The primary cause of "early dying" disease of potatoes in
Oregon is Verticillium dahliae; however, Colletotrichum atramentarium,
Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora (Ecc) and E. carotovora
subsp. atroseptica (Eca) are also commonly isolated from
diseased plants. Therefore, field and greenhouse studies were
initiated to determine the relative involvement of each pathogen,...
Spore dispersal gradients and pod disease gradients from point
inoculum sources of Botrytis cinerea were measured over time in two
snap bean field experiments. Laboratory grown inoculum was placed
at ground level in a 30 x 30 cm square at bloom initiation and
removed at full bloom. Dispersal of inoculum,...
A potato plant growth and production model is developed with
the objectives of analyzing management alternatives and exploring
the nature of the early dying syndrome. The geographic area of
focus was the centerpivot irrigated circles of Oregon's Columbia
Basin. A problem analysis of the potato production system of this
area,...
Field plots of cv. Russet Burbank potatoes from a
single seedlot were established at four sites over two
seasons (1985-86) in two locations in Oregon to determine
the role of water-borne inoculum of Erwinia carotovora in
plant infection. One site at each location was irrigated
from a surface-water source and...
Isolates of Trichoderma spp. collected from snap bean foliage were tested for inhibition of grey mold of snap beans caused by Botrytis cinerea. In a detached blossom-pod assay an isolate of Trichoderma hamatum reduced pod rot by 94% compared to the nontreated check. Control was comparable to that obtained with...
A greenhouse experiment was conducted in 1991 and in
1992 to determine the effect of soil water pressure on
potato (cv Russet Burbank) plant growth and infection by
Verticillium dahliae. Soil water pressures of -0.01,
-0.03, -0.08, or -0.15 MPa were combined factorially with
two inoculum concentrations, 0 or 10...
Population size of Clavibacter michiganensis subsp.
sepedonicus in potato cv Russet Burbank and plant response
as affected by drought were assessed in a greenhouse
experiment. Water deficit stress and no stress treatments,
and inoculum densities of 0 or 2 X 10⁷ cfu C. m.
sepedonicus/seed piece were arranged factorially. Stem...
Effect of a sudangrass green manure in two soil types on the activity, populations
and community structure of soil microorganisms, populations of Verticillium dahliae in
soil and on potato roots, and potato early dying, were evaluated in a field microplot
experiment in the Columbia Basin. Potato cv. Russet Burbank was...