The use of fluorochromes to determine the effect of chlorine dioxide on survival of on grapevine

A technique using fluorochromes was developed to quantify the survival of Plasmopara viticola on the leaves of grapevine cv. Chardonnay following application of chlorine dioxide (ClO 2 ). The staining combination of 5,6 carboxyfluorescein diacetate and propidium iodide produced intense green fluores...

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Published in:Australasian plant pathology 2002, Vol.31 (3), p.295-297
Main Authors: V. Sergeeva, L. Legendre, E. Darley, R. Spooner-Hart
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Language:English
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Summary:A technique using fluorochromes was developed to quantify the survival of Plasmopara viticola on the leaves of grapevine cv. Chardonnay following application of chlorine dioxide (ClO 2 ). The staining combination of 5,6 carboxyfluorescein diacetate and propidium iodide produced intense green fluorescence of live conidia and red fluorescence of dead conidia of the fungal pathogen under blue excitation. The number of live conidia on the leaves emitting green fluorescence decreased significantly with increase in the concentration of ClO 2 . The percentage of dead conidia on leaves treated with 25 or 50 ppm of ClO 2 were 38 and 99, respectively. No conidia survived on leaves treated with 100 ppm of ClO 2 . The bioassay can be applied to studies on screening fungicides for disease control. The advantages of the fluorochrome bioassay used in this study are that it is faster than measuring germination of conidia, and that it gives a quantitative estimate of survival of the pathogen. Keywords: fluorescence microscopy. Australasian Plant Pathology 31(3) 295 - 297 Full text doi:10.1071/AP02018 © CSIRO 2002
ISSN:1448-6032
DOI:10.1071/AP02018