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Rosellinia necatrix attack according to soil features in the M editerranean environment
Author(s) -
Carlucci A.,
Manici L. M.,
Colatruglio L.,
Caputo A.,
Frisullo S.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
forest pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.535
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1439-0329
pISSN - 1437-4781
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0329.2012.00787.x
Subject(s) - soil water , rootstock , loam , biology , horticulture , agronomy , ecology
Summary A study was carried out on R osellinia necatrix attack on young woody plants, as possibly affected by selected soil features under three water regimes. Six different soil systems representing five agro‐environments and one forest in the P uglia R egion (southern I taly – M editerranean climate) were compared. R . necatrix attack on sweet cherry trees was simulated using artificial inoculum and saplings of P runus mahaleb , the most widely used rootstock of sweet and sour cherries, monitored during the spring period. Soil features significantly influenced disease score, which did not differ from one water regime to another, even though disease level in the different soils was affected by water content. R osellinia mahaleb saplings grown in forest soil showed the highest disease score, which differed significantly from that observed in all the agricultural soils tested in this study. Amongst these, disease score was lower in sandy soils than in soils that were richer in loamy fraction.