Pathogenicity test was carried out in plastic pots using four isolates of s. Phylogenetic placement of plant pathogenic sclerotium. Sclerotium cepivorum berk, is the causal agent of white rot, a disease that affects onions and other allium spp. Four fungal species were recorded in vitro as potential mycoparasites of sclerotia of sclerotium cepivorum, the causal agent of onion white rot. Trichoderma atroviride was most consistent, reducing survival of b. Effect of conditioning at 15c in soil and drying on. Of the fungal diseases, white rot sclerotium cepivorum berk.
The fungus is favored by cool weather and survives in the soil as small, round structures known as sclerotia. The use of composted plant wastes to control allium white rot has been developed by many workers ismail et al. The pathogen is an imperfect fungus with strong taxonomic links to the sclerofiniaceae. Journal of leta and selvaraj, j plant pathol microb 20. A simple and rapid laboratory test was developed to trigger sclerotial germination under unsterile conditions. Although little information is available regarding the influence of genetic variability in s. White rot sclerotium cepivorum causes serious losses in allium crops throughout the world. The other sclerotium species were placed in one of two basidiomycetous groups, genera athelia or ceratobasidium. Allium species are infected by the white rot sclerotium cepivorum which is a major fungal disease of plants.
White rot sclerotium cepivorum berk an aggressive pest of onion. Pdf virulence and host range of sclerotium rolfsii and s. Detection of sclerotium cepivorum within onion plants using. Sclerotial germination is stimulated by the host and new sclerotia are produced on the host near the soil surface. In the present research was determined the antagonism effect. Soil temperature and moisture effects on sclerotium. Sclerotium cepivorum is the causal agent of the disease commonly known as allium root rot. Sclerotium cepivorum in kafrelsheikh university, egypt, basedongilman1957. Apoplastic permeability of sclerotia of sclerotium rolfsii.
Survival of sclerotium cepivorum sclerotia and fusarium. In vitro antagonist action of trichoderma strains against. Stewart botany department, university of auckland, auckland, new zealand sclerotia of sclerotium cepiuorum much larger than typical infective sclerotia were common on naturally infected onions at pukekohe, new zealand, during one season but were rare in the next. Sclerotia can remain viable in the soil for over 30 years, and are easily spread with equipment, wind, and water. Histology of sclerotium cepivorum infection of onion roots.
This is a soil borne fungus and affects susceptible crops planted in infected soil containing sclerotia. Independent data points at time zero represent % germination prior to burial table a. White rot is caused by sclerotium cepivorum, an ascomycete fungus which is related to. Sclerotium definition of sclerotium by the free dictionary. Species of sclerotinia frequently have been examined for their parasites, many of which also attack the related whiterot fungus sclerotium cepivorum of onion jackson et al. Sclerotium cepivorum british society for plant pathology. The potential of using agronomic practices for reducing the survival of sclerotia of sclerotium cepivorum in the field and hence protecting onions from white rot, a disease caused by this pathogen was investigated.
Control of these diseases is very difficult because they produce sclerotia that can survive in the soil for many years. White rot sclerotium cepivorum white rot is a very serious problem because it may spread fast, and, once in a field, it can persist for many years. Sclerotinia sclerotiorum and sclerotium cepivorum are soil pathogens which have generated resistance to synthetic fungicides. Pdf in vitro sensitivity of two species of sclerotinia. The fungus is a member of the sclerotiniaceae, originally a grouping defined on the basis of morphological and biochemical characteristics 27 and now by mycelial compatibility groups 10, 11 and molecular phylogenies 16. White rot is the most economically devastating disease of onions worldwide. Mycoparasitism of sclerotia of sclerotium cepivorum. It is the teleomorph of sclerotium cepivorum, the cause of white rot in onions. Different letters denote significant differences at p0.
Allium crops are the most indispensable vegetable crops used as condiments in most ethiopian cuisine. Only 1 sclerotium per 10 liters of soil is enough to cause. Eighty percent of the bacterial antagonists isolated from soil samples and sclerotia of s. Bacteria antagonistic to the fungal pathogen sclerotium cepivorum berk. Make every effort to obtain planting stock from a reliable, diseasefree source. Values on far right represent aupss values of untransformed data. It is the most destructive fungal disease of garlic. It is a problem found all over the world on allium spp. It is a common disease worldwide and can cause severe crop losses jkdams 1981. Rapid growth of btbased biopesticides is occurring as replacements of competitive chemical products that are being banned or phased out in environmentally sensitive areas, in consumer and export markets in which concerns. Sclerotium cepivorum this disease has been identified in several garlic plantings in the southern interior and south coast. Journal of leta and selvaraj, j plant pathol microb 20, 4.
The other antagonists were coryneforms and pseudomonas spp. Consequently, the reduction of white rot of onion, caused by s. Based on rdna analysis and morphology the basidiomycetous sclerotium hydrophilum and s. A sclerotium, plural sclerotia,help 1 is a compact mass of hardened fungal mycelium containing food reserves. Effect of potassium bicarbonate on fungal growth and. Studies of the biology of sclerotium cepivorum berk. Germination of scleriotia of sclerotium cepivorum in soil dampened with than with moisture content of two different soils. Wetsieving floatation technique for isolation of sclerotia. Immediately following penetration only the cells through which s. Detection of sclerotium cepivorum within onion plants. The buildup and spread of white rot to uninfested areas is a serious concern, as white rot can render a field unusable for garlic or other allium species for as long as 40 years, even without an allium host. This article needs editing for compliance with wikipedias manual of style. Virulence and host range of sclerotium rolfsii and s.
The pathogen produces sclerotia which survive for long periods and are the main source of inoculum. Sclerotinia sclerotiorum and sclerotium cepivorum, recovered at two to three monthly intervals postburial december 2011. Freckles, a blemish of onion bulbs caused by sclerotium sp. Potential of biofumigation for control of diseases caused by.
Genetic diversity in new zealand populations of sclerotium. White rot is caused by sclerotium cepivorum, an ascomycete fungus which is related to white mold fungi sclerotinia family. White rot overwinters and spreads as sclerotia, which are hardened spores. Parasitised sclerotia appeared shrunken and decayed and failed to germinate. A wetsieving floatation technique that facilitates the rapid isolation of forceps, surface sterilized in 0. Factors influencing survival of sclerotia of sclerotium. Sclerotium rolfsii sclerotium cepivorum and rhizoctonia solani by nicola young and anne e. Sclerotia killed by autoclaving were poorly colonized. As the sclerotia are the sole means by which the fungus survives between successive crops of onions. Pdf on feb 3, 2015, chemeda dilbo and others published integrated management of. A split plot experimental design was used, with a factorial arrangement. In vitro evaluation of the antifungal activity of heliopsis. However, this crop is affected by white rot, caused by the fungus sclerotium cepivorum berk, which spreads rapidly and causes significant crop losses pinto et al. In moist sand, steamed soil, and natural soil the mycoparasite infected and destroyed more than 95% of the amended 1% ww sclerotia of s.
The bulb rot and are covered in mycelial which develop small black sclerotia fruiting bodies and infected plants may fail to produce flowering stem with the leaves become covered in a white mould, turning yellow then dieing off. Isolation and identification of fungi associated to sclerotia of sclerotium cepivorum, causal agent of white rot in onion, in the highlands of cartago, costa rica. Pdf selective sclerotium cepivorum growth agar media and. In some higher fungi such as ergot, sclerotia become detached and remain dormant until favorable growth conditions return. Sclerotia of sclerotium cepivorum simon fraser university. Organic insect and disease management cornell university. Most sclerotial parasites are necrotrophs, although an initial biotrophic phase has been observed in some species. Gs 83, trichoderma asperellum skt1, fusarium equiseti gf183 and penicillium simplicissmum gp172. This serious disease is now well established in the southern interior, cloverdale and burnaby oniongrowing areas. Sclerotia of sclerotium cepivorum much larger than typical infective sclerotia were common on naturally infected onions at pukekohe, new zealand, during one season but were rare in the next. On a worldwide basis, white rot is probably the most serious threat to allium crop production of any disease. The in vitro response of two sclerotinia minor, five s. Soil temperature and moisture effects on sclerotium germination and infection of onion seedlings by sclerotium cepivorum.
Potential for reducing survival of sclerotia of sclerotium. Potential of biofumigation for control of diseases caused. Effective and cheap methods to control sclerotium cepivorum. It is a devastating disease caused by a longstanding pathogen sclerotium cepivorum berk crowe et al. Sclerotinia sclerotiorum and sclerotium cepivorum under field conditions for 20 months. Filtrates at 50% taken from 30 to 45dayold cultures have reduced s. Both sclerotinia minor the cause of sclerotinia lettuce drop, sld and sclerotium cepivorum the cause of allium white rot, awr are economically important soilborne diseases. A podridao branca do allium causada pelo fungo patogenico sclerotium cepivorum e uma doenca devastadora do alho em todo o mundo. Sclerotium cepivorum survives in soil as sclerotia, which can remain viable in the soil for a substantial. Genetic diversity in new zealand populations of sclerotium cepivorum.
Luckily, it is a spotty disease that is currently present in only a small number of fields around the northeast. Towards understanding the temporal dynamics of allium. Pdf integrated management of garlic white rot sclerotium. Phylogenetic placement of plant pathogenic sclerotium species. Sclerotium cepivorum white rot is a monocyclic disease. Towards understanding the temporal dynamics of allium white rot. Sclerotium cepivorum isolate sc4 hyphae penetrated the epidermis and hypodermis of onion roots and grew into the cortex. Selective sclerotium cepivorum growth agar media and other condition factors affecting article pdf available in journal of pure and applied microbiology 84.
Effects of cultivation, conditioning and isolate on. The use of cruciferous plant residues to reduce the amount of sclerotia of sclerotium cepivorum and chlamydospores of fusarium oxysporum f. Towards understanding the temporal dynamics of allium white. Light and scanning electron microscopy revealed colonisation of the internal structure of the sclerotium by the mycoparasites.
Management of major diseases and insect pests of onion and. Fungal growth mycelium of botrytis is grey in color while that of sclerotium is creamwhite. The influence of the inoculation with plant growthpromoting fungi pgpf isolates on growth enhancement of onion plants and progress of white rot disease in onions, caused by sclerotium cepivorum, was evaluated. Wetsieving floatation technique for isolation of sclerotia of sclerotium cepivorum from muck soil. Obtaining percentages of inhibition higher than 75% for the strains of sclerotium cepivorum, while for sclerotinia sclerotiorum less than 40%. Mycoparasitism of sclerotia of sclerotinia and sclerotium. More than 40% of bt sales are in the united states.
Similar large sclerotia were formed in culture on autoclaved wheat grains. The disease is now present in many areas of the world where allium crops are cultivated and environmental conditions are favorable to the pathogen walker, 1924. Introduction mexico at the end of 2010 had 19,225 ha cultivated with onion allium cepa l. The mycelia of isolates belonging to the same mcg merge forming one uniform colony when inoculat. Large sclerotia of sclerotium cepivorum sciencedirect. Antifungal activity and resistance induction against. Sclerotium cepivorum, which was known earlier to be related to sclerotinia species. The pathogen is spread through mycelia and sclerotia movement in the soil and on seed garlic, but not as airborne spores. Mass production of sclerotium cepivorum the sclerotia of s. Ashford school of biological science, the university of new south wales, nsw 2052, australia received 20 march 1995.
The pathogen survives in the soil as sclerotia, which are. Pdf in vitro sensitivity of two species of sclerotinia spp. They could not be recovered from soil one year after their most common occurrence. White rot sclerotium cepivorum berk white rot is first reported in onion in the uk berkeley, 1841 and in garlic in italy walker, 1924. The ability of pgpf isolates to inhibit the growth and germination of the sclerotia of s. Sclerotium species are found in three major clusters, designated s1, s2 and s3. One role of sclerotia is to survive environmental extremes.
Colonies growing on the control plates formed scferotia 5 days after reaching the edge of the plate. A sclerotium sklrom, plural sclerotia sklro, is a compact mass of hardened fungal mycelium containing food reserves. Sclerotia of sclerotium cepivorum were attacked by the mycoparasite more slowly than those of s. The fungus is favored by cool weather and survives in the soil as small, round.
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