton
Plant pests and diseases > Pest control and treatment of diseases. Plant protection > Organic plant protection. Biological control
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