Journal of General Plant Pathology (2014) 80, 50-58

Yoshiyuki Ebihara and Seiji Uematsu (2014)
Survival of strawberry-pathogenic fungi Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. fragariae, Phytophthora cactorum and Verticillium dahliae under anaerobic conditions
Journal of General Plant Pathology 80 (1), 50-58
Abstract: The growth and survival of three strawberry pathogens, Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. fragariae (FOF), Phytophthora cactorum, and Verticillium dahliae, were examined in anaerobic (anoxic) conditions at several temperatures (10-40 °C). The growth and survival of these fungi were suppressed by anaerobic conditions in comparison with those in cultured aerobically. Under anaerobic conditions at 22.5 °C, tested isolates of FOF and P. cactorum grew slightly, but V. dahliae did not grow. The three fungi survive for markedly shorter time in the anaerobic conditions compared with the aerobic conditions at all tested temperatures except 40 °C for FOF and P. cactorum. Moreover, survival periods shortened as the cultivation temperature increased. These results demonstrate that anaerobic conditions contribute to eradicating these pathogens during flooding or reductive soil disinfestation.
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Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
general biology - morphology - evolution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Phytophthora cactorum	Strawberry (Fragaria)	Japan
	Verticillium dahliae	Strawberry (Fragaria)	Japan
	Verticillium dahliae	Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)	Japan
	Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. fragariae	Strawberry (Fragaria)	Japan
	Fusarium oxysporum