A COMPARISON OF SAMPLING METHODS FOR SURVEYING ALFALFA FOLIAGE DISEASES

1977 ◽  
Vol 57 (4) ◽  
pp. 1091-1097 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. K. BASU ◽  
C. S. LIN ◽  
M. R. BINNS

Two surveys of eastern Ontario alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) fields were conducted in 1973 and 1974 to study the effects of the size of sampling area, the pattern of sampling paths, and the spread among sampling sites in relation to the incidence of common leaf spot (Pseudopeziza medicaginis (Lib.) Sacc.), Stemphylium leaf spot (Stemphylium botryosum Wallr.), and downy mildew (Peronospora trifoliorum de Bary). Results of the 1973 survey of 17 fields by three methods indicated that sampling along a 90-m diagonal of a square area of size 4,047 m2 (1 acre) within a quadrant of a field was adequate when disease incidence was either below 20 or above 80%; however, when disease incidence was intermediate (20–80%), sampling along a W-shaped path covering the entire field was more appropriate. Results of the 1974 survey of 60 fields suggested that the total number of sampling sites per field could be reduced from 40 to 15 without reducing precision, provided they were well distributed throughout the field.

2004 ◽  
Vol 84 (1) ◽  
pp. 311-317 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Wang ◽  
S. F. Hwang ◽  
K. F. Chang ◽  
B. D. Gossen ◽  
G. D. Turnbull ◽  
...  

The disease reaction of alfalfa (Medicago sativa) cultivars to spring black stem was evaluated in field trials and greenhouse experiments. In field trials, differences in cultivar reaction to leaf spot (predominantly spring black stem) were observed in 9 of 16 station years. The reaction of certain cultivars was consistent across most trials, but other cultivars were quite variable. Under controlled conditions, one isolate each of Phoma sclerotioides and P. exigua produced symptoms on alfalfa leaves that were similar to those caused by P. medicaginis. These results indicate that P. medicaginis is not the only pathogen responsible for symptoms of spring black stem on alfalfa in the prairie region. In a detached-leaf study, one isolate each of P. medicaginis, P. sclerotioides and P. exigua produced leaf lesions on all 18 alfalfa cultivars assessed. Disease incidence in Absolute, Algonquin, Pickseed 3006 and Anik (M. sativa subsp. falcata) was lower than in 630 and AC Blue J. Inoculation of eight selected cultivars using a range of spore concentrations under controlled conditions showed a similar pattern; all three isolates produced leaf lesions on all eight cultivars. Ino culation with conidial suspensions of P. medicaginis resulted in a lower disease incidence on Absolute than on Beaver. Key words: Medicago sativa, Medicago sativa subsp. falcata, Phoma medicaginis, P. sclerotioides, P. exigua, detached leaves.


2018 ◽  
Vol 69 (9) ◽  
pp. 933 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ping Gao ◽  
Yingde Li ◽  
Yane Guo ◽  
Tingyu Duan

Spring black stem and leaf spot of lucerne (alfalfa, Medicago sativa L.), caused by Phoma medicaginis, is an important disease in temperate regions of the world. It is now a serious disease threatening global lucerne production. This experiment was designed to test the combined effects of the arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungus Funneliformis mosseae and the rhizobium Sinorhizobium medicae on growth, nutrient uptake and disease severity in lucerne. The results showed that F. mosseae increased plant phosphorus and nitrogen uptake and plant dry weight, and this beneficial effect was enhanced when in association with S. medicae. Rhizobial and AM fungal effects were mutually promoting; inoculation with AM fungus significantly increased the formation of root nodules, and inoculation with rhizobium increased the percentage of root length colonised by AM fungus (P < 0.05). After infection with P. medicaginis, typical leaf spot symptoms with the lowest disease incidence and disease index occurred on plants that were host to both F. mosseae and S. medicae. Plants with both symbiotic microorganisms had higher activities (concentrations) of phenylalanine ammonia-lyase, chitinase, β-1,3-glucanase, lignin, hydroxyproline-rich glycoprotein and jasmonic acid. Therefore, the tested AM fungus (F. mosseae) and rhizobium (S. medicae) have the potential to reduce damage and yield loss in lucerne from spring black stem and leaf spot caused by P. medicaginis.


Plant Disease ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 85 (11) ◽  
pp. 1209-1209 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. L. Everts ◽  
D. K. Armentrout

In October 2000, leaf spot symptoms were observed on spinach (Spinacia oleracea L. ‘Seven R’) at the University of Maryland Lower Eastern Shore Research and Education Center in Salisbury. In April 2001, a similar leaf spot disease was observed in two commercial spinach fields (cv. Vancouver) in Dorchester County, MD, and Sussex County, DE. Symptomatic plants occurred in foci, and overall disease incidence in the research and commercial fields was <10% of plants with lesions. However, low disease incidence may reduce the value of a spinach crop by requiring additional hand-sorting (fresh market) or lowering the grade (processing). Leaf spot lesions were small (0.2 to 0.7 cm), circular, tan, and papery and lacked visual signs of fungal infestation. Lesions resembled a new leaf spot of spinach reported in California (1) caused by Stemphylium botryosum Wallr. Plating surface-disinfested lesion margins on 0.25-strength potato dextrose agar consistently yielded S. botryosum. Single conidial cultures of three isolates were grown on V8 agar in a growth chamber with a 12 h light/dark regime at 21°C and were used for the pathogenicity test. Conidia were collected from 7-day-old colonies to test pathogenicity. Conidia were suspended in distilled water (1.1 × 105 conidia per milliliter), and sprayed on 4-week-old spinach plants (with four to six true leaves) of cvs. Seven R, Vancouver, and Melody. Noninoculated control plants were sprayed with deionized water. Plants were incubated for 72 h in a dew chamber (18°C, 9 to 15 h light/dark regime where dew formed during the dark periods) and then placed on a greenhouse bench (23°C) for 2 weeks. Plants that had been inoculated with any of the three isolates developed the aforementioned leaf spot lesions after 4 days in the greenhouse. Plants sprayed with deionized water were symptomless. One week after inoculation, more lesions were observed on ‘Seven R’ and ‘Vancouver’ than on ‘Melody’ (41, 39, and 1 lesion per plant, respectively; P< 0.0030), and the lesions were 1.5, 1.2, and 0.5 mm in diameter, respectively (P< 0.0001). S. botryosum was consistently reisolated from leaf spot lesions. The pathogenicity test was repeated with similar results. Isolates grown on V8 agar and incubated for ≈10 days produced conidia with mean dimensions of 31 × 19 μm. To our knowledge, this is the first report of leaf spot of spinach caused by S. botryosum in Maryland and Delaware. Reference: (1) S. T. Koike et al. Plant Dis. 85:126, 2001.


Plant Disease ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 94 (11) ◽  
pp. 1377-1377 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. D. Reed ◽  
J. E. Woodward ◽  
K. L. Ong ◽  
M. C. Black ◽  
L. A. Stein

During the 2009 to 2010 growing season, symptoms of an unknown leaf spot were observed on spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) in production fields in southwest Texas. Approximately 500 ha were affected, especially cvs. Rakaia and Viceroy. Disease incidence was 30 and 2% for Rakaia and Viceroy, respectively. Diseased plants exhibited small (1 to 3 mm in diameter), tan, necrotic lesions with a circular to oval shape and were void of any signs of a pathogen. Symptomatic leaves were surface sterilized in 1.5% NaOCl for 1 min, rinsed with sterile water, and air dried. Leaf sections (~1 cm2) were cut and placed on acidified potato dextrose agar (APDA), or APDA supplemented with streptomycin (SAPDA). Fungal mycelia growing from the edges of infected leaf sections were transferred to PDA and incubated at 25°C with a 12-h/12-h light/dark cycle. After 14 days of incubation, dark brown mycelia giving rise to unbranched conidiophores bearing brown, deeply septate, ovoid conidia were observed. Conidia measured 16.8 to 27.3 × 13.1 to 19.6 μm. On the basis of these morphological characteristics, the fungus was identified as Stemphylium botryosum (3). Cultures were transferred to clarified V8 juice agar to obtain inoculum for pathogenicity tests. Eight-week-old plants (n = 20) of spinach cvs. Hybrid 310, Wintergreen, Ashley, and Rakaia were sprayed until runoff with a suspension containing 0.001% Tween 80 and 1 × 104 conidia/ml. Noninoculated plants served as a control treatment. Plants were placed in a growth chamber and incubated in the dark at 25°C and 95% relative humidity. Following 36 h of incubation, plants were transferred to a plastic enclosure and maintained at 23 ± 4°C. After 7 to 10 days, tan, oval-shaped lesions were observed on all inoculated spinach plants. All control plants, with the exception of Rakaia, failed to develop symptoms. Isolates of S. botryosum were recovered on SAPDA from symptomatic leaves, confirming Koch's postulates. Previous reports have shown that S. botryosum can be transmitted from infected seed (1), thus, additional plants of each cultivar (n = 36) were grown in the greenhouse to determine the potential for seedborne contamination. After 8 weeks, leaf spot symptoms identical to those observed on the original plants developed on 75% of the Rakaia plants, while symptom development on the other cultivars was negligible. Isolates of S. botryosum were only recovered from symptomatic Rakaia leaves. Similar field observations were made during the 2001 to 2002 growing season; however, attempts to isolate S. botryosum in that season were unsuccessful. Recent outbreaks of Stemphylium leaf spot have been reported in Arizona (4), California (3), Delaware and Maryland (2), and Washington (1). To our knowledge, this is the first report of S. botryosum on spinach in Texas. While the origin of inoculum causing the disease in Texas is unknown, S. botryosum may have been seedborne (2). The implementation within the past few years of very high density plantings of spinach (1.9 to 3.7 million seeds/ha) may lead to an increase in incidence and severity of this disease in Texas. References: (1) L. J. du Toit and M. L. Derie. Plant Dis. 85:920, 2001. (2) K. L. Everts and D. K. Armentrout. Plant Dis. 85:1209, 2001. (3) S. T. Koike et al. Plant Dis. 85:126, 2001. (4) S. T. Koike et al. Plant Dis. 89:1359, 2005.


1979 ◽  
Vol 59 (1) ◽  
pp. 121-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. S. LIN ◽  
G. POUSHINSKY ◽  
M. MAUER

Two fields with random disease distribution and eight fields with clustered disease distribution were simulated at each of five disease incidence levels (10, 20, 30, 40 and 50% infected plants). Five sampling methods differing with respect to field area covered (whole field vs. demarcated area of 1/8 of the field), and shape of path (X, W, and diagonal) were applied to these fields. Each path was considered to have four arms and two sampling sizes were used, 3 sites and 10 sites per arm. The variation within field showed that arm effects were significant for clustered disease distribution with 10-site sampling. Increasing sample size within arms decreased the coefficient of variation percentage and increased the precision of estimates for random disease distribution, but no similar improvement was observed for clustered disease distribution. The precision was of the same magnitude for all methods under the random disease conditions; however, it differed considerably for clustered distributions: in general the magnitude of variability for an X- or W-shaped path covering the entire field was about one-half of that for a diagonal path and about one-quarter of that for the methods covering only a portion of the field.


Author(s):  
Francisco Gavi Reyes ◽  
César Botello-Aguillón ◽  
Leonardo Tijerina-Chávez ◽  
Arturo Galvis-Spíndola ◽  
Rodrigo Roblero-Hidalgo

E Objetivo: Desarrollar un procedimiento para estimar biomasa con imágenes digitales captadas desde un dron y modelación 3D (ID-Dron-3D) aplicable en alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) y avena forrajera (Avena sativa L.). Diseño/metodología/aproximación: Con una cámara digital acoplada al dron se obtuvieron imágenes antes de la cosecha de los cultivos, que fueron procesadas con software para luego estimar volumen de biomasa. En cada cultivo se midió altura de la planta y área cosechada, volumen aparente y real de biomasa, y peso de biomasa fresca y seca. Resultados: Con base en el análisis de regresión se obtuvieron modelos lineales a una p<0.05 para predecir: biomasa fresca en avena (R2=0.70) y alfalfa (R2 =0.47); y biomasa seca en avena (R2=0.78) y en alfalfa (R2=0.31) mediante ID-Dron-3D. Limitaciones del estudio/implicaciones: Considerando las R2 de los modelos obtenidos, los resultados en la avena forrajera fueron mejores, respecto a los detectados en alfalfa, lo cual se puede deber a la mayor variabilidad de la cobertura vegetal, ya que, en algunas unidades de muestreo, las plantas de alfalfa no cubrían completamente el suelo. Hallazgos/conclusiones: El rendimiento de biomasa fresca y seca de ambos cultivos se correlacionó significativamente con su respectivo volumen aparente estimado con imágenes digitales tomadas desde un dron y su procesamiento 3D (ID-Dron-3D).


Author(s):  
CC. Castillo-Águilar

Se comparó el uso de diferentes dietas con base en heno de alfalfa cultivada (Medicago sativa L.) en Campeche y su relación con un concentrado comercial y pasto Taiwán (Pennisetum purpureum), T1=concentrado comercial, T2=T1+heno de alfalfa, T3=T1+pasto Taiwán, T4=heno de alfalfa. Se evaluó el comportamiento productivo y metabólico de corderos en sistema intensivo utilizando 20 corderos machos con encaste de Pelibuey, Dorper y Black Belly de 12.5±1 kg de peso vivo (PV). Se midió el consumo de materia seca total (CMS), la ganancia diaria de peso (GDP), la conversión alimenticia (CA), y la digestibilidad in situ de la materia seca (DISMS). También fueron evaluados el pH, nitrógeno amoniacal (NH3) y la concentración de ácidos grasos volátiles (AGV) en líquido ruminal. La mejor GDP en gramos por día, de 234 g (p?0.05) se obtuvo en el T2; en contraste, el T3 mostró la menor GDP. La dieta que incluyó la mezcla de heno de alfalfa y concentrado mejoró significativamente las condiciones de las variables pH, NH3 y AGV (p?0.05).


Author(s):  
Galina Stepanova

The article describes the main morphological and biological features of alfalfa varieties included in the State register of breeding achievements approved for use in the Central Chernozem zone of Russia. A total of 32 alfalfa varieties are included in the State register. This is 9 varieties of blue alfalfa (Medicago sativa L. subsp. Sativa) of domestic selection and 8 foreign, 11 varieties of variable alfalfa (Medicago sativa L. nothosubsp. varia (Martyn) Arcang.) domestic selection and 1 variety of foreign and 3 varieties of yellow alfalfa (Medicago sativa L. subsp. falcata (L.) Arcang.). It shows the average and maximum yield of varieties determined in the process of state variety testing, as well as independent evaluation in research institutions in the region. Varieties of blue alfalfa of domestic selection Kevsala, Elena, Satellite, Vavilovskaya Yubileynaya were the most productive. The average yield of dry matter of these varieties reaches 8.4–9.2 t/ha, the maximum — 15.3–17.7 t/ha. Alfalfa varieties Timbale and Galaxy were the most productive among foreign varieties: the average yield of dry matter was 8.1 and 8.3 t/ha, the maximum – 15.5 and 17.2 t/ha. Varieties of alfalfa variable Vitalina and Vela provided an average yield of dry matter of 7.6 and 9.0 t/ha, the maximum yield reached 15.4 and 18.1 t/ha.


2008 ◽  
Vol 57 (1) ◽  
pp. 113-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Attila Palágyi ◽  
Hamuda Hosam E. A. F. Bayoumi ◽  
Nikoletta Tóth ◽  
Mihály Kecskés

A szennyvíziszappal kezelt talajok minőségének meghatározásához elengedhetetlen a biológiai mutatók jellemzése. Jelen tanulmány célja az volt, hogy modellkísérlet segítségével megvizsgáljuk a talajokhoz (barna erdőtalaj és réti csernozjom) különböző arányban (0, 20, 40, 60 és 100% iszap:talaj) hozzáadott szennyvíziszap hatását a talaj pH-értékére, nedvességtartalmára és légzésére, valamint termőképességére (növényi szárazanyag-tartalom), enzimatikus tulajdonságaira és az ott élő mikrobiális közösségekre.Modellkísérletben, eltérő arányú iszap/talaj keveréken termesztettünk lucernát 63 napon keresztül. Mértük a relatív növényi szárazanyag-tartalmat, valamint a talaj pH-értékének és nedvességtartalmának a változását. Megvizsgáltuk továbbá a rizoszféra mikrobiális összetételét (aerob heterotróf baktériumok, aerob heterotróf spórások, cellulózbontók és foszfátoldók, fuorescens Pseudomonas ok, Sinorhizo-biummeliloti , aktinomicéták, fonalas gombák, valamint élesztők csíraszámát) és a különböző enzimek (FDA, dehidrogenáz, kataláz, ureáz, proteáz, foszfatáz, β-glükozidáz és aril-szulfatáz) aktivitását. Ugyancsak meghatároztuk a kibocsátott CO 2 alapján a talajlégzés mértékét.Eredményeink azt mutatják, hogy a szennyvíziszap hozzáadásával a talaj hosszabb ideig megőrizte nedvességtartalmát, mint a kontroll (100% talaj/0% iszap), valamint emelkedett a talaj pH-értéke is. A növények egészséges fejlődésén és növekedésén kívül, a legnagyobb növényi szárazanyag-tömeget is a nagy szennyvíziszap tartalmú minták (60–100% iszap) esetében mértük. A minták szennyvíziszap- koncentrációjának emelésével jelentősen nőtt a tenyészthető mikrobiális populációk sűrűsége is a lucerna rizoszférájában.A leggyakrabban előforduló baktériumok a következő genus okhoz tartoztak: Acinetobacter, Azotobacter, Bacillus, Brevundimonas, Cellulomonas, Chromo-bacterium, Corynebacterium, Enterobacter, Escherichia, Flavobacterium, Klebsiella, Micrococcus, Proteus, Pseudomonas, Sinorhizobium, Serratia, Stenotrophomonas, Streptococcus, Streptomyces és Zooglea . A legmagasabb fonalasgomba-populációkat a barna erdőtalajban mértük, mindkét (hódmezővásárhelyi és nyíregyházi) szennyvíziszap jelenlétében. A leggyakoribb izolátumok az Altenaria, Aspergillus, Cephalosporium, Cladosporium, Fusarium, Geotrichum, Mucor, Penicillium, Rhizopusés _s


2012 ◽  
Vol 61 (2) ◽  
pp. 345-362
Author(s):  
Imre Kádár ◽  
Márk Rékási

Karbonátos Duna–Tisza közi homoktalajon vizsgáltuk a 0, 30, 90 és 270 kg·ha-1 mikroelem-terhelés hatását a lucernára a 2004 és 2008 közötti időszakban. A mikroelemek sóit egy ízben, a kísérlet indulásakor, 1995 tavaszán szórtuk ki Cr2(SO4)3, K2Cr2O7, CuSO4, Pb(NO3)2, Na2SeO3 és ZnSO4 formájában. A 6 elem×4 terhelési szint = 24 kezelés×3 ismétlés = 72 parcellát jelentett, 7×5 = 35 m2-es parcellákkal. A termőhely a homoktalajokra jellemzően rossz vízgazdálkodású, aszályérzékeny és az NPK főbb tápelemekkel gyengén ellátott. A szántott réteg 0,7–1,0% humuszt, 2–3% CaCO3-ot tartalmaz, a talajvíz 5–10 m mélyen található. Alaptrágyaként 100– 100–100 kg·ha-1 N, P2O5 és K2O hatóanyagot alkalmazunk évente az egész kísérletben. A lucerna telepítése előtt 2003 őszén 400 kg·ha-1 P2O5- és 600 kg·ha-1 K2O-adaggal előretrágyázást végeztünk. A N-trágyát továbbra is évente adagoltuk megosztva (ősszel és tavasszal fele-fele arányban). A főbb eredmények: – A talaj kielégítő NPK kínálata és a kedvező csapadékviszonyok hozzájárultak ahhoz, hogy a lucerna 5 éven át kielégítően fejlődött és összesen 45 t·ha-1 légszáraz szénatermést adott. A legkisebb hozamot (5,5 t·ha-1) az 1. év adta, a legnagyobb hozamokat (11, illetve 10 t·ha-1 ) a 2. és 3. évben kaptuk A kísérlet 10–14. éveiben a Cr(III)- és a Cr(VI)-szennyezés érdemi dúsulást nem okozott a lucerna hajtásában. A kontrolltalajon mért 0,1–0,5 mg·kg-1 Cr-koncentráció 1–2 mg·kg-1 értékre emelkedett átlagosan a szennyezett kezelésekben. Az elöregedő lucernában az évekkel a Cr-tartalom mérséklődött. A Cr(III) ion alapvetően megkötődött a feltalajban, míg a Cr(VI) ion döntően a 2–3 m-es talajmélységbe mosódott. – Az ólom és a réz a szántott rétegben maradt. A kontrolltalajon mért 0,2–0,4 mg·kg-1 Pb-koncentráció 0,5–1,4 mg·kg-1-ra emelkedett a szénában, szennyezett talajon, az évek átlagában. A réz 5–7-ről 9–10 mg·kg-1-ra nőtt a maximális Cu-terheléssel, az évek átlagait tekintve. A szelén extrém módon, átlagosan 3 nagyságrenddel dúsult a szénában. A kontrolltalajon az 1 mg·kg-1 méréshatár alatt maradt, míg a maximális terheléssel 200–400 mg·kg-1 értékre ugrott. A széna takarmányozási célra alkalmatlanná vált. Kevésbé szennyezett talajon a lucerna fitoremediációs célokra alkalmas lehet. Az 5 év alatt a 45,5 t·ha-1 szénatermésbe erősen szennyezett kezelésben 6–12 kg·ha-1 Se akkumulálódott. A 10–15 évvel korábban adott Na-szelenit alapvetően Ca-szelenáttá alakulhatott ezen a karbonátos, jól szellőzött talajon és 4 m mélységig kimosódott. A cink mérsékelt mobilitást mutatott. A kontroll-talajon mért 18–21 mg·kg-1 Zn-tartalom a 270 kg·ha-1 Zn-adaggal 25–31 mg·kg-1-ra emelkedett az évek átlagában. A Zn-terhelés tulajdonképpen a lucerna rejtett Zn-hiányát szüntette meg. – Az 5 év alatt a lucerna számításaink szerint 1580 kg N, 1177 kg Ca, 744 kg K (893 kg K2O), 145 kg Mg, 140 kg S, 133 kg P (305 kg P2O5); 0,1–12,6 kg Se; 2–3 kg Na; 0,8–1,3 kg Zn; 278–427 g Cu; 14–39 g Cr és 15–35 g Pb elemet épített be a 45 t föld feletti hajtásába. A felvett nitrogén több mint 2/3-a a levegőből származhatott. A talajkimerülés kérdése felmerül a tartós lucernatermesztés során. A K-hiányos termőhelyeken elsősorban a K, a kilúgzott talajokon a Ca pótlásáról gondoskodni szükséges a telepítés előtt. Hasonló viszonyokat feltételezve elvileg az Pb fitoremediációja 65 ezer, a Cr 50 ezer, a Cu 7560, a Zn 2885, a Se 105 ilyen „lucernaévet” igényelne. A lucerna tehát elvileg alkalmas lehet a szelénnel mérsékelten szennyezett talaj tisztítására. – Az 5 m mélységig végzett mintavételek adatai szerint 2006-ban (a kísérlet 12. éve után) a Cr(VI) kimosódási zónája meghaladta a 3 m, míg a Se kilúgzása a 4 m mélységet a 270 kg·ha-1 kezelésekben. A Cr(III), Pb, Zn és Cu elemeknél a vertikális elmozdulás nem volt igazolható. – Korábbi adatainkat és a lucerna élettani optimumait is figyelembe véve az 1 t tervezhető szénatermés úgynevezett fajlagos elemtartalmának irányszámait 35-7-25-30-5 = N-P2O5-K2O-CaO-MgO kg·t-1 értékben javasoljuk a hazai szaktanácsadás számára bevezetni.


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