Volume, nuclear number, and aggressiveness of conidia of Monilinia fructicola produced on media of varied glucose concentrations at 15 and 25 C

Conidia of two isolates of Monilinia fructicola were produced at 15 and 25 C on potato-dextrose agar made with 20, 150, or 300 g of glucose per liter. At 15 C on agar containing glucose at 20 g/L, both isolates produced conidia that had greater volume, nuclear number, germination after 5 hr, and agg...

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Published in:Phytopathology 1989-04, Vol.79 (4), p.401-403
Main Authors: Phillips, D.J, Margosan, D.A, Mackey, B.E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
AGAR-AGAR
Biological and medical sciences
ESPORAS
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Fungal plant pathogens
GELOSE
GERMINACION
GERMINATION
GLUCOSA
GLUCOSE
NOYAU CELLULAIRE
NUCLEO
Phytopathology. Animal pests. Plant and forest protection
REPRODUCCION
REPRODUCTION
SCLEROTINIA
SOLUCIONES NUTRITIVAS
SOLUTION NUTRITIVE
SPORE
Systematics. Morphology. Development cycle. Physiology
TEMPERATURA
TEMPERATURE
VOLUME
VOLUMEN
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Summary:Conidia of two isolates of Monilinia fructicola were produced at 15 and 25 C on potato-dextrose agar made with 20, 150, or 300 g of glucose per liter. At 15 C on agar containing glucose at 20 g/L, both isolates produced conidia that had greater volume, nuclear number, germination after 5 hr, and aggressiveness (measured as lesion development) than conidia produced at 25 C. Increasing glucose concentrations significantly influenced the aggressiveness of one isolate and the spore volume, nuclear number, and germination after 5 hr of both isolates. When the isolates were grown on agar containing glucose at 300 g/L, no significant differences resulting from temperature occurred in the germination after 5 hr and aggressiveness of both isolates and in the spore volume and nuclear number of one of the isolates. The aggressiveness of both isolates was more positively correlated with spore volume and nuclear number than with germination after 5 or 24 hr. Of the factors studied, the volume of the spore was the most useful estimate of the potential aggressiveness of conidia of M. fructicola
ISSN:0031-949X
1943-7684
DOI:10.1094/Phyto-79-401