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Quantitative estimations by plate counts of propagules of the bean root rot Fusarium in field soils
About: This article is published in Phytopathology.The article was published on 1962-05-16 and is currently open access. It has received 737 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Root rot.
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TL;DR: Findings suggest that changes in regional tillage practices, principally the move toward conservation tillage and reduced-till systems, contributed to the recent FHB epidemics in the Upper Midwest.
Abstract: Effects of previous crop residues and tillage practices on Fusarium head blight (FHB) of wheat were examined. Fusarium head blight was monitored in plots of the FHB-susceptible spring wheat cultivar Norm following crops of corn, wheat, and soybeans in 1995, 1996, and 1997. Moldboard plow, chisel plow, and no-till treatments were imposed perpendicular to crop strips to establish a range of residue levels in each of the previous crop residues. Fusarium head blight incidence and severity were greatest when wheat followed corn and least when wheat followed soybeans. Incidence and severity were lower in moldboard plowed plots than in either chisel plowed or no-till plots, although differences among chisel plow and no-till treatments were not apparent. Yields of wheat were approximately 15% lower in plots where wheat followed corn or wheat than in wheat following soybeans and were 10% greater in moldboard plowed plots than in either chisel plowed or no-till treatments. The deoxynivalenol (DON) content of harvested grain was significantly correlated with FHB incidence and severity. The DON level in wheat following soybeans, averaged across tillage treatments, was 25% lower than in wheat following wheat and 50% of the level in wheat following corn. These findings suggest that changes in regional tillage practices, principally the move toward conservation tillage and reduced-till systems, contributed to the recent FHB epidemics in the Upper Midwest. Because differences in the type and quantity of crop residues in small plots affected disease development, it is likely that local sources of inoculum, such as those within a grower's field, contribute directly to the inoculum load and disease potential. The implication of these findings is that selection of cultural practices aimed to reduce inoculum-borne residues will assist in the control of FHB.
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TL;DR: Guaiacol-peroxidase (POX) and polyphenol oxidase (PPO) activities were measured spectrophotometrically in resistant and susceptible wheat cultivars following the inoculation with Fusarium graminearum at anthesis to show induced resistance against FHB and increased activities of POX and PPO.
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TL;DR: Results suggest that proteins in the cell walls of F. oxysporum may make these walls more resistant than those of R. solani or S. rolfsii to degradation by extracellular enzymes of T. harzianum.
Abstract: SUMMARY: In in vitro tests, two strains of Trichoderma harzianum failed to parasitize colonies of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum and F. oxysporum f. sp. melonis. However, these strains were strongly mycoparasitic on Rhizoctonia solani and Pythium aphanidermatum. When grown in liquid cultures containing laminarin, chitin or fungal cell walls as sole carbon sources, both strains of T. harzianum released, 3-β-glucanase and chitinase into the medium. Higher levels of these enzymes were induced in strain T-203 than in T-35 by hyphal cell walls of F. oxysporum. When the lytic enzymes produced by T-35 were incubated with hyphal cell walls of the test fungi, more glucose and N-acetyl-d-glucosamine was released from cell walls of R. solani and Sclerotium rolfsii than from those of F. oxysporum. Treatment of F. oxysporum cell walls with 2 m-NaOH, protease or trypsin prior to their incubation with the lytic enzymes of T. harzianum significantly increased the release of glucose and N-acetyl-d-glucosamine. The effect of these treatments on R. solani and S. rolfsii cell walls was much lower. These results suggest that proteins in the cell walls of F. oxysporum may make these walls more resistant than those of R. solani or S. rolfsii to degradation by extracellular enzymes of T. harzianum.
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...After the desired incubation time, mycelial disks of F. oxysporum were transferred to a Fusarium-selective medium (Nash & Snyder, 1962) containing 1 mg methyl l-(butylcarbamoyl)-2-benzimidazolecarbamate (Benomyl) l-', in order to inhibit growth of T. harzianum (Elad & Chet, 1983)....
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