Pathogenesis and Seedling Diseases LEARNING OBJECTIVES: The Disease Triangle Heterotrophy and Pathogenesis Saprotrophs, Necrotrophs, and Biotrophs Growth and Reproduction of Fungi in Plants Seedling Diseases Damping-off Fusarium root rot Top Blight Phytophthora root rot
PLANT DISEASE TRIANGLE ENVIRONMENT PATHOGEN HOST
FOMITOPSIS PINICOLA RED BELT CONK “BROWN CRUMBLY ROT” SAPROTROPHIC FUNGI
SYCAMORE ANTHRACNOSE NECROTROPHIC PATHOGENS
POWDERY MILDEW HYPHAE ASCOCARPS BIOTROPHIC PATHOGENS
Growth of Fungi in Plants HYPHAE
PATHOGENESIS TOXINSENZYMES GROWTH REGULATORS
RHYTISMA PUNCTATUM ACER MACROPHYLLUM
Cedar root rot Phytophthora lateralis
Asexual Reproduction of Fungi Oomycetes- Zoospores Ascomycetes - Conidiospores
SWISS NEEDLE CAST PHAEOCRYPTOPUS GAEUMANNII Sexual Reproduction of Fungi Ascospores
CROP ROTATION FUMIGATION
PRECISION SOWING
PLANT DISEASE TRIANGLE ENVIRONMENT PATHOGEN HOST
DAMPING OFF– PYTHIUM – a Watermold HOSTENVIRONMENT PATHOGEN
SPORANGIA Release Zoospores
SEXUAL OOSPORES
FUSARIUM ROOT ROT or 4 TH OF JULY DISEASE– FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM
HOSTENVIRONMENT PATHOGEN
TOP BLIGHT– PHOMA, FUSARIUM
HOSTENVIRONMENT PATHOGEN
WINTER INJURY--ABIOTIC
“STORAGE BLIGHT” -- ABIOTIC
PHYTOPHTHORA ROOT ROT IN DOUGLAS-FIR
SPORANGIA HOSTENVIRONMENT PATHOGEN
OOSPORE
DAMPING OFF– PYTHIUM HOSTENVIRONMENT PATHOGEN
SPORANGIA
FUSARIUM ROOT ROT or 4 TH OF JULY DISEASE– FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM