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- Title
The effect of potential resistance inducers on development of Microdochium majus and Fusarium culmorum in winter wheat.
- Authors
Hofgaard, Ingerd; Ergon, Åshild; Henriksen, Birgitte; Tronsmo, Anne
- Abstract
The effect of potential resistance inducing chemicals on disease development of Fusarium head blight was studied in winter wheat ( Triticum aestivum L.). As a pre-screening test, the effect of different treatments on development of Microdochium majus (syn. Microdochium nivale var. majus) was studied in detached leaves. Based on these tests, DL-3-aminobutyric acid, Bion (benzo-(1,2,3) thiadiazole-7-carbothioic acid S-methyl ester), and a foliar fertilizer containing potassium phosphite were selected for further studies. Greenhouse-grown winter wheat was sprayed with aqueous solutions of the potential resistance inducers 7 days prior to Fusarium culmorum point inoculation of the heads. Disease development was registered as number of bleached spikelets per inoculated spike. Spraying plants with the foliar fertilizer reduced the disease severity of F. culmorum by up to 40%. A reduced disease development of M. majus was also observed in detached leaves pre-treated with the foliar fertilizer. When the foliar fertilizer was added to the growth medium, a reduced in vitro growth of M. majus and F. culmorum was observed, indicating that the effect on disease development is at least partly due to a fungistatic effect. No significant reduction in disease development was observed in wheat pre-treated with DL-3-aminobutyric acid or Bion, although these compounds tended to reduce disease development, especially when applied in combination with other potential resistance inducers. We conclude that spraying winter wheat with a solution containing potassium phosphite can reduce development of M. majus and F. culmorum.
- Subjects
WHEAT fusarium culmorum head blight; FUNGAL genetics; FUSARIUM culmorum; WINTER wheat; AMINOBUTYRIC acid; POTASSIUM; PLANT inoculation
- Publication
European Journal of Plant Pathology, 2010, Vol 128, Issue 2, p269
- ISSN
0929-1873
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10658-010-9662-5