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The influence of light and dark on attack of bean leaves by Alternaria zinniae

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Bean leaves inoculated with spores ofAlternaria zinniae showed small purplish brown lesions after incubation in light for 3 days. After incubation in darkness for 1–3 days necrotic spots were formed, the size of which increased with increasing length of the period of incubation in darkness. Application of culture filtrates ofA. zinniae to the leaves caused the same symptoms as did inoculation with spore suspensions.

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Bonebladeren, geïnoculeerd met sporen vanAlternaria zinniae, vertoonden na 3 dagen incubatie in het licht kleine paarsbruine lesies (Fig. 1A). Na incubatie gedurende 1 tot 3 dagen in het donker ontstonden necrotische vlekken (Fig. 1B), waarvan de grootte toenam met de lengte van de incubatieperiode in het donker (Tabel 1).

Toediening van cultuurfiltraten vanA. zinniae aan de bladeren veroorzaakte dezelfde symptomen als inoculatie met sporensuspensies.

De grotere vatbaarheid van bonebladeren voor deze schimmel in het donker is waarschijnlijk te wijten aan een verhoogde gevoeligheid voor een toxische stof, mogelijk zinniol, gevormd doorA. zinniae.

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Van Den Heuvel, J. The influence of light and dark on attack of bean leaves by Alternaria zinniae. Netherlands Journal of Plant Pathology 76, 192–195 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01974330

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