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Survival of Botrytis spp. on infected lentil and chickpea trash in Australia

Survival of Botrytis spp. on infected lentil and chickpea trash in Australia Botrytis grey mould, caused by Botrytis cinerea and B. fabae, is a serious disease affecting lentil production in Australia. The causal pathogens are known to survive on infected lentil trash and infected seed but the significance of these inoculum sources and the effectiveness of management recommendations to growers have been unclear. Studies at Horsham in Victoria and Wagga Wagga in New South Wales, in 2005 and 2006, determined the length of survival of B. cinerea and B. fabae on infected lentil and chickpea trash under field conditions on the soil surface and at 10 cm soil depth. The location of Botrytis spp. infection on lentil seed was also determined. Both B. cinerea and B. fabae survived for ~15 months on infected trash left on the soil surface and buried at 10 cm. The majority of Botrytis infection on lentil seed was externally borne and surface sterilisation of seed significantly reduced the levels of Botrytis spp. infection. Recommendations to growers to manage old pulse crop trash and treat seed with a fungicide seed dressing will be effective in reducing the disease pressure for the Botrytis spp. pathogen on lentil. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Australasian Plant Pathology Springer Journals

Survival of Botrytis spp. on infected lentil and chickpea trash in Australia

Lindbeck, K.; Bretag, T.; Ford, R.
Australasian Plant Pathology , Volume 38 (4) – Jan 18, 2011
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Springer Journals
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Copyright © 2009 by Australasian Plant Pathology Society
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Life Sciences; Plant Pathology; Plant Sciences; Agriculture; Entomology; Ecology
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0815-3191
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1448-6032
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10.1071/AP09015
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Abstract

Botrytis grey mould, caused by Botrytis cinerea and B. fabae, is a serious disease affecting lentil production in Australia. The causal pathogens are known to survive on infected lentil trash and infected seed but the significance of these inoculum sources and the effectiveness of management recommendations to growers have been unclear. Studies at Horsham in Victoria and Wagga Wagga in New South Wales, in 2005 and 2006, determined the length of survival of B. cinerea and B. fabae on infected lentil and chickpea trash under field conditions on the soil surface and at 10 cm soil depth. The location of Botrytis spp. infection on lentil seed was also determined. Both B. cinerea and B. fabae survived for ~15 months on infected trash left on the soil surface and buried at 10 cm. The majority of Botrytis infection on lentil seed was externally borne and surface sterilisation of seed significantly reduced the levels of Botrytis spp. infection. Recommendations to growers to manage old pulse crop trash and treat seed with a fungicide seed dressing will be effective in reducing the disease pressure for the Botrytis spp. pathogen on lentil.

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Australasian Plant Pathology – Springer Journals

Published: Jan 18, 2011

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