Resistance to fenarimol in Nectria haematococca var. cucurbitae

Genetic work with 51 fenarimol-selected strains of Nectria haematococca var. cucurbitae identified a polygenic system for resistance with at least nine chromosomal loci involved. The mutant genes, designated fen-1 to fen-9, gave low levels of resistance to fenarimol and to three other C-14 demethylation inhibiting (DMI) fungicides, namely triforine, imazalil, and triadimenol. Haploid strains carrying two fen mutations exhibit higher levels of resistance, indicating additivity of gene effects. All fen mutations appear to be pleiotropic, having more or less adverse effects on growth, sporulation, spore germination, pathogenicity, and tolerance of somewhat high temperatures. Accumulation of fenarimol in resistant strains was lower than in the wild type, suggesting that fen mutations code for a common resistance mechanism based on a permeability barrier. Various inhibitors of energy generation increased the accumulation level, indicating that accumulation is energy dependent and may be the result of passive influx and energy-dependent efflux. Lower accumulation in resistant strains is probably the result of increased efflux, as has been found with other fungi. A double mutant carrying the mutations fen-7 and fen-9 showed lower accumulation of fenarimol than a strain carrying the fen-7 only, indicating additivity of effects in this regard also.     

Biochemical Mechanisms Involved in Selective Fungitoxicity of Two Sterol 14α-Demethylation Inhibitors,Prochloraz and Quinconazole: Accumulation and Metabolism Studies

The selective fungitoxic actions of prochloraz (an imidazole) and a triazole fungicide, quinconazole (3-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-2-(1 H- 1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)- 4(3H)-quinazolinone: II ), were studied with selected phytopathogenic fungi. With the exception of Ustilago maydis, all the fungi tested were more sensitive to prochloraz than to II. A number of DMI-resistant mutants of Penicillium digitatum and P. italicum showed positive cross-resistance to both DMIs, but except for P. italicum isolate H17, the levels of resistance to II were much higher than to prochloraz. The generally higher toxicity of prochloraz to the fungi investigated, as compared to II , could not be ascribed to the slightly higher accumulation of prochloraz. With regard to prochloraz, there was no general correlation between the sensitivity of the fungi tested and the amount of fungicide accumulated. A similar situation was evident for II. However, the DMI-resistant mutants of P. italicum did show a reduced accumulation of both azoles, which may account for a low level of acquired DMI-resistance in this fungus. Since accumulation levels of the test compounds in the isolates with different degrees of resistance were the same, additional mechanisms of resistance may be involved in isolates with relatively high degrees of DMI-resistance. No detectable amounts of fungicide metabolites were found in most fungi tested over a 16-hour incubation period. Therefore, fungal metabolism is not generally responsible for the differences in sensitivity between fungi to each azole tested. It also does not generally explain the differential toxicities of prochloraz and II to each individual species. The exception to this was Rhizoctonia solani which metabolized prochloraz to a non-fungitoxic compound. This correlated with its low prochloraz sensitivity.     

Occurrence, Distribution, and Polymerase Chain Reaction-Based Detection of Resistance to Sterol Demethylation Inhibitor Fungicides in Populations of Blumeriella jaapii in Michigan

ABSTRACT The intensive use of site-specific fungicides in agricultural production provides a potent selective mechanism for increasing the frequency of fungicide-resistant isolates in pathogen populations. Practical resistance occurs when the frequency and levels of resistance are great enough to limit the effectiveness of disease control in the field. Cherry leaf spot (CLS), caused by the fungus Blumeriella jaapii, is a major disease of cherry trees in the Great Lakes region. The site-specific sterol demethylation inhibitor fungicides (DMIs) have been used extensively in the region. In 2002, CLS control failed in a Michigan orchard that had used the DMI fenbuconazole exclusively for 8 years. That control failure and our observations from around the state suggested that practical resistance had developed in B. jaapii. Field trial data covering 1989 to 2005 for the DMIs fenbuconazole and tebuconazole supported observations of reduced efficacy of DMIs for controlling CLS. To verify the occurrence of fungicide-resistant B. jaapii, monoconidial isolates were collected in two surveys and tested using a fungicide-amended medium. In one survey, 137 isolates from sites with different DMI histories (no known history, mixed or alternated with other fungicides, and exclusive use) were tested against 12 concentrations of fenbuconazole, tebuconazole, myclobutanil, and fenarimol. Isolates from sites with no prior DMI use were DMI sensitive (DMI(S) = no colony growth at 0.2 mug/ml a.i.) whereas the isolates from the site with prior exclusive use showed growth at DMI concentrations 3 to >100 times higher, and were rated as DMI resistant (DMI(R)). A second survey examined 1,530 monoconidial isolates, including 1,143 from 62 orchard sites in Michigan, where DMIs had been used to control CLS. Resistance to fenbuconazole was detected in 99.7% of the orchard isolates. All isolates from wild cherry trees were sensitive and isolates from feral and dooryard trees showed a range of sensitivities. A polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based detection method for identifying B. jaapii and DMI(R) was developed and tested. The species-specific primer pair (Bj-F and Bj-R) based on introns in the CYP51 gene of B. jaapii, and the DMI(R)-specific primer pair (DMI-R-Bj-F and DMI-R-Bj-R) based on an insert found upstream of CYP51 in all DMI(R) isolates, provided an accurate and rapid method for detecting DMI(R) B. jaapii. The PCR-based identification method will facilitate timely decision making and continued monitoring of DMI(R) subpopulations in response to management programs.     

Effects of Sterol Biosynthesis Inhibitor Fungicides on Growth and Sterol Composition of Ustilago maydis,Botrytis cinerea and Pyrenophora teres

The effects of the sterol biosynthesis inhibitor (SBI) fungicides fenarimol, fenpropimorph, imazalil, prochloraz, propiconazole and triadimenol on growth and sterol composition of Ustilago maydis, Botrytis cinerea and Pyrenophora teres, grown from spores or sporidia in liquid culture, were determined. Growth of U. maydis was only slightly inhibited by SBI fungicides at concentrations which caused considerable changes in both sterol content and composition. Conversely, in B. cinerea and P. teres, growth was strongly inhibited under conditions where ergosterol was still the predominant sterol, suggesting that, in these two fungi, growth may be more sensitive to SBI fungicides than overall sterol production. Demethylase inhibitor fungicides behaved as a homogeneous group in their effects on growth and on sterol profiles of the three fungi studied.     

Resistance to Sterol Demethylation Inhibitors in Ustilago maydis. III. Cross-Resistance Patterns and Sterol Analyses

Two spontaneous triadimefon-resistant mutants of Ustilago maydis, 151ar/1 and 151ar/3, were investigated with regard to their extent of cross-resistance and their sterol composition to elicit indications about the specificity of the present resistance mechanisms. Testing resistance to various sterol biosynthesis inhibitors and toxicants with different modes of action, it could be demonstrated that, in the mutant 151ar/1, cross-resistance was limited to the sterol demethylation inhibitors (DMIs), whereas, in strain 151ar/3, resistance included most sterol biosynthesis inhibitors studied (DMIs, morpholines, piperidines, allylamines) as well as the unrelated compounds vinclozolin and cycloheximide. Sterol analyses showed that both mutants contained ergosterol as the main sterol component. In comparison with the sensitive reference strain, the mutant 151ar/1 had a slightly elevated content of C-14 methyl sterols, whereas in strain 151ar/3 the amount of ergosterol was increased. Triadimefon caused an accumulation of C-14 methyl sterols and a decrease in ergosterol content in the sensitive strain and the mutant 151ar/1, whereas the other strain 151ar/3 remained unaffected. The results indicate that several resistance mechanisms are probably operating in the two mutants.     

Sterol content and other characteristics of pimaricin-resistant mutants of Aspergillus nidulans

Pimaricin-resistant mutants of Aspergillus nidulans were selected on a medium containing the polyene-antibiotic. Some resistant mutants contained markedly reduced amounts of ergosterol, but others contained almost normal levels of this sterol. Most resistant mutants which lacked ergosterol had a biochemical lesion in sterol C-22 desaturation. Analysis of sterols in one of these isolates showed the presence of 5,7-ergostadienol, 5,7,24(28)-ergostatrienol, and 5,8-ergostadienol. The sterol C-14 demethylation inhibitor, fenarimol, was more toxic to this mutant than to the wild type. On the other hand, mutants inactive in sterol C-22 desaturation were resistant to oligomycin but showed wild type sensitivity to carboxin. Attempts to select sterol C-14-demethylation-deficient mutants of Aspergillus nidulans, Monilinia fructicola, and Pyricularia oryzae on polyene-containing media were unsuccessful. Apparently C-14-methyl sterols do not support growth of these filamentous fungi.     

Resistance of Cereals to Heterodera avenae: Methods of Investigation, Sources and Inheritance of Resistance1

Techniques used in cereal breeding programmes for selecting for resistance to cereal cyst nematodes are described. Routine screening is done in field nurseries and in pots of infested soil in glasshouse and controlled environments. Other investigations of resistance use a laboratory technique which permits identification of the penetration sites of individual nematodes. Erosion of resistance, as indicated by 1) the development of only one or two females or 2) the occasional development of more females on plants with resistance genes, is discussed in relation to variation in nematode virulence and to environmental, especially temperature effects. Identification of tolerance is more difficult unless the differences are great, or the experimentation carefully controlled and replicated. Direct selection for tolerance in segregating generations is not presently practicable. Indirectly selecting for mechanisms of tolerance may eventually prove possible but has not yet been exploited. Available sources of resistance are described in relation to genetic studies and complementary studies of nematode pathotype and host range. There are three distinct resistances in barley which may have been responsible for selecting present pathotypes. Two, Rha1 and Rha2, are useful in breeding and linkage and allelism at these loci are described. In oats, as in wheat, only one locus has been used by breeders. There are probably additional loci in some of the other resistance sources but polyploidy of the host and different virulence gene frequencies in unselected nematode populations make it more difficult to identify genetic relationships in oats and wheat.     

Detection and Quantification of Resistance of Venturia inaequalis Populations to Sterol Demethylation Inhibitors

ABSTRACT Monoconidial isolates of Venturia inaequalis were collected in 1990 and 1991 from orchards in New York, Michigan, and Nova Scotia that had never or only sporadically been treated with fungicides acting as sterol demethylation inhibitors (DMIs). Sensitivities of isolates to two representative DMIs (fenarimol and myclobutanil) were determined by a sensitivity test based on the relative growth (RG) of mycelial colonies at one discriminatory dose. Mean isolate sensitivities were not significantly different (P > 0.2) for the majority of the populations tested, and all sensitivity data obtained from these sites were combined to provide a baseline distribution of isolate sensitivities for both fenarimol and myclobutanil. The baseline distributions were compared with isolate sensitivities determined for an experimental orchard in Nova Scotia with a documented case of DMI resistance and for a commercial orchard in Michigan with a long history of DMI use and first evidence of practical DMI resistance. For both DMIs tested and in both treated orchards, frequencies of isolates with RG values <80 had decreased or only slightly increased compared to the baseline population. In contrast, frequencies of isolates with RG values >80 had increased more than 20-fold over baseline levels. Thus, isolates with RG values >80 were rated DMI resistant. The validity of a qualitative isolate classification was tested in controlled infection studies. At doses of fenarimol and myclobutanil recommended for commercial control of apple scab, reproduction of a typical sensitive isolate on treated apple leaves was suppressed completely. Lesions caused by a resistant isolate continued to expand and produced abundant conidia. Statistical analysis of orchard sensitivities revealed that the analysis of isolate counts grouped into the categories DMI sensitive or resistant was most indicative in comparisons of orchard sensitivities aimed at detection of practical DMI resistance. A high degree of cross-resistance between fenarimol and myclobutanil indicated that sensitivity tests with one of the DMIs employed as the diagnostic tool in this study can serve as a test for other DMIs.     

戊唑醇对小麦纹枯病菌的抑菌作用

戊唑醇对小麦纹枯病菌Rhizoctonia cerealis具有极高的抑菌作用,EC50值仅为0.048 9 μg/mL。经戊唑醇处理后,小麦纹枯病菌除菌体形态发生显著变化外,致病力亦随处理浓度的提高而明显减弱。戊唑醇对小麦纹枯病菌的菌核萌发无抑制作用,但对菌体的线性生长有强烈的抑制活性。菌体经戊唑醇处理后,发生电解质渗漏。     

白术黑斑病菌对甲基硫菌灵和腐霉利的抗性检测及对咪鲜胺敏感性基线的建立

黑斑病是影响白术种植的主要病害之一,2015—2017年从浙江省磐安、天台、新昌和嵊州4地采集、分离得到137株白术黑斑病菌Alternaria alternata,采用菌丝生长速率法检测其对甲基硫菌灵和腐霉利的抗性。结果表明:供试的黑斑病菌群体 (n = 137) 对甲基硫菌灵的高水平抗性频率为77.4%,中等水平抗性频率为22.6%,未检测到敏感菌株;对腐霉利的抗性频率为20.4%,含21株低水平抗性菌株和7株中等水平抗性菌株。7种杀菌剂的室内毒力测定结果表明:咪鲜胺对白术黑斑病菌的活性最高,EC₅₀值为0.15 mg/L。供试的137株白术黑斑病菌对咪鲜胺的EC₅₀值分布在0.05~0.87 mg/L之间,平均EC₅₀值为 (0.29 ± 0.11) mg/L,可作为敏感性基线。     

Acquisition of Resistance to Sterol Demethylation Inhibitors by Populations of Venturia inaequalis

ABSTRACT Acquisition of resistance to sterol demethylation inhibitors (DMIs) by populations of Venturia inaequalis was investigated using a microscopical method developed by C. Siebels and K. Mendgen. Microscopical analysis of conidiophore formation enabled the earlier detection of resistance and a clearer distinction between DMI-resistant and DMI-sensitive populations than other in vivo methods commonly used to analyze inhibitory effects of fungicides. In addition, because observations were made on the level of individuals, quantitative measures of the composition of conidial populations were obtained. The development of DMI sensitivity was followed over a period of 3 years in control apple orchards that had never been treated with fungicides and in orchards with DMI history. The 50% effective dose values determined by microscopical evaluation of conidio-phore development for untreated populations revealed the baseline sensitivities of 0.3, 0.96, 0.09, 1.22, and 1.92 mg/liter for flusilazole, fenarimol, difenoconazole, tebuconazole, and pyrifenox, respectively. As compared with the baseline sensitivity, all populations with DMI history showed significant resistance to flusilazole. A strong nonlinear correlation (R = 0.96) was found between the resistance factors and the sum of all DMI treatments of the 3 years before taking the sample. According to this correlation, resistance can be expected in all apple orchards of the fruit-growing area along Lake Constance, Germany, in which more than two DMI treatments per season have been applied. Due to cross-resistance, the recently introduced DMI fungicides difenoconazole, tebuconazole, and pyrifenox did not allow the control of V. inaequalis populations resistant to flusilazole.     

戊唑醇和菌核净复配对油菜菌核病的田间防效及抗性风险研究

本实验研究了戊唑醇·菌核净复配制剂对油菜菌核病的田间防效及抗药性风险,结果表明,戊唑醇·菌核净50%可湿性粉剂复配制剂20.0~25.0g(a.i.)/667m2对油菜菌核病的防效达到67.1%~88.7%,优于对照药剂菌核净40%可湿性粉剂20g(a.i.)/667m2的64.9%防效,且在试验浓度范围内无药害发生,对油菜安全。在室内利用含药PDA培养基对复配药剂和菌核净单剂的抗药性进行了连续20代的筛选,结果表明菌核净单剂和戊唑醇·菌核净复配药剂对油菜病菌核病的抑制率均有明显的下降,复配后与菌核净单剂相比抗药性风险没有降低。     

樱桃采后灰霉病菌对甲基硫菌灵、乙霉威和腐霉利的抗性

本文采用单孢分离法对四川汉源和山东烟台等地采集的樱桃果实进行了采后灰霉病的病原菌分离和鉴定;采用区分剂量法分别测定了菌株对苯并咪唑类杀菌剂甲基硫菌灵、乙霉威和二甲酰亚胺类杀菌剂腐霉利的敏感性,并进一步分析了抗药性菌株的分子机制。结果表明,分离得到的54株樱桃采后灰霉病菌均为灰葡萄孢Botrytis cinerea,对甲基硫菌灵的总抗性频率高达79.6%,其中甲基硫菌灵抗性-乙霉威敏感(BEN R1)菌株频率为25.9%;甲基硫菌灵-乙霉威双重抗性菌株(BEN R2)频率为53.7%;检测到腐霉利抗性菌株(DCF R) 9株,频率为16.7%。甲基硫菌灵抗性菌株在β-tubulin基因上的突变共有2种类型：BEN R1抗性菌株中,第198位密码子发生点突变(GAG→GCG),编码氨基酸由Glu (E)突变成缬氨酸Ala (A);在BEN R2抗性菌株中,第198位密码子发生点突变(GAG→GTG),编码氨基酸由Glu (E)突变成缬氨酸Val (V)。DCF R菌株在BcOS1的第365位密码子由ATC突变成AAC或AGC,导致编码的氨基酸由异亮氨酸Ile (I)突变成天冬酰胺Asn (...     

Distributions of Sensitivities to Three Sterol Demethylation Inhibitor Fungicides Among Populations of Uncinula necator Sensitive and Resistant to Triadimefon

ABSTRACT Single-conidial isolates of Uncinula necator from (i) a population representing two vineyards with no previous exposure to sterol demethylation inhibitor (DMI) fungicides ("unexposed," n = 77) and (ii) a population representing two vineyards in which powdery mildew was poorly controlled by triadimefon after prolonged DMI use ("selected," n = 82) were assayed to determine distributions of sensitivities to the DMI fungicides triadimenol (the active form of triadimefon), myclobutanil, and fenarimol. Median 50% effective dose (ED(50)) values (micrograms per milliliter) in the selected versus unexposed populations were 0.06 versus 1.9 for triadimenol, 0.03 versus 0.23 for myclobutanil, and 0.03 versus 0.07 for fenarimol, respectively. Isolates were grouped into sensitivity classes according to their ED(50) values, and those from the selected population were categorized as resistant if the frequency of their sensitivity class had increased significantly relative to levels found in the unexposed population (ED(50) values exceeding 0.56, 0.18, and 0.18 mug/ml for triadimenol, myclobutanil, and fenarimol, respectively). Of the 76 isolates defined as resistant to triadimenol, 64% were classified as cross-resistant to myclobutanil, 18% were classified as cross-resistant to fenarimol, and 17% were classified as resistant to all three fungicides; 25% of the isolates classified as resistant to myclobutanil also were classified as resistant to fenarimol. Similar cross-resistance relationships were revealed when all isolates were examined by regressing log ED(50) values for each fungicide against those for the remaining two fungicides to determine the correlation coefficients (e.g., r = 0.85 for triadimenol versus myclobutanil and 0.56 for triadimenol versus fenarimol). The restricted levels of cross-resistance indicated by these data, particularly between fenarimol and the other two fungicides, is in sharp contrast to the high levels of cross-resistance among DMIs reported for some other pathogens and has significant implications with respect to programs for managing grapevine powdery mildew and DMI resistance.     

番茄灰霉病菌对嘧霉胺的抗药性

2001年从辽宁省不同地区的保护地中采集番茄灰霉病果或病叶，经单孢分离共获得番茄灰霉病菌70株。采用菌丝生长速率法测定了其对嘧霉胺的敏感性。结果表明，番茄灰霉病菌已对嘧霉胺产生中等水平抗药性，抗性频率为20．0％。经室内药剂诱导获得了高抗菌株，抗性倍数最高达35．7倍。嘧霉胺与多菌灵及嘧霉胺与速克灵间不存在交互抗药性。野生抗性菌株具有较好的遗传稳定性，连续转接9次后抗药性无明显下降。不同菌株的菌丝生长速度、鲜重和渗透敏感性存在显著差异，但该差异与灰霉病菌对嘧霉胺的敏感性无相关性。抗性菌株与敏感菌株具有同样的致病能力。     

苹果轮纹病菌对多菌灵、甲基硫菌灵的抗药性测定

苹果轮纹病是一种重要病害,使用多菌灵和甲基硫菌灵进行药剂防治一直是其主要控制措施之一。国内外不断有植物病原菌对多菌灵等杀菌剂产生抗性的报道,苹果产地也不断反映多菌灵、甲基硫菌灵对苹果轮纹病的防效下降,但对苹果轮纹病菌Botryosphaeria berengeriana f.sp.piricola(Nose)Koganezawa et Sakuma的抗性菌株在国内的地理分布及抗性水平并不清楚。为此,作者于1999～2000年对我国重要苹果产区的苹果     

Inheritance of Race-Specific Resistance to Mycosphaerella graminicola in Wheat

ABSTRACT Mycosphaerella graminicola causes Septoria tritici blotch of hexaploid and tetraploid wheat. The inheritance of high-level resistance to Septoria tritici blotch was studied in controlled environment experiments. Intraspecific reciprocal crosses were made between hexaploid wheat lines Salamouni, ST6, Katepwa, and Erik, and the tetraploid wheat lines Coulter and 4B1149. Parental, F(1), F(2), F(3), BC(1)F(1), and BC(1)F(2) populations were evaluated for reaction to isolates MG2 and MG96-36 of M. graminicola. Resistance was controlled by incompletely dominant nuclear genes in all cases. Salamouni had three independent resistance genes to isolate MG2, two of which also controlled resistance to isolate MG96-36. ST6 had a single resistance gene to isolate MG2 and none to isolate MG96-36. The resistance genes in Salamouni and ST6 were not allelic. Two independent genes control resistance to isolate MG2 in Coulter, one of which also controlled resistance to isolate MG96-36. These data are consistent with a gene-for-gene interaction in the wheat-M. graminicola pathosystem.     

棉铃虫抗辛硫磷品系的代谢抗性机理

通过重复回交和药剂选择,将棉铃虫Phoxim-R抗性品系对辛硫磷的抗性导入到BK77敏感品系中,得到棉铃虫BK77-R抗性品系,BK77-R和BK77为一对近等基因系。BK77-R抗性品系对辛硫磷的抗性达155倍,对溴氰菊酯有高水平交互抗性(抗性倍数248倍),对灭多威和硫丹有中等水平交互抗性, 分别为31倍和11倍,对丙溴磷有低水平交互抗性(4倍)。在BK77-R抗性品系中,脱叶磷(DEF,酯酶抑制剂)对辛硫磷、灭多威和硫丹具有增效作用,增效倍数分别为7倍、2倍 和1.9倍;增效醚(PBO,氧化酶抑制剂)对溴氰菊酯、灭多威和辛硫磷的增效倍数分别为21倍、2.2倍和1.7倍。与BK77敏感品系相比,BK77-R抗性品系的酯酶和多功能氧化酶活性均显著提高,而谷胱甘肽S-转移酶活性没有明显变化。上述结果表明,酯酶解毒代谢在棉铃虫BK77-R品系对辛硫磷的抗性中起重要作用,酯酶和多功能氧化酶解毒作用增强是该抗性品系对不同类型药剂产生交互抗性的重要原因。     

2017年褐飞虱和白背飞虱田间种群对氟吡呋喃酮的抗性监测

氟吡呋喃酮是拜耳作物科学公司开发的一种新型新烟碱类杀虫剂。为探究氟吡呋喃酮在水稻稻飞虱上的应用前景,采用稻苗浸渍法测定了采自中国7省10地的褐飞虱田间种群和5省8地的白背飞虱田间种群对氟吡呋喃酮的抗性。结果表明:10个地区的褐飞虱田间种群对氟吡呋喃酮表现为低等至中等水平抗性(抗性倍数RR=6.1~17.4),其中江西南昌、河南信阳、安徽六安和浙江杭州种群表现为中等水平抗性(RR=10.1~17.4);相反,白背飞虱除湖北孝感田间种群对氟吡呋喃酮表现为低水平抗性(RR=6.3)外,其他7个地区的田间种群均保持敏感(RR=1.1~3.6)。本研究揭示了中国褐飞虱和白背飞虱田间种群对氟吡呋喃酮的敏感性现状,可为合理应用氟吡呋喃酮防控稻飞虱提供理论依据。     

Inheritance of Resistance to Colletotrichum acutatum in Fragaria x ananassa

ABSTRACT Anthracnose, caused by Colletotrichum acutatum, is a major disease of the octoploid cultivated strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa The inheritance of high and intermediate level plant resistances to C. acutatum, pathogenicity group 2, was investigated in an 8 x 8 factorial design. A single dominant gene (Rca2) controlled the high-level resistance, although minor genes may also contribute to resistance in cultivars such as Belrubi. The intermediate level of resistance was quantitative and controlled by minor genes. Analysis of 26 genotypes and cultivars from Fragaria spp. showed that the dominant gene was not rare in the germ plasm of F. x ananassa and that anthracnose resistance was also present in other species of Fragaria. These findings have important implications for anthracnose resistance breeding.