Abstracts
Abstract
The objectives of this study were (1) to evaluate the effect of different salts on the in vitro development of Fusarium solani var. coeruleum, and (2) to evaluate the efficacy of the salts for reducing dry rot severity caused by the pathogen in potato tubers. The study showed that several salts significantly inhibited the mycelial growth of F. solani var. coeruleum. Aluminium acetate, aluminium chloride, sodium benzoate, sodium metabisulfite, potassium sorbate and trisodium phosphate completely inhibited mycelial growth. Exposure of F. solani var. coeruleum conidia to aluminium acetate, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, sodium metabisulfite or trisodium phosphate at 0.2 M resulted in 100% mortality of the conidia after 1 h while aluminium chloride and aluminium lactate caused 100% mortality after an exposure of 24 h. In order to evaluate the effect of salts on potato dry rot development, F. solani var. coeruleum-inoculated tubers were treated with the different salts and disease severity was evaluated following an incubation period of 7 d. Among the test salts, only aluminium chloride caused a significant reduction in potato dry rot compared with the control. The study points out the possibility of using aluminium chloride to control potato dry rot.
Keywords:
- Aluminium,
- benzoate,
- dry rot,
- fungitoxicity,
- Fusarium solani var. coeruleum,
- metabisulfite,
- phosphate,
- potato,
- salt,
- sorbate,
- tuber
Résumé
Les objectifs de cette étude étaient (1) d'évaluer l'effet de différents sels sur le développement in vitro du Fusarium solani var. coeruleum et (2) d'évaluer l'efficacité des sels testés à réduire le développement de la pourriture sèche de la pomme de terre causée par cet agent pathogène. Les travaux réalisés montrent que plusieurs sels utilisés à une concentration de 0.2 M ont réduit significativement la croissance mycélienne du F. solani var. coeruleum. L'acétate d'aluminium, le chlorure d'aluminium, le benzoate de sodium, le métabisulfite de sodium, le sorbate de potassium et le trisodium phosphate ont complètement inhibé la croissance mycélienne du champignon. L'exposition de conidies du F. solani var. coeruleum à l'acétate d'aluminium, au benzoate de sodium, au métabisulfite de sodium, au sorbate de potassium et au trisodium phosphate a causé la mortalité complète des conidies après 1 h. Le chlorure d'aluminium et le lactate d'aluminium ont pour leur part causé la mortalité complète des conidies après 24 h d'exposition. Afin d'évaluer l'effet des sels sur le développement de la pourriture sèche de la pomme de terre, des tubercules inoculés avec F. solani var. coeruleum ont été traités avec les différents sels et la sévérité de la maladie a été évaluée après 7 j d'incubation. Parmi les sels testés, seul le chlorure d'aluminium a permis, comparativement au témoin, une réduction significative de la pourriture sèche de la pomme de terre. Cette étude suggère la possibilité d'utiliser le chlorure d'aluminium pour lutter contre la pourriture sèche de la pomme de terre.
Mots clés:
- aluminium,
- benzoate,
- fongitoxicité,
- Fusarium solani var. coeruleum,
- métabisulfite,
- phosphate,
- pomme de terre,
- pourriture sèche,
- sel,
- sorbate,
- tubercule
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