Botryosphaeriaceae Infections on Prunus Germplasm: Evaluation of Pathogenicity, Resistance Loci, and Detached Assays of Southeastern United States Isolates
Research of peach fungal gummosis (PFG), which is a vascular disease caused by fungi in the Botryosphaeriaceae family, is particularly important in the southeastern United States, southern China, South Africa, and Western Australia. This disease has been a significant concern for the peach industry...
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| description | Research of peach fungal gummosis (PFG), which is a vascular disease caused by fungi in the Botryosphaeriaceae family, is particularly important in the southeastern United States, southern China, South Africa, and Western Australia. This disease has been a significant concern for the peach industry in the southeastern United States since the 1970s. The changing climatic conditions in the prunus production areas of the world have worsened the severity of PFG disease. A study of the morphological and genetic profiles of Botryosphaeriaceae species from diseased peach trees found four species in Georgia, Florida, Alabama, and South Carolina. Botryosphaeria dothidea, Lasiodiplodia theobromae, Diplodia seriata, and Neofusicocoum parvum were isolated and identified using conidiospore characters and rDNA sequences of internal transcribed spacer regions and elongation factor α-1 genes. B. dothidea was the most common species from diseased peach trees. A significant implication of this research is the potential resistance in Prunus germplasm, which was genotyped for the resistance locus Botd8 and evaluated for relative susceptibility to one isolate each from B. dothidea, L. theobromae, and D. seriata. Pathogenicity evaluations of peach, almond, and interspecific hybrids used detached stem and leaf assays for susceptibility to PFG based on lesion lengths and gumming scores. L. theobromae inoculation resulted in the most extensive lesions on stems and leaves. Detached stem and leaf assays indicated that Prunus with the Botd8 locus significantly differed in lesion size when infected with B. dothidea and D. seriata. However, the resistant locus had no significant effect on the relative susceptibility of Prunus to L. theobromae. Field and detached stem and leaf assays identified almond cultivars Pioneer and Golden State and Peach × Almond hybrids with Botd8 (+) as tolerant to PFG. Correlations between detached assays and field gumming scores suggested that inoculations on detached stems or leaves under controlled conditions can be used to preliminarily screen for resistance to PFG. These detached assays for specific pathogen isolates provide an opportunity for a relatively fast, nondestructive evaluation of Prunus germplasm and are tools that can be used to identify the components of disease resistance. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-35a1110f6aee4b8b89d7499698d9ee7e2025-08-20T02:14:50ZengAmerican Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS)HortScience2327-98342024-10-015911https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTSCI18119-24Botryosphaeriaceae Infections on Prunus Germplasm: Evaluation of Pathogenicity, Resistance Loci, and Detached Assays of Southeastern United States IsolatesDaniel Mancero-Castillo0Lisbeth Espinoza1Philip F. Harmon2José X. Chaparro3Horticultural Sciences Department, University of FloridaFacultad de Ciencias de la Vida, Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, Guayaquil 90902, EcuadorDepartment of Plant Pathology, University of FloridaHorticultural Sciences Department, University of FloridaResearch of peach fungal gummosis (PFG), which is a vascular disease caused by fungi in the Botryosphaeriaceae family, is particularly important in the southeastern United States, southern China, South Africa, and Western Australia. This disease has been a significant concern for the peach industry in the southeastern United States since the 1970s. The changing climatic conditions in the prunus production areas of the world have worsened the severity of PFG disease. A study of the morphological and genetic profiles of Botryosphaeriaceae species from diseased peach trees found four species in Georgia, Florida, Alabama, and South Carolina. Botryosphaeria dothidea, Lasiodiplodia theobromae, Diplodia seriata, and Neofusicocoum parvum were isolated and identified using conidiospore characters and rDNA sequences of internal transcribed spacer regions and elongation factor α-1 genes. B. dothidea was the most common species from diseased peach trees. A significant implication of this research is the potential resistance in Prunus germplasm, which was genotyped for the resistance locus Botd8 and evaluated for relative susceptibility to one isolate each from B. dothidea, L. theobromae, and D. seriata. Pathogenicity evaluations of peach, almond, and interspecific hybrids used detached stem and leaf assays for susceptibility to PFG based on lesion lengths and gumming scores. L. theobromae inoculation resulted in the most extensive lesions on stems and leaves. Detached stem and leaf assays indicated that Prunus with the Botd8 locus significantly differed in lesion size when infected with B. dothidea and D. seriata. However, the resistant locus had no significant effect on the relative susceptibility of Prunus to L. theobromae. Field and detached stem and leaf assays identified almond cultivars Pioneer and Golden State and Peach × Almond hybrids with Botd8 (+) as tolerant to PFG. Correlations between detached assays and field gumming scores suggested that inoculations on detached stems or leaves under controlled conditions can be used to preliminarily screen for resistance to PFG. These detached assays for specific pathogen isolates provide an opportunity for a relatively fast, nondestructive evaluation of Prunus germplasm and are tools that can be used to identify the components of disease resistance.https://journals.ashs.org/hortsci/view/journals/hortsci/59/11/article-p1700.xmldetached assaylasiodiplodiaprunustolerance screening |
| spellingShingle | Daniel Mancero-Castillo Lisbeth Espinoza Philip F. Harmon José X. Chaparro Botryosphaeriaceae Infections on Prunus Germplasm: Evaluation of Pathogenicity, Resistance Loci, and Detached Assays of Southeastern United States Isolates HortScience detached assay lasiodiplodia prunus tolerance screening |
| title | Botryosphaeriaceae Infections on Prunus Germplasm: Evaluation of Pathogenicity, Resistance Loci, and Detached Assays of Southeastern United States Isolates |
| title_full | Botryosphaeriaceae Infections on Prunus Germplasm: Evaluation of Pathogenicity, Resistance Loci, and Detached Assays of Southeastern United States Isolates |
| title_fullStr | Botryosphaeriaceae Infections on Prunus Germplasm: Evaluation of Pathogenicity, Resistance Loci, and Detached Assays of Southeastern United States Isolates |
| title_full_unstemmed | Botryosphaeriaceae Infections on Prunus Germplasm: Evaluation of Pathogenicity, Resistance Loci, and Detached Assays of Southeastern United States Isolates |
| title_short | Botryosphaeriaceae Infections on Prunus Germplasm: Evaluation of Pathogenicity, Resistance Loci, and Detached Assays of Southeastern United States Isolates |
| title_sort | botryosphaeriaceae infections on prunus germplasm evaluation of pathogenicity resistance loci and detached assays of southeastern united states isolates |
| topic | detached assay lasiodiplodia prunus tolerance screening |
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