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Greenhouse and Field Evaluation of the Natural Saponin CAY-1 for Control of Several Strawberry Diseases

Year: 2009

Type: article

Abstract: The steroidal saponin from cayenne pepper, CAY-1, was tested as a potential fungicide in detached-leaf assays and field trials. Efficacy of CAY-1 against strawberry anthracnose was compared to the commercial fungicide azoxystrobin. Both fungicides prevented anthracnose leaf lesions when applied to the host 24 hours prior to inoculation with Colletotrichum fragariae, but neither prevented lesion development when applied 24 hours after inoculation. CAY-1 reduced the growth of several fungal pathogens in laboratory assays and prevented anthracnose development in detached-leaf assays, but it did not control foliar or fruit-rot diseases of strawberry in field trials.

Source: International Journal of Fruit Science

DOI: 10.1080/15538360903241153

Authors: Maritza Abril, Kenneth J. Curry, Barbara J. Smith, Anthony J. Delucca, Stephen Boue, David E. Wedge

Institutions: Louisiana State University, University of Southern Mississippi, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Southern Regional Research Center, University of Mississippi

Language: English

Topic: Fungal Plant Pathogen Control

Subfield: Plant Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Zero hunger

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W1982881146

FWCI: 0.814

Cites: 22

Cited by: 5

Related to: 10