Abstract
Botrytis allii andCollectotrichum dematium are onion pathogens which can infect in the field and cause decay in storage. Some phenolics can hinder development of these fungi, but the effect of cytokinins is not clear. Cytokinins (kinetin or 6-benzyladenine) or phenolics (caffeic or chlorogenic acids) were added to agar at concentrations of 0 to 10−3 M. Cultures were continuously irradiated with fluorescent light or maintained in the dark for 6 days. On unamended media, final mycelial elongation was 45 or 17.8 mm and sporulation was 28 or 10.6 × 104 spores/ml forBotrytis andColletotrichum, respectively. ForBotrytis, mycelial elongation was slightly (5%) but significantly increased and sporulation increased by 21% by incubation on phenolics as compared to cytokinins. Mycelial extension ofColletotrichum was not affected by amendment. Sporulation ofColletotrichum on kinetin was 16 to 28% greater than on the other amendments. As amendments concentration increased elongation of mycelia of both fungi decreased. Sporulation ofBotrytis increased by 60% as amendment concentration increased from 0 to 10−5 M and then decreased 25% at 10−3 M. As amendment concentration increased from 0 to 10−3 M, sporulation ofColletotrichum increased by 45%. Incubation in light increased mycelial extension 3 to 17% forBotrytis andColletotrichum respectively, and sporulation was increased approximately 78% for both fungi. These compounds do not appear to inhibit development of theseBotrytis orColletotrichum species in culture.
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Russo, V.M., Pappelis, A.J. Mycelial elongation and sporulation of two fungi on amended media in light or dark. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 63, 23–27 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00871727
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