<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The study involved seedlings of <italic>Cichorium intybus</italic> var. <italic>sativum</italic> cv. ‘Polanowicka’ and fungi (<italic>Alternaria alternata, Botrytis cinerea, Fusarium culmorum, Fusarium oxysporum, Pythium irregulare, Rhizoctonia solani</italic> and <italic>Sclerotinia sclerotiorum</italic>) colonizing the soil environment in the field cultivation of that plant. Pathogenicity tests carried out in a phytotron showed that pre-emergence damping-off of chicory seeds, and thus no germination, was caused mainly by <italic>S. sclerotiorum, P. irregulare</italic> and <italic>A. alternata.</italic> The most harmful for the seedlings of root chicory proved to be <italic>P. irregulare, A. alternata, R. solani</italic> and <italic>F. oxysporum</italic>, while the least harmful were <italic>B. cinerea</italic> and <italic>F. culmorum.</italic> The growth of the affected plants was arrested and well-defined necrotic lesions appeared on their roots.</p></abstract>

The study involved seedlings of Cichorium intybus var. sativum cv. ‘Polanowicka’ and fungi (Alternaria alternata, Botrytis cinerea, Fusarium culmorum, Fusarium oxysporum, Pythium irregulare, Rhizoctonia solani and Sclerotinia sclerotiorum) colonizing the soil environment in the field cultivation of that plant. Pathogenicity tests carried out in a phytotron showed that pre-emergence damping-off of chicory seeds, and thus no germination, was caused mainly by S. sclerotiorum, P. irregulare and A. alternata. The most harmful for the seedlings of root chicory proved to be P. irregulare, A. alternata, R. solani and F. oxysporum, while the least harmful were B. cinerea and F. culmorum. The growth of the affected plants was arrested and well-defined necrotic lesions appeared on their roots.

Pathogenicity of Selected Soil-Borne Fungi for Seedlings of Root Chicory (<italic>Cichorium intybus</italic> L. var. <italic>sativum</italic> Bisch.)

Department of Plant Pathology, University of Life Sciences, Leszczyńskiego 7, 20-069 Lublin, Poland

Journal of Fruit and Ornamental Plant Research

Pathogenicity of Selected Soil-Borne Fungi for Seedlings of Root Chicory ( L. var.  Bisch.)

The study involved seedlings of Cichorium intybus var. sativum cv. ‘Polanowicka’ and fungi (Alternaria alternata, Botrytis cinerea, Fusarium culmorum, Fusarium...

Pathogenicity of Selected Soil-Borne Fungi for Seedlings of Root Chicory (Cichorium intybus L. var. sativum Bisch.)

Published Online: Jan 05, 2009

Page range: 81 - 92

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10032-008-0023-2

Keywords
chicory, soil-borne fungi, pathogenicity, infection index

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