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Effects of Milsana and Benzothiadiazole on the Ultrastructure of Powdery Mildew Haustoria on Cucumber
Author(s) -
Kirstin Wurms,
Caroline Labbé,
Nicole Benhamou,
Richard R. Bélanger
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
phytopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.264
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1943-7684
pISSN - 0031-949X
DOI - 10.1094/phyto.1999.89.9.728
Subject(s) - haustorium , powdery mildew , germ tube , biology , mycelium , hypha , cell wall , hypersensitive response , botany , fungus , ultrastructure , glucanase , microbiology and biotechnology , plant disease resistance , host (biology) , biochemistry , enzyme , gene , ecology
Disease assessments and cytological investigations provided valuable information on the modes of action and efficacies of two prophylactic compounds, Milsana and benzothiadiazole (BTH), against powdery mildew development on long English cucumber. Milsana application significantly reduced disease incidence relative to inoculated controls through induction of localized resistance. Microscopic observations showed most haustoria had collapsed in the localized Milsana treatment and were encapsulated by an amorphous material impregnated by electron-opaque substances. The rapidity of haustorial collapse (within 4 days of treatment application) together with the encasement by electron-dense substances stained blue by toluidine blue O suggest that phenolics are possibly involved in the Milsana defense response. Cytochemical labeling of chitin with a wheat germ agglutinin/ovomucoid-gold complex showed that complete cellular disorganization of the fungus had occurred without disturbance to chitin in the walls of mycelia and haustoria. This may indicate that chitinolytic activity is not important in the Milsana-activated defense response. Application of high doses of BTH induced occasional cell wall thickening and accumulation of a compound that stained purple by toluidine blue O, but the defense response was weak, sporadic, and insufficient to reduce powdery mildew infection on cucumber. Responses to BTH could not be differentiated in terms of timing of the initial application or systemicity.

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