Blackberry and raspberry are alternative resistance sources to fire blight

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ÇALIŞ Ö., ÇEKİÇ Ç., Kara S., Ertekin D. C.

PHYTOPROTECTION, cilt.97, sa.1, ss.12-16, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 97 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Doi Numarası: 10.7202/1040510ar
  • Dergi Adı: PHYTOPROTECTION
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.12-16
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: fire blight, resistance, wild blackberry, wild raspberry, ERWINIA-AMYLOVORA, MANAGEMENT, CULTIVARS, MALUS
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Erwinia amylovora causes fire blight mainly on pear, apple and quince trees. This bacterial pathogen also infects other Rosaceous plants, such as blackberry and raspberry. A race structure was established between an isolate of E. amylovora and berries using 40 wild blackberry and 7 wild raspberry genotypes. In pathogenicity tests, wild blackberry and raspberry genotypes had three phenotypic reactions: enhanced susceptibility, moderate susceptibility and resistance. We noted a higher bacterial growth of over 300 x 10(9) cfu mL(-1) in plants with enhanced susceptibility, with resistant genotypes showing a bacterial growth of around 150 x 109 cfu m-1. These results are also associated with symptoms observed at 29 days post-inoculation. This resistance is being evaluated to control fire blight.