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Comparison of Inoculation Methods for Screening Tomato, Pepper, and Aubergine Plants Inoculated with Neoscytalidium Novaehollandiae

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Neoscytalidium novaehollandiae is a highly destructive fungus that causes serious yield losses in economically important crop plants. A reliable and rapid inoculation method for Neoscytalidium novaehollandiae was evaluated in eggplant, tomato and pepper seedlings under greenhouse conditions. Three different inoculation methods namely, cut-stem, spray, and injection were evaluated on tomato, pepper, and aubergine seedlings. The results showed that the cut-stem and injection methods were effective on tomato, pepper, and aubergine plants while the spray inoculation method was not found effective. Especially, the cut-stem inoculation method appears to be the most appropriate method for pathogenicity and screening of seedlings for N. novaehollandiae pathogenicity.

Source: Black Sea Journal of Agriculture

DOI: 10.47115/bsagriculture.1649429

Authors: Hümeyra Ayvacı, Fatih Durmuş, Mehmet Güldür, Murat Dikilitas

Institution: Harran University

Language: English

Topic: Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases

Subfield: Cell Biology

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Zero hunger

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: Harran Üniversitesi