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Aims: To quantify the phytotoxicity and effect of alternative seed treatments based on acidified nitrite and elicitors of plant resistance (Tillekur and Chitosan) against seed-borne inocula of Didymella lycopersici. Methods and Results: Treatments tested were: nitrite [sodium nitrite in citric acid buffer (pH 2)] at 30, 100 and 300 mmol l-1 and three exposure times (10, 20 and 30 min); Tillekur (in water) at 12.5, 25, 50, 100 and 200 mg ml-1; Chitosan (in 0.05% acetic acid) at 2.5, 5, 10 and 50 mg ml -1. Efficacy of treatments was determined in growth chamber experiments. Nitrite at 300 mmol l-1 was completely effective, as was the fungicide, at controlling disease when applied for less than 20 min. Tillekur was as effective as the fungicide postemergence, but proved to be phytotoxic pre-emergence. Chitosan was significantly less effective than the other treatments. Conclusions: The high efficacy and low cost of acidified nitrite indicates that it is a suitable alternative to fungicides. Significance and Impact of the Study: There is currently a lack of effective seed treatments that can be used in organic and low-input crops. Treatments identified in this study can be considered as an effective alternative to chemical control against seed-borne fungal pathogens. © 2008 The Authors.
Author(s): Kasselaki A-M, Malathrakis NE, Goumas DE, Cooper JM, Leifert C
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Journal of Applied Microbiology
Year: 2008
Volume: 105
Issue: 1
Pages: 36-41
ISSN (print): 1364-5072
ISSN (electronic): 1365-2672
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2672.2007.03715.x
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2007.03715.x
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