<i>Pythium</i> Damping-Off and Root Rot of <i>Capsicum annuum</i> L.: Impacts, Diagnosis, and Management
<i>Capsicum annuum</i> L. is a significant horticulture crop known for its pungent varieties and used as a spice. The pungent character in the plant, known as capsaicinoid, has been discovered to have various health benefits. However, its production has been affected due to various exoge...
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| description | <i>Capsicum annuum</i> L. is a significant horticulture crop known for its pungent varieties and used as a spice. The pungent character in the plant, known as capsaicinoid, has been discovered to have various health benefits. However, its production has been affected due to various exogenous stresses, including diseases caused by a soil-borne pathogen, <i>Pythium</i> spp. predominantly affecting the <i>Capsicum</i> plant in younger stages and causing damping-off, this pathogen can incite root rot in later plant growth stages. Due to the involvement of multiple <i>Pythium</i> spp. and their capability to disperse through various routes, their detection and diagnosis have become crucial. However, the quest for a point-of-care technology is still far from over. The use of an integrated approach with cultural and biological techniques for the management of <i>Pythium</i> spp. can be the best and most sustainable alternative to the traditionally used and hazardous chemical approach. The lack of race-specific resistance genes against <i>Pythium</i> spp. can be compensated with the candidate quantitative trait loci (QTL) genes in <i>C. annuum</i> L. This review will focus on the epidemiological factors playing a major role in disease spread, the currently available diagnostics in species identification, and the management strategies with a special emphasis on <i>Pythium</i> spp. causing damping-off and root rot in different cultivars of <i>C. annuum</i> L. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3b24a63e29c249bea066117aaf145b202023-11-21T15:22:13ZengMDPI AGMicroorganisms2076-26072021-04-019482310.3390/microorganisms9040823<i>Pythium</i> Damping-Off and Root Rot of <i>Capsicum annuum</i> L.: Impacts, Diagnosis, and ManagementHimanshu Arora0Abhishek Sharma1Satyawati Sharma2Farah Farhanah Haron3Abdul Gafur4R. Z. Sayyed5Rahul Datta6Centre for Rural Development and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi 110016, IndiaAmity Food and Agriculture Foundation, Amity University, Noida 201313, Uttar Pradesh, IndiaCentre for Rural Development and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi 110016, IndiaPest and Disease Management Program, Horticulture Research Center, Malaysian Agriculture Research and Development Institute (MARDI), Persiaran MARDI-UPM, Serdang 43400, Selangor, MalaysiaSinarmas Forestry Corporate Research and Development, Perawang 28772, IndonesiaDepartment of Microbiology, PSGVP Mandal’s Arts, Science, Commerce College, Shahada 425409, Maharashtra, IndiaDepartment of Geology and Pedology, Mendel University in Brno, 613 00 Brno-sever-Černá Pole, Czech Republic<i>Capsicum annuum</i> L. is a significant horticulture crop known for its pungent varieties and used as a spice. The pungent character in the plant, known as capsaicinoid, has been discovered to have various health benefits. However, its production has been affected due to various exogenous stresses, including diseases caused by a soil-borne pathogen, <i>Pythium</i> spp. predominantly affecting the <i>Capsicum</i> plant in younger stages and causing damping-off, this pathogen can incite root rot in later plant growth stages. Due to the involvement of multiple <i>Pythium</i> spp. and their capability to disperse through various routes, their detection and diagnosis have become crucial. However, the quest for a point-of-care technology is still far from over. The use of an integrated approach with cultural and biological techniques for the management of <i>Pythium</i> spp. can be the best and most sustainable alternative to the traditionally used and hazardous chemical approach. The lack of race-specific resistance genes against <i>Pythium</i> spp. can be compensated with the candidate quantitative trait loci (QTL) genes in <i>C. annuum</i> L. This review will focus on the epidemiological factors playing a major role in disease spread, the currently available diagnostics in species identification, and the management strategies with a special emphasis on <i>Pythium</i> spp. causing damping-off and root rot in different cultivars of <i>C. annuum</i> L.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/9/4/823control strategiesdiagnosisepidemiologypost-emergence damping-offpre-emergence damping-off<i>Pythium</i> |
| spellingShingle | Himanshu Arora Abhishek Sharma Satyawati Sharma Farah Farhanah Haron Abdul Gafur R. Z. Sayyed Rahul Datta <i>Pythium</i> Damping-Off and Root Rot of <i>Capsicum annuum</i> L.: Impacts, Diagnosis, and Management Microorganisms control strategies diagnosis epidemiology post-emergence damping-off pre-emergence damping-off <i>Pythium</i> |
| title | <i>Pythium</i> Damping-Off and Root Rot of <i>Capsicum annuum</i> L.: Impacts, Diagnosis, and Management |
| title_full | <i>Pythium</i> Damping-Off and Root Rot of <i>Capsicum annuum</i> L.: Impacts, Diagnosis, and Management |
| title_fullStr | <i>Pythium</i> Damping-Off and Root Rot of <i>Capsicum annuum</i> L.: Impacts, Diagnosis, and Management |
| title_full_unstemmed | <i>Pythium</i> Damping-Off and Root Rot of <i>Capsicum annuum</i> L.: Impacts, Diagnosis, and Management |
| title_short | <i>Pythium</i> Damping-Off and Root Rot of <i>Capsicum annuum</i> L.: Impacts, Diagnosis, and Management |
| title_sort | i pythium i damping off and root rot of i capsicum annuum i l impacts diagnosis and management |
| topic | control strategies diagnosis epidemiology post-emergence damping-off pre-emergence damping-off <i>Pythium</i> |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/9/4/823 |
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