Emerging flowers, newly opened flowers, and senescent flowers of bean were sprayed with conidial suspensions of Epicoccum purpurascens, then sampled at 4, 8, 12, 24, and 96 h. The number of conidia per square millimeter of tissue surface was greater on newly opened or senescent flowers than on emerging flowers. Germination of conidia was greater on senescent petals than on younger tissue. However, conidia applied to emerging flowers germinated sufficiently such that resultant hyphae were able to completely colonize flowers as they senesced. The addition of malt extract to conidial suspensions improved germination on flowers and increased mycelial coverage on emerging flowers. Application of E. purpurascens did not accelerate senescence or affect chlorophyll content of bean leaves, nor did it affect yield or percentage of abscised flowers or pods. E. purpurascens did not penetrate leaves until they were in an advanced state of senescence, although the fungus readily colonized dead leaf tissue.
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Phytopathology
卷
81
期
7
页码
774
- 778
ISSN
0031-949X
出版者
The Royal Society of Chemistry
其它主题
Maturity stage; Plant diseases and disorders; Epicoccum nigrum; Mixtures
语言
英语
注释
2019-12-04
类型
Text; Journal Article
2024-02-27
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