Naghme Save Shemshaki, Kasra Sharifi, Seyed Akbar Khodaparast, Leila Mamani, Sedigheh Mousanejad
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Abstract
Blossom blight is the most destructive strawberry disease worldwide. Minerals play a significant role in the control of plant diseases. The antimicrobial effects of salt solutions have been widely documented for the management of various plant diseases. This study aims to evaluate the impact of mineral compounds on strawberry blossom blight caused by Botrytis cinerea. Ten mineral compounds were used to evaluate the inhibition of mycelial growth, mycelium deformation, and conidia production of B. cinerea in vitro. Five mineral compounds, aluminum chloride, aluminum sulfate, sodium metabisulfite, borax, and potassium sulfate, were chosen based on in vitro results for further study. Linseed oil, castor oil, and three inert materials were used to formulate these minerals. The number of infected and healthy flowers was used to evaluate the efficacy of the mineral compound formulations in the control of strawberry blossom blight under greenhouse conditions. The observed efficacy was between 33%—51%. The most effective formulations of mineral compounds were aluminum chloride and aluminum sulfate formulated with castor oil by two and one parts per thousand, respectively. The results show that these two mineral compounds can be used as alternative to fungicides for the control of B. cinerea especially in organic production of strawberry.
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The European Journal of Plant Pathology is an international journal publishing original articles in English dealing with fundamental and applied aspects of plant pathology; considering disease in agricultural and horticultural crops, forestry, and in natural plant populations. The types of articles published are :Original Research at the molecular, physiological, whole-plant and population levels; Mini-reviews on topics which are timely and of global rather than national or regional significance; Short Communications for important research findings that can be presented in an abbreviated format; and Letters-to-the-Editor, where these raise issues related to articles previously published in the journal. Submissions relating to disease vector biology and integrated crop protection are welcome. However, routine screenings of plant protection products, varietal trials for disease resistance, and biological control agents are not published in the journal unless framed in the context of strategic approaches to disease management.