Effects of low temperature on mycelial growth and spore germination of Botrytis cinerea in vitro and on its infectivity to stored chicory.
Tian ShiPing;
Acta Phytopathologica Sinica Year: 2001 Vol: 31 Issue: 1 Pages: 56-62 Ref: 13 ref.
2000
บทคัดย่อ
The effects of low temperature ranging from 20 deg C to -4 deg C on mycelial growth, the conidial germination of B. cinerea in culture and its infectivity to stored chicory (Cichorium intybus cv. Radicchio di Chioggia) were investigated. Although temperatures below 0 deg C could inhibit the mycelial growth and delay the conidial germination, B. cinerea was able to grow and germinate on PDA and to infect chicory even at -4 deg C. Germination rate reached 100% after 14 days and mycelial diameter was 10 mm after 24 weeks at such temperature. No decay was found in chicory kept at -4 deg C before 8 weeks and there was very low disease incidence in chicory stored at -2 deg C in 6 weeks of storage. After 12 weeks of storage, disease incidence reached 77% and 71% with a disease severity score of 37 and 31, respectively, which may be related partly to freezing injury of chicory stored at such temperatures.