Abolghasem Hosseinzadeh, Mahdi Davari, Aziz Habibi-Yangjeh,
Volume 6, Issue 2 (9-2017)
Abstract
Hoseinzadeh A., Davari M. and Habibi-Yangjeh A. 2017. Applications of nanomaterials in the fungal plant diseases management. Plant Pathology Science 6(2):68-77.
The use of nanotechnology in plant disease management has been seriously considered by researchers in recent years. Some of these reteaches have shown the antifungal effects of nano zinc oxide on Botrytis cinerea and Penicillium expansum; nano copper oxide on Aspergillus flavus; silver nanocomposite compounds (SiO₂/Ag₂S) on Aspergillus niger; Fe₃O₄/ZnO/AgBr on Fusarium graminearum, F. oxysporum and Botrytis cinerea, and carbon nanomaterials on F. graminearum. Their antifungal mechanisms are including: degradation of lipid and protein, damage to cell membranes, water channels blocking by nanomaterials and loss of spore water and plasmolysis and the inhibition of growth or destruction of fungal hyphae and prevent the sporulation.
Azadeh Habibi, Fariba Ghaderi, Ziaeddin Banihashemi,
Volume 12, Issue 1 ((Autumn & Winter) 2023)
Abstract
Habibi A, Ghaderi F, Banihashemi Z (2023) Coevolution of Polystigma amygdalinum through a process of host tracking. Plant Pathology Science 12(1):36-45.
Introduction: The almond tree (Prunus dulcis) and its wild relative, the mountain almond tree (Amygdalus scoparia), grew up together in the province of Fars in Iran over decades. Red leaf blotch disease caused by Polystigma amygdalinum is one of the most important almond diseases in the world. This research was conducted with the aim of investigating the evolution of this pathogen on its wild and domestic hosts. Materials and Methods: Ascospores suspension of P. amygdalinum isolates obtained from almond in Fars province was inoculated to almond and mountain almond seedlings in a greenhouse. The progress of the disease in the diseased leaves of mountain almond compared to almond was investigated by sectioning with a freezing microtome from the spots created on the leaves. Results: Red leaf blotch spots appeared on the leaves of both types of almonds. Statistical analysis of test data showed that P. amygdalinum isolates from almond are able to cause disease in mountain almond with significantly lower severity, and longer incubation period. Conclusion: The results of this research show that P. amygdalinum, the cause of red leaf blotch disease, have coevolved on cultivated almond through a process of host tracking.
