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Effects of relative humidity, light intensity and photoperiod on the colony development of Erysiphe sp. on Rhododendron
Authors:D. M. Kenyon &dagger  ,G. R. Dixon, S. Helfer
Affiliation:Crop Protection &Pathogen Diagnostics Group, NIAB, Cambridge CB3 0LE;;Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G1 1XA;and;Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Inverleith Row, Edinburgh EH3 5LR, UK
Abstract:Growth and reproduction by powdery mildew pathogens is generally inhibited by decreasing relative humidity. With Erysiphe sp. on Rhododendron cv. Elizabeth, the initial stages of colony development were adversely affected by reducing the relative humidity from 100% to 70 and 85%. No significant effects on secondary or tertiary hyphal development were detected. Light intensity and photoperiod both had considerable effect on the induced resistance response of the host. Over the initial 5 days of colonization there were no significant differences between any of the treatments. After 13 days, however, expansion of fungal colonies at 180 photosynthetic active radiation (PAR) was limited solely to the area initially infested by primary hyphae. By comparison, in colonies grown at 80 PAR regardless of day length, secondary and tertiary hyphae had extended beyond the area first colonized. These effects resulted in differing morphologies, small colonies of densely packed hyphae formed at 180 PAR compared with open spreading colonies at 80 PAR.
Keywords:Erysiphe sp.    light intensity    relative humidity    Rhododendron
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