Indications of Susceptibility to Calonectria pseudonaviculata in Some Common Groundcovers and Boxwood Companion Plants
| Autor: | Chuanxue Hong, Margery L. Daughtrey, Patricia A. Richardson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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0106 biological sciences
Buxus Mazus reptans biology Iberis sempervirens fungi food and beverages Plant Science Pachysandra terminalis biology.organism_classification 01 natural sciences Tiarella cordifolia 010602 entomology Pachysandra procumbens Phlox subulata Botany Pachysandra Agronomy and Crop Science 010606 plant biology & botany |
| Zdroj: | Plant Disease. 104:1127-1132 |
| ISSN: | 1943-7692 0191-2917 |
| DOI: | 10.1094/pdis-08-19-1582-re |
| Popis: | Knowing the host range of a pathogen is critical to developing and implementing effective disease management programs. Calonectria pseudonaviculata (Cps) is known to attack a number of species, varieties, and cultivars in the genus Buxus as well as three Pachysandra species (Pachysandra terminalis, Pachysandra procumbens, and Pachysandra axillaris) and several Sarcococca species, all in the Buxaceae family. The objective of this study was to evaluate non-Buxaceae groundcovers and companion plants commonly associated with boxwood plantings for their susceptibility to Cps. Twenty-seven plant species belonging to 21 families were exposed to different levels of inoculum: 50 to 300 conidia per drop for detached leaf assays and 30,000 to 120,000 conidia per 1 ml for whole-plant assays. Inoculated plants were incubated in humid environments for at least 48 h to facilitate infection. Cps infection and sporulation were observed on 12 plant species: Alchemilla mollis, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Brunnera macrophylla, Epimedium × youngianum, Galium odoratum, Geranium sanguineum, Phlox subulata, Tiarella cordifolia, Callirhoe involucrata, Iberis sempervirens, Mazus reptans, and Vinca minor. These results suggest that there may be more hosts of Cps commonly grown in nurseries and landscapes. If corroborated by observations of natural infection, these findings have implications for the Boxwood Blight Cleanliness Program instituted by the National Plant Board and for planning disease mitigation at production and in the landscape. |
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