Relationship between the incidence of latent infections caused by <Emphasis Type="Italic">Monilinia</Emphasis> spp<Emphasis Type="Italic">.</Emphasis> and the incidence of brown rot of peach fruit: factors affecting latent infection |
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Authors: | Iray Gell Antonieta De Cal Rosario Torres Josep Usall Paloma Melgarejo |
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Institution: | 1.Department of Plant Protection,INIA,Madrid,Spain;2.Postharvest Unit, CeRTA, Centre UdL-IRTA,Lleida,Spain |
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Abstract: | Five field experiments were performed in commercial orchards located in Lleida (Spain) over three growing seasons, 2000–2002,
in order to estimate the relationship between the incidence of latent infection caused by Monilinia spp. in peaches and the incidence of post-harvest brown rot. No latent infection was recorded at popcorn and the maximum
incidence occurred pre-harvest; in some orchards a second peak was detected during the pit hardening period. Monilinia laxa is the most prevalent species isolated from peaches with brown rot. There was a positive correlation between the incidence
of latent infection and that of post-harvest brown rot. The average incidence of latent infection during the crop season explained
55% of the total variation in the incidence of post-harvest brown rot. The effect of temperature (T) and duration of wetness (W) on the incidence of latent infection in peach and nectarine orchards was analysed using multiple regression. The regression
analysis indicated that T and W jointly explained 83% of the total variation in the incidence of latent infection. The model predicts no latent infections
when T < 8°C, and >22 h wetness are required when T = 8°C but only 5 h at 25°C are necessary for latent infection to occur. The incidence of brown rot and latent infection of
peaches caused by M. laxa under controlled experimental conditions were also affected by T and W, as well as by fruit maturity and inoculum concentration. Latent infections were produced in fruit when T was not suitable for the development of brown rot symptoms. In these experiments more than 4–5 h of daily wetness were required
after embryo growth in fruit sprayed to run-off with an inoculum concentration higher than 104 conidia ml−1 of M. laxa for brown rot and latent infections to develop. The fitted model obtained from the field data was able to predict the observed
data obtained under controlled environmental conditions. |
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Keywords: | Epidemiology Disease management M laxa M fructigena M fructicola |
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