Plant Disease (1999) 83, 371-376

M.P.N. Gent, J.A. LaMondia, F.J. Ferrandino, W.H. Elmer and K.A. Stoner (1999)
The influence of compost amendment or straw mulch on the reduction of gas exchange in potato by Verticillium dahliae and Pratylenchus penetrans
Plant Disease 83 (4), 371-376
Abstract: Single potato plants (Solanum tuberosum cv. Superior) were grown in microplots in soil that was fumigated and then infested with Verticillium dahliae, Pratylenchus penetrans, or both to evaluate the effects of these pathogens and of cultural treatments with spent mushroom compost or straw mulch on gas exchange of potato leaves. Photosynthesis and transpiration of terminal leaflets of a cohort of similar-aged leaves were measured once a week from the time of expansion until they senesced. Over all measurements, gas exchange per unit leaf area was less for plants in microplots infested with V. dahliae or P. penetrans than for those in uninfested plots. For leaves that expanded in early June, gas exchange was similar immediately after leaf expansion but declined more quickly when microplots were infested with one or both pathogens compared to no infestation. Overall, leaf gas exchange was increased by compost amendment but not affected by straw mulch. Compost amendment prevented some of the decline in gas exchange due to infestation by one or both pathogens. For leaves that expanded in July, compost increased the gas exchange immediately after expansion in both infested and non-infested plots.
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Database assignments for author(s): Wade H. Elmer, James A. LaMondia

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
environment - cropping system/rotation

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Verticillium dahliae	Potato (Solanum tuberosum)
	Pratylenchus penetrans	Potato (Solanum tuberosum)