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Research Project: Utilization of the Rhizosphere Microbiome and Host Genetics to Manage Soil-borne Diseases

Location: Physiology and Pathology of Tree Fruits Research

Title: Integrating host resistance and organic amendments in a chemical-independent approach to managing macrophomina crown rot in strawberries

Author
item WINSLOW, J - California Polytechnic State University
item Mazzola, Mark
item HOLMES, G - California Polytechnic State University
item IVORS, K - California Polytechnic State University

Submitted to: Phytopathology
Publication Type: Abstract Only
Publication Acceptance Date: 3/30/2018
Publication Date: 10/18/2018
Citation: Winslow, J., Mazzola, M., Holmes, G.J., Ivors, K. 2018. Integrating host resistance and organic amendments in a chemical-independent approach to managing macrophomina crown rot in strawberries. Phytopathology. 108(10):S1-175.

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: Macrophomina crown rot, caused by the soilborne fungus Macrophomina phaseolina, is an economically important pathogen in strawberry production worldwide. When established, the pathogen can cause extensive plant decline and mortality. In the absence of methyl bromide fumigation, new methods for managing crown rot are needed. In order to examine the combination of strawberry host resistance and organic amendments as an integrated approach for the control of M. phaseolina, a greenhouse experiment was conducted in the fall of 2017. A total of six strawberry cultivars, three resistant (Petaluma, Del Rey, and Fronteras) and three susceptible (Monterey, Albion, and Festival), were grown in inoculated field soil treated with anaerobic soil disinfestation rice bran, brassica seed meal, and steam, and included a non-amended control. Soil inoculum levels of M. phaseolina were reduced by 99, 70, and 65 percent in ASD-rice bran, brassica seed meal, and non-amended treatments respectively. Preliminary results will be presented.