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Pathogenic variation of Verticillium dahliae after serial passages through potato and sunflower
Verticillium wilt is a limiting factor in many field crops, including potato and sunflower. The causal agent, Verticillium dahliae Kleb., is known for its high level of diversity and pathogenic variability. In an earlier study, we showed such a high variability among isolates recovered from either p...
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Published in: | Canadian journal of plant pathology 2009-12, Vol.31 (4), p.427-438 |
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Summary: | Verticillium wilt is a limiting factor in many field crops, including potato and sunflower. The causal agent, Verticillium dahliae Kleb., is known for its high level of diversity and pathogenic variability. In an earlier study, we showed such a high variability among isolates recovered from either potato or sunflower when inoculated on their original or alternative hosts. Verticillium dahliae isolates from potato were more aggressive on both potato and sunflower while the ones from sunflower were to a certain extent more adapted to sunflower than to potato. In the present study, we show the ability of weakly aggressive potato isolates to gain pathogenicity on either potato or sunflower when inoculated to a susceptible potato cultivar 'Kennebec' for four successive generations. However, some isolates showed a loss in pathogenicity after four successive passages on susceptible potato cultivar 'Kennebec', especially on the moderately resistant potato cultivar 'Ranger Russet'. Results in terms of gain or loss of pathogenicity by potato and sunflower isolates are discussed in relation to the effect of successive passages through their original or alternative hosts. Key words:
Verticillium dahliae Kleb., potato, sunflower, host of origin, alternative host, successive passages, pathogenicity gain/loss, pathogenicity index.
La verticilliose constitue un facteur limitant pour de nombreuses cultures incluant la pomme de terre et le tournesol. L'agent causal, Verticillium dahliae Kleb., est connu pour son degré élevé de diversité génétique et de variabilité de pouvoir pathogène. Dans une étude précédente, nous avions montré la présence d'une telle variabilité entre des souches isolées soit de pomme de terre soit de tournesol, et inoculées sur leur hôte d'origine ou alternatif. Les isolats de V. dahliae provenant de pomme de terre étaient plus agressifs aussi bien sur pomme de terre que sur tournesol, tandis que ceux provenant de tournesol étaient relativement mieux adaptés sur tournesol que sur pomme de terre. Dans la présente étude, nous montrons la capacité de certains isolats peu agressifs, provenant de pomme de terre, d'acquérir un plus grand pouvoir pathogène, aussi bien sur pomme de terre que sur tournesol, après avoir été propagés pendant quatre générations sur le cultivar sensible de pomme de terre 'Kennebec'. Par contre, après quatre passages successifs sur le cultivar 'Kennebec', certains isolats ont vu leur pouvoir pathogène diminuer, plus particulièrement |
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ISSN: | 0706-0661 1715-2992 |
DOI: | 10.1080/07060660909507617 |