β-Aminobutyric Acid Induced Resistance against Alternaria Fruit Rot in Apple Fruits
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Chemicals
2.2. Pathogen
2.3. In Vitro Assays
2.3.1. Germination
2.3.2. Mycelial Growth
2.3.3. Growth in Liquid Medium
2.4. Efficacy in Detached Fruits
2.4.1. Inoculation Procedure
2.4.2. Experiment 1. Effect of Application Date on Rot Development
2.4.3. Experiment 2. Effect of BABA Concentration on Rot Development
2.4.4. Experiment 3. Efficacy of Isomers of BABA
2.5. Efficacy in the Orchard
2.5.1. Field Experiment 1 and 2
2.5.2. Field Experiment 3
2.6. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. In Vitro Assays
3.1.1. Germination
3.1.2. Mycelial Growth
3.1.3. Growth in Liquid Medium
3.2. Experiments on Detached Fruits
3.2.1. Effect of Application Date on Rot Development
3.2.2. Effect of BABA Concentration on Rot Development
3.2.3. Efficacy of Various Isomers of BABA
3.3. Field Experiments
4. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Treatment (Conc. µg/mL) | % Germinated Conidia | SE 2 |
---|---|---|
Control | 94.7 | 2.80 |
BABA 10 | 93.7 | 3.33 |
BABA 100 | 92.5 | 2.75 |
BABA 1000 | 95.4 | 2.46 |
BABA 2000 | 88.6 | 3.16 |
Azoxy + Difeno 162.5 1 | 0 * | 0 |
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Gur, L.; Reuveni, M.; Cohen, Y. β-Aminobutyric Acid Induced Resistance against Alternaria Fruit Rot in Apple Fruits. J. Fungi 2021, 7, 564. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof7070564
Gur L, Reuveni M, Cohen Y. β-Aminobutyric Acid Induced Resistance against Alternaria Fruit Rot in Apple Fruits. Journal of Fungi. 2021; 7(7):564. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof7070564
Chicago/Turabian StyleGur, Lior, Moshe Reuveni, and Yigal Cohen. 2021. "β-Aminobutyric Acid Induced Resistance against Alternaria Fruit Rot in Apple Fruits" Journal of Fungi 7, no. 7: 564. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof7070564