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Epidemiology and management of brown rot on stone fruit caused by Monilinia laxa

Rungjindamai, Nattawut, Jeffries, Peter, Xu, Xiang-Ming (2014) Epidemiology and management of brown rot on stone fruit caused by Monilinia laxa. European Journal of Plant Pathology, 140 (1). pp. 1-17. ISSN 0929-1873. E-ISSN 1573-8469. (doi:10.1007/s10658-014-0452-3) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:42346)

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Abstract

Stone fruit is attacked by various pathogens, of which brown rot disease is one of the important diseases. There are three Monilinia species mainly responsible for the brown rot disease: Monilinia fructicola is mainly found in North America and Australasia, and M. laxa and M. fructigena mainly in Europe. Both M. fructicola and M. laxa can infect flowers, resulting in blossom blight, as well as both healthy and wounded fruit, resulting in brown rot. On the other hand, M. fructigena can only infect wounded fruit. Compared to the two other species, M. fructicola has been extensively studied, whereas the equally important M. laxa has had less attention. This paper addresses this imbalance and reviews research on the biology, epidemiology and management of M. laxa on stone fruits. Due to EU regulations, the number of fungicides available for controlling plant diseases has been steadily decreasing, particularly in the post-harvest environment. This has placed much more emphasis on alternative control methods, a focus of the present review. Numerous physical and biological approaches to control have achieved successful outcomes but often in small-scale trials and in isolation from integrated strategies. Promising physical control methods include removal of mummified fruit in orchards and post-harvest hot-water treatment. Many micro-organisms have been shown to have biocontrol potential against brown rot but only a few have been commercially formulated. It is generally agreed that the use of biocontrol agents needs to be integrated with other measures. Current research focuses on disease management from flowering to post-harvest period. Recent results have suggested that reducing overwintering inoculum should be considered as one of key aspects of integrated management of brown rot on stone fruit. Finally, we make recommendations about future research and development on integrated pest management strategies for control of M. laxa, especially on strategic deployment of biocontrol agents and interactions among brown rot pathogens.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1007/s10658-014-0452-3
Subjects: Q Science
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Natural Sciences > Biosciences
Depositing User: Susan Davies
Date Deposited: 15 Aug 2014 15:35 UTC
Last Modified: 05 Nov 2024 10:26 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/42346 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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Jeffries, Peter.

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