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The effect of temperature on strains of soft fruit spoilage fungi
Author(s) -
DENNIS C.,
COHEN E.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
annals of applied biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1744-7348
pISSN - 0003-4746
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-7348.1976.tb01671.x
Subject(s) - biology , benomyl , botrytis cinerea , germination , spore germination , mycelium , food spoilage , germ tube , spore , horticulture , botany , rhizopus , monilinia fructicola , mucor , fungicide , food science , penicillium , bacteria , genetics , fermentation
SUMMARY Strains of Botrytis cinerea and Mucor mucedo germinated and grew over the range 0.25 ° C. There were differences in germination rates and growth rates between strains of B. cinerea at any given temperature. Five of the benomyl‐resistant strains germinated and grew more slowly than any of the other benomyl‐resistant or benomyl‐sensitive strains of B. cinerea tested. Strains of Rhizopus stolonifer and R. sexualis germinated and grew between 5 and 25 ° C, and although some spores germinated at 2 ° C, subsequent growth of the germ tubes and growth from a mycelial inoculum did not occur. Neither species germinated or grew at o ° C. The effect of temperature on mycelial growth in vitro was consistent with the ability of the strains of the four species to infect strawberry fruits.