Yields and resistance of strawberry cultivars to crown and root diseases in the field, and cultivar responses to pathogens under controlled environment conditions

Devastating outbreaks of crown and root diseases have impacted severely on commercial strawberry production in Western Australia (W.A.). Studies were conducted to evaluate the yields, and resistance of three commercial strawberry cultivars to crown and root diseases, both in fumigated and non-fumiga...

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Main Authors: Xiangling FANG, Dennis PHILLIPS, Gerry VERHEYEN, Hua LI, Krishnapillai SIVASITHAMPARAM, Martin BARBETTI
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Language:English
Published: Firenze University Press 2012-03-01
Series:Phytopathologia Mediterranea
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Online Access:https://oajournals.fupress.net/index.php/pm/article/view/5464
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author Xiangling FANG
Dennis PHILLIPS
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Hua LI
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Martin BARBETTI
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description Devastating outbreaks of crown and root diseases have impacted severely on commercial strawberry production in Western Australia (W.A.). Studies were conducted to evaluate the yields, and resistance of three commercial strawberry cultivars to crown and root diseases, both in fumigated and non-fumigated field beds, and to determine the responses of eight commercial cultivars to individual pathogens under controlled conditions. In the field, cv. Camino Real showed the greatest fruit yield both in fumigated and non-fumigated beds, and was the most disease-resistant cultivar. Each cultivar had a greater fruit yield and a lower amount of plant decline in fumigated beds, compared with non-fumigated beds. Both for fumigated and non-fumigated beds, the amount of plant decline increased from August to November, particularly in non-fumigated beds. Under controlled conditions, cv. Festival was most resistant and cv. Camarosa most susceptible to wilt-causing Fusarium oxysporum. Against binucleate Rhizoctonia AG-A, Cylindrocarpon destructans and Phoma exigua, cv. Festival was most resistant and cv. Aromas most susceptible. Cultivar Camino Real was the most resistant to Gnomonia fructicola and Phytophthora cactorum and cv. Festival most resistant to Pythium ultimum. Against Macrophomina phaseolina, cv. Albion was the most resistant with cv. Camarosa the most susceptible. Cultivar Camarosa, the most widely grown cultivar in W.A., was most susceptible to F. oxysporum, while cv. Camino Real was resistant to F. oxysporum both in the field and the controlled environment conditions. Cultivar Festival is the most resistant cultivar to F. oxysporum and a range of different pathogens. The Australian bred cv. Juliette was as susceptible as cv. Camarosa to F. oxysporum, but relatively resistant to binucleate Rhizoctonia AG-A. This is the first study, not only to define the relative yield potentials of different cultivars in a situation where crown and root disease prevails in the field, but also to demonstrate differential resistance of current cultivars to specific pathogens associated with crown and root disease in W.A. For the first time, growers can now make informed choices about the cultivars they can deploy to minimise losses caused by diseases.
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spelling doaj.art-840f51ef528d44fdae01df02f0a7521e2022-12-21T23:46:24ZengFirenze University PressPhytopathologia Mediterranea0031-94651593-20952012-03-0151110.14601/Phytopathol_Mediterr-97469802Yields and resistance of strawberry cultivars to crown and root diseases in the field, and cultivar responses to pathogens under controlled environment conditionsXiangling FANG0Dennis PHILLIPS1Gerry VERHEYEN2Hua LI3Krishnapillai SIVASITHAMPARAM4Martin BARBETTI5School of Plant Biology The University of Western Australia 35 Stirling Highway Crawley WA 6009 Western Australia AUSTRALIADepartment of Agriculture and Food Western Australia, Locked Bag 4, Bentley Delivery Centre, W.A. 6983, Western AustraliaStrawberry Growers Association of Western Australia Inc., P.O. Box 382, Wanneroo, W.A. 6065, Western AustraliaSchool of Plant Biology The University of Western Australia 35 Stirling Highway Crawley WA 6009 Western Australia AUSTRALIASchool of Plant Biology The University of Western Australia 35 Stirling Highway Crawley WA 6009 Western Australia AUSTRALIASchool of Plant Biology The University of Western Australia 35 Stirling Highway Crawley WA 6009 Western Australia AUSTRALIADevastating outbreaks of crown and root diseases have impacted severely on commercial strawberry production in Western Australia (W.A.). Studies were conducted to evaluate the yields, and resistance of three commercial strawberry cultivars to crown and root diseases, both in fumigated and non-fumigated field beds, and to determine the responses of eight commercial cultivars to individual pathogens under controlled conditions. In the field, cv. Camino Real showed the greatest fruit yield both in fumigated and non-fumigated beds, and was the most disease-resistant cultivar. Each cultivar had a greater fruit yield and a lower amount of plant decline in fumigated beds, compared with non-fumigated beds. Both for fumigated and non-fumigated beds, the amount of plant decline increased from August to November, particularly in non-fumigated beds. Under controlled conditions, cv. Festival was most resistant and cv. Camarosa most susceptible to wilt-causing Fusarium oxysporum. Against binucleate Rhizoctonia AG-A, Cylindrocarpon destructans and Phoma exigua, cv. Festival was most resistant and cv. Aromas most susceptible. Cultivar Camino Real was the most resistant to Gnomonia fructicola and Phytophthora cactorum and cv. Festival most resistant to Pythium ultimum. Against Macrophomina phaseolina, cv. Albion was the most resistant with cv. Camarosa the most susceptible. Cultivar Camarosa, the most widely grown cultivar in W.A., was most susceptible to F. oxysporum, while cv. Camino Real was resistant to F. oxysporum both in the field and the controlled environment conditions. Cultivar Festival is the most resistant cultivar to F. oxysporum and a range of different pathogens. The Australian bred cv. Juliette was as susceptible as cv. Camarosa to F. oxysporum, but relatively resistant to binucleate Rhizoctonia AG-A. This is the first study, not only to define the relative yield potentials of different cultivars in a situation where crown and root disease prevails in the field, but also to demonstrate differential resistance of current cultivars to specific pathogens associated with crown and root disease in W.A. For the first time, growers can now make informed choices about the cultivars they can deploy to minimise losses caused by diseases.https://oajournals.fupress.net/index.php/pm/article/view/5464Fragaria x ananassaFusarium oxysporumbinucleate Rhizoctoniafumigation
spellingShingle Xiangling FANG
Dennis PHILLIPS
Gerry VERHEYEN
Hua LI
Krishnapillai SIVASITHAMPARAM
Martin BARBETTI
Yields and resistance of strawberry cultivars to crown and root diseases in the field, and cultivar responses to pathogens under controlled environment conditions
Phytopathologia Mediterranea
Fragaria x ananassa
Fusarium oxysporum
binucleate Rhizoctonia
fumigation
title Yields and resistance of strawberry cultivars to crown and root diseases in the field, and cultivar responses to pathogens under controlled environment conditions
title_full Yields and resistance of strawberry cultivars to crown and root diseases in the field, and cultivar responses to pathogens under controlled environment conditions
title_fullStr Yields and resistance of strawberry cultivars to crown and root diseases in the field, and cultivar responses to pathogens under controlled environment conditions
title_full_unstemmed Yields and resistance of strawberry cultivars to crown and root diseases in the field, and cultivar responses to pathogens under controlled environment conditions
title_short Yields and resistance of strawberry cultivars to crown and root diseases in the field, and cultivar responses to pathogens under controlled environment conditions
title_sort yields and resistance of strawberry cultivars to crown and root diseases in the field and cultivar responses to pathogens under controlled environment conditions
topic Fragaria x ananassa
Fusarium oxysporum
binucleate Rhizoctonia
fumigation
url https://oajournals.fupress.net/index.php/pm/article/view/5464
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