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Strawberry powdery mildew, caused by Podosphaera aphanis, affects leaves, fruit, and runners of strawberry plants. Infected leaves have reduced photosynthetic capability and infected fruit become unmarketable. Both of these factors translate to economic loss for the grower and therefore merit taking measures to control the disease. One objective of this study was to evaluate the resistance developed in populations of strawberry powdery mildew to chemical control measures. A fungicide assay was developed to evaluate the efficacy of six treatments (penthiopyrad, quinoxyfen, myclobutanil, trifloxystrobin, cyflufenamid, fluopyram + trifloxystrobin) for control of the disease. Nineteen isolates of strawberry powdery mildew were collected from Balico, Salinas, Watsonville, San Luis Obispo, Santa Maria, Ventura, and Oxnard CA and tested through the assay. The number of isolates resistant to each treatment was: penthiopyrad (7), quinoxyfen (6), myclobutanil (7), trifloxystrobin (2), cyflufenamid (1), fluopyram + trifloxystrobin (0). This documents resistance in P. aphanis to multiple chemicals used for its control. Documentation of any resistance is novel in California and novel worldwide with resistance to Fungicide Resistance Action Committee (FRAC) codes 7 and 13. Another objective of this study was to evaluate host plant resistance to strawberry powdery mildew. Twelve cultivars were evaluated in a winter greenhouse trial, sixteen cultivars in a summer greenhouse trial, and the ten cultivars shared in both trials were also evaluated in two fields. The cultivars found to be most susceptible to mildew infection were BG 3.324 and Royal Royce. The cultivars found to be the least susceptible to mildew infection were Fronteras, San Andreas, and Sweet Ann. The cultivars evaluated represent more than 55% of the state’s acreage and the host plant resistance information will be a valuable tool to growers looking to culturally control powdery mildew.

The effectiveness of the biocontrol product Actinovate® at enhancing tomato plant growth and yield, and reducing the presence of fungal pathogens was studied in greenhouse and field conditions. In the greenhouse, no differences were found among seed germination or plant survival rates, seedling heights, dry root weights, and dry shoot weights of tomato seedlings grown from seeds drenched with Actinovate® or Rootshield®. The effects of one initial Actinovate® seed drench at sowing, repeated applications through the drip irrigation throughout the season, or repeated applications through the drip irrigation plus foliar applications throughout the season at reducing plant infection by fungal plant pathogens, and increasing yield and quality for tomato plants (Solanum lycopersicum) were investigated in Los Alamos, CA, on a sandy loam soil. No significant differences in plant height were found among the four treatments. Marketable fruit weight was greater in the drip plus foliar treatment than in the Actinovate® seed drench treatment. The foliar plus drip treatment resulted in the greatest amount of powdery mildew present, although the disease pressure was low. No significant differences were found among the four treatments in the presence of Verticillium wilt or Sclerotinia.

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An experiment was instituted to incorporate resistance to the powdery mildew fungus <i>Erysiphe cichoracearum</i> DC into the Ambrosia muskmelon, a melon of the Casaba or winter type. First generation hybrid (F1), first generation backcross (B1) and second generation inbred (F2) plants were grown to maturity at Blacksburg and Warsaw, Virginia. On the basis of the data obtained the following conclusions are drawn: • The muskmelon material acquired from the Plant Exploration and Introduction Service is a good source of powdery mildew resistance and of the material tested, PI3 showed the most promise as a source of commercial resistance. • The general technique of hybridizing a susceptible with a resistant plant can be used to advantage in incorporating disease resistance into the Ambrosia melon. • Further work is needed to obtain a commercially acceptable Ambrosia melon which is essentially homozygous for resistance to powdery mildew, and to determine the exact mechanism of inheritance of powdery mildew resistance. / Master of Science

MSCAGR / Department of Plant Production

O oídio do pimentão e pimenteiras, causado pelo fungo Leveillula taurica, tem sido considerado atualmente a doença mais séria do cultivo protegido, causando perdas de até 75%. O uso de fungicidas é ineficaz sendo a melhor maneira de controle através da resistência genética. As fontes de resistência ao oídio encontradas em Capsicum annuum L., não tem sido satisfatórias por apresentarem resistência parcial e as melhores fontes ocorrem nas espécies C. baccatum e C. chinense. Existem poucos estudos sobre a herança da resistência nessas espécies. O objetivo deste trabalho foi de triar os acessos da coleção de Capsicum da ESALQ/USP, identificando possíveis fontes de resistência nas espécies C. annuum, C. baccatum e C. chinense e obter informações sobre a herança da reação de pimentão e pimentas ao oídio. Para isso 156 acessos de Capsicum foram triados e posteriormente cruzamentos entre progenitores resistentes versus suscetíveis e resistentes versus resistentes foram obtidos. As gerações F2 e alguns retrocruzamentos foram obtidos. As avaliações das reações ao oídio foram feitas na fase de frutificação, através de uma escala de notas de acordo com a severidade da doença de 1 (resistente) a 5 (altamente suscetível). Foram estimados: o número de locos segregantes, os coeficientes de herdabilidade, os progressos esperados na seleção e o tipo de ação gênica envolvida. Foram avaliadas também as reações dos híbridos entre progenitores resistentes. Dentre os materiais triados em C. annuum apenas 5% foram considerados resistentes, em C. baccatum 84% e em C. chinense 85%. A herança da resistência aooídio em Capsicum mostrou ser poligênica. As herdabilidades e ganhos de seleção estimados foram altos, indicando boas perspectivas de progresso seletivo. Os progenitores resistentes em Capsicum annuum possuem diferentes mecanismos genéticos e expressões de resistência. Enquanto em C. baccatum e C. chinense os mecanismos de resistência mostraram ser os mesmos, havendo alelismo entre as fontes. A fonte de resistência do pimentão HV-12 foi a melhor para o uso no melhoramento. / Powdery mildew caused by the fungus Leveillula taurica, is considered the most serious greenhouse sweet pepper disease, causing losses up to 75%. Its control by fungicide is ineffective, and the best way to control would be by genetic resistance. Powdery mildew resistance sources identified in Capsicum annuum L. have been unsatisfactory because they have partial resistance. The best resistant sources seem to be found in the species C. baccatum and C. chinense. However, the resistance inheritance has not been studied in these hot pepper species, except for C. annuum, with few published pappers. The present study aimed to screen the Capsicum ESALQ/USP collection accesses, to identify potential resistance sources in C. annuum, C. baccatum and C. chinense and elucidate the reaction inheritance to powdery mildew in sweet pepper and hot pepper. A total 156 Capsicum access were tested. Crosses among resistant and susceptible progenitors and among resistant ones were carried out. F2 and backcrosses generations were obtained. Reactions evaluations to powdery mildew were carried out during the fruit production using rating system based on score disease severity using scale varying from 1 (resistant) to 5 (highly susceptible). Estimation of segregating loci number, heritability and expected selection gains was made, to investigate the gene action and to evaluate the reaction to powdery mildew from resistant versus resistant single hybrids. Only 5% of the C. annuum accesses evaluated were considered to be resistant, in contrast with 84% and 85% obtained for C. baccatum and C. chinense, respectively. Resistance inheritance to powdery mildew in Capsicum spp. was found to be polygenic. In view of the high heritability and selection gains estimates, good selection progresses are expected. The genetic systems controlling resistance in the Capsicum annuum progenitors have different genetic mechanisms and expressions of resistance, while in C. baccatum and C. chinense showed to be the same in each ones with allelism between the sources. The sweet pepper HV-12 was the best source to use in breeding.

O meloeiro (Cucumis melo L.) é uma frutífera largamente cultivada no Brasil, principalmente no nordeste brasileiro, onde vem alcançando grande importância econômica, visto que grande parte da produção é voltada para a exportação. Plantas da família do meloeiro, como pepino e abóbora, são afetadas pelo oídio (Podosphaera xanthii) que causa uma das doenças foliares mais destrutivas destas espécies. Este fungo apresenta diversas raças fisiológicas e a correta identificação destas é de elevada importância para o manejo da doença, pois o melhoramento de meloeiro com o emprego de genes de resistência é o método mais eficiente para o seu controle. A identificação destas raças por meio da prática tradicional de inoculações em uma série diferenciadora de variedades de meloeiro é um método laborioso e passível de erros. Devido a isso, uma alternativa seria o uso de métodos moleculares para determinar a identidade da raça de forma rápida e econômica. O presente trabalho objetivou verificar a variabilidade de isolados de P. xanthii através da técnica de AFLP e de seqüenciamento da região ITS 5.8S do rDNA. A partir de AFLP obteve-se um dendrograma no qual não houve separação de raças, origem geográfica e nem hospedeiro. Com esta técnica verificou-se alta variabilidade entre isolados, com similaridade genética máxima de 69% e similaridade mínima de 23%. Ao contrário, os mesmos isolados apresentaram seqüências idênticas através do seqüenciamento da região ITS 5.8S do rDNA. As duas técnicas são distintas e o AFLP proporciona a obtenção de maior quantidade de fragmentos e com isso mais chances de polimorfismos. O AFLP indica que os isolados testados têm composição genética heterogênea embora isto não tenha sido evidenciado com o seqüenciamento da região ITS. / Melon (Cucumis melo L.) is a largely cultivated fruit in Brazil, especially in the northeastern region where it is achieving great economic importance since a great part of its production is destined to exportation. Plants of the melon crop family, such as cucumbers and pumpkins, are affected by powdery mildew (Podosphaera xanthii) that causes one of the most destructive foliar diseases of this species. This fungus presents various physiological races and their correct identification is of great importance to determine the control of the disease since breeding with the use of resistant genes is the most effective method for its control. Identification of these races by traditional practice of inoculation in a differential series of melon varieties is a laborious method and misleading. Due to this, an alternative would be the use of molecular methods to quickly and economically determine the race identity. The present research has the objective of verifying the variability of isolated P. xanthii through the AFLP technique and sequencing of the rDNA\'s ITS 5.8S region. From the AFLP a dendrogram was obtained where there was no separation of race, geographic region or host. With this technique, a high variability among isolated samples was verified, with 69% maximum genetic similarity and 23% minimum similarity. On the other hand, the same isolated samples presented identical sequence through the sequencing of the rDNA\'s ITS 5.8S region. The two techniques are distinct and the AFLP helps get highest amount of fragments and with this more incidence of polymorphisms. AFLP indicates that the tested isolated samples have an heterogeneous genetic composition although this was not evidenced with the sequencing of the ITS region.

O oídio do pimentão e pimenteiras, causado pelo fungo Leveillula taurica, tem sido considerado atualmente a doença mais séria do cultivo protegido, causando perdas de até 75%. O uso de fungicidas é ineficaz sendo a melhor maneira de controle através da resistência genética. As fontes de resistência ao oídio encontradas em Capsicum annuum L., não tem sido satisfatórias por apresentarem resistência parcial e as melhores fontes ocorrem nas espécies C. baccatum e C. chinense. Existem poucos estudos sobre a herança da resistência nessas espécies. O objetivo deste trabalho foi de triar os acessos da coleção de Capsicum da ESALQ/USP, identificando possíveis fontes de resistência nas espécies C. annuum, C. baccatum e C. chinense e obter informações sobre a herança da reação de pimentão e pimentas ao oídio. Para isso 156 acessos de Capsicum foram triados e posteriormente cruzamentos entre progenitores resistentes versus suscetíveis e resistentes versus resistentes foram obtidos. As gerações F2 e alguns retrocruzamentos foram obtidos. As avaliações das reações ao oídio foram feitas na fase de frutificação, através de uma escala de notas de acordo com a severidade da doença de 1 (resistente) a 5 (altamente suscetível). Foram estimados: o número de locos segregantes, os coeficientes de herdabilidade, os progressos esperados na seleção e o tipo de ação gênica envolvida. Foram avaliadas também as reações dos híbridos entre progenitores resistentes. Dentre os materiais triados em C. annuum apenas 5% foram considerados resistentes, em C. baccatum 84% e em C. chinense 85%. A herança da resistência aooídio em Capsicum mostrou ser poligênica. As herdabilidades e ganhos de seleção estimados foram altos, indicando boas perspectivas de progresso seletivo. Os progenitores resistentes em Capsicum annuum possuem diferentes mecanismos genéticos e expressões de resistência. Enquanto em C. baccatum e C. chinense os mecanismos de resistência mostraram ser os mesmos, havendo alelismo entre as fontes. A fonte de resistência do pimentão HV-12 foi a melhor para o uso no melhoramento. / Powdery mildew caused by the fungus Leveillula taurica, is considered the most serious greenhouse sweet pepper disease, causing losses up to 75%. Its control by fungicide is ineffective, and the best way to control would be by genetic resistance. Powdery mildew resistance sources identified in Capsicum annuum L. have been unsatisfactory because they have partial resistance. The best resistant sources seem to be found in the species C. baccatum and C. chinense. However, the resistance inheritance has not been studied in these hot pepper species, except for C. annuum, with few published pappers. The present study aimed to screen the Capsicum ESALQ/USP collection accesses, to identify potential resistance sources in C. annuum, C. baccatum and C. chinense and elucidate the reaction inheritance to powdery mildew in sweet pepper and hot pepper. A total 156 Capsicum access were tested. Crosses among resistant and susceptible progenitors and among resistant ones were carried out. F2 and backcrosses generations were obtained. Reactions evaluations to powdery mildew were carried out during the fruit production using rating system based on score disease severity using scale varying from 1 (resistant) to 5 (highly susceptible). Estimation of segregating loci number, heritability and expected selection gains was made, to investigate the gene action and to evaluate the reaction to powdery mildew from resistant versus resistant single hybrids. Only 5% of the C. annuum accesses evaluated were considered to be resistant, in contrast with 84% and 85% obtained for C. baccatum and C. chinense, respectively. Resistance inheritance to powdery mildew in Capsicum spp. was found to be polygenic. In view of the high heritability and selection gains estimates, good selection progresses are expected. The genetic systems controlling resistance in the Capsicum annuum progenitors have different genetic mechanisms and expressions of resistance, while in C. baccatum and C. chinense showed to be the same in each ones with allelism between the sources. The sweet pepper HV-12 was the best source to use in breeding.

Bibliography: leaves 173-200 / iv, 200 leaves, 7 leaves of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm. / Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, 1986