Title: Infection of different plant parts of soybean seedlings by southern <i>Diaporthe phaseolorum</i> and its role in the development of stem canker symptoms
Abstract: Leaves, petioles, petiole bases, and stems of 'Hutton' soybean seedlings (V5-V6) were inoculated with ascospores and α-conidia of southern Diaporthe phaseolorum to determine the relative importance of these plant parts as infection sites. This objective was accomplished in two experiments either by removing certain plant parts after inoculation and incubation for infection (48 h) or by protecting plant parts from infection during inoculation and incubation of plants. In both cases, plant parts were assayed for infection 48 h after inoculation and after plants had reached the R3 growth stage (66 and 56 days after inoculation for experiments 1 and 2, respectively); symptom development was rated at the end of each experiment. Significant, positive correlations were detected between the incidence and severity of symptoms and the infection of either stems 48 h after inoculation (P < 0.01 and 0.05, respectively) or petiole bases at the end of the experiments (P < 0.001 and 0.01, respectively). Development of symptoms was not significantly correlated (P ≥ 0.05) with infection of petioles, petiole bases, or leaves 48 h after inoculation. These results suggest an important and causal role for infection of petiole bases and stems in the development of the symptoms of this disease. Leaf infection appears to be unimportant in the stem canker disease cycle in the southeastern United States.
Publication Year: 1987
Publication Date: 1987-10-01
Language: en
Type: article
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