Open AccessEffects of Fusarium spp. on Germination and Stem Rot of Sugarcane in Puerto Rico
Author(s) -
Lii-Jang Liu,
J. S. Mignucci
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
the journal of agriculture of the university of puerto rico/the journal of agriculture of the university of puerto rico
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.123
H-Index - 10
eISSN - 2308-1759
pISSN - 0041-994X
DOI - 10.46429/jaupr.v55i4.11006
Subject(s) - fusarium , inoculation , biology , germination , fungicide , stem rot , horticulture , botany , agronomy
Fusarium moniliforme and F. roseum were isolated from the diseased seedpieces of sugarcane plants. Various methods were employed to inoculate canes with the different isolates, i.e., seedpiece-dipping, addition of inoculum to the substrate, and stem-puncture. F. moniliforme reduced germination of variety P.O.J. 2878 as much as 40 percent when seedpiece-dipping and substrate infection methods were used. Inoculation with F. roseum had little effect. Sugarcane varieties P.O.J. 2878, P.R. 1117, P.R, 980, P.R. 1059, P.R. 1085 and N: Co. 310 proved susceptible in varying degrees when inoculated with F. moniliforme by the stem-puncture method. Among the chemicals tested, Benlate, a systemic fungicide, seemed to be most promising for protecting sugarcane seedpieces against Fusarium rot.