Among the fungi associated with the kiwi wood diseases, the vascular pathogen Phaeoacremonium minimum can infect plants already at nursery stage, without any external symptoms. At the moment, there are not effective control strategies. The effect of soil treatments applicable in organic agriculture was evaluated in two-years experiments on potted kiwi plants artificially inoculated with P. minimum. The soil treatments were based on commercial formulations of iron chelate, silicon, neem paste, Trichoderma afroharzianum strain T22, and cover cropping with selected perennial Poaceae. Cover cropping and iron chelate treatments enhanced the iron availability for the plants and significantly reduced wood necrosis caused by the pathogen. Both treatments also produced an increase of hairy root proliferation, so the plants were able to better cope with stress conditions. Laboratory assays showed the role of iron on the pathogen growth and its pathogenesis enzyme activities.

Roberti, R., Osti, F., Innocenti, G., Rombolà, A.D., Di Marco, S. (2017). An environmentally sustainable approach for the management of Phaeoacremonium minimum, the main agent of wood diseases in Actinidia deliciosa. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PLANT PATHOLOGY, 148(1), 151-162 [10.1007/s10658-016-1079-3].

An environmentally sustainable approach for the management of Phaeoacremonium minimum, the main agent of wood diseases in Actinidia deliciosa

ROBERTI, ROBERTA;INNOCENTI, GLORIA;ROMBOLA', ADAMO DOMENICO;
2017

Abstract

Among the fungi associated with the kiwi wood diseases, the vascular pathogen Phaeoacremonium minimum can infect plants already at nursery stage, without any external symptoms. At the moment, there are not effective control strategies. The effect of soil treatments applicable in organic agriculture was evaluated in two-years experiments on potted kiwi plants artificially inoculated with P. minimum. The soil treatments were based on commercial formulations of iron chelate, silicon, neem paste, Trichoderma afroharzianum strain T22, and cover cropping with selected perennial Poaceae. Cover cropping and iron chelate treatments enhanced the iron availability for the plants and significantly reduced wood necrosis caused by the pathogen. Both treatments also produced an increase of hairy root proliferation, so the plants were able to better cope with stress conditions. Laboratory assays showed the role of iron on the pathogen growth and its pathogenesis enzyme activities.
2017
Roberti, R., Osti, F., Innocenti, G., Rombolà, A.D., Di Marco, S. (2017). An environmentally sustainable approach for the management of Phaeoacremonium minimum, the main agent of wood diseases in Actinidia deliciosa. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PLANT PATHOLOGY, 148(1), 151-162 [10.1007/s10658-016-1079-3].
Roberti, Roberta; Osti, Fabio; Innocenti, Gloria; Rombolà, Adamo Domenico; Di Marco, Stefano
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