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Effects of light quality on conidiophore formation of the melon powdery mildew pathogen Podosphaera xanthii

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The lengths of conidiophores in fungal colonies of the melon powdery mildew pathogen Podosphaera xanthii Pollacci KMP-6 N cultured under greenhouse (natural) conditions differed markedly from those cultured in a growth chamber. We hypothesized that light wavelength was responsible for the differences in conidiophore length. In this study, we examined the effects of light-emitting diode (LED) irradiation (purple, blue, green, orange, and red light) and white light on colony development and conidiophore formation in KMP-6 N using a stereomicroscope and a high-fidelity digital microscope. Colonies on leaves were flat under greenhouse conditions and under red LED light irradiation but were stacked under growth chamber conditions and under purple, blue, green, and orange LED light irradiation. In addition, KMP-6 N formed catenated conidia comprising six conidia per conidiophore under greenhouse conditions and red light but more than seven conidia per conidiophore under growth chamber conditions and purple, blue, green, and orange light. Furthermore, almost none of the conidia on top of the conidiophores grown under blue light were fully constricted. Therefore, these fungi could not scatter their conidia and spread infection. This is the first report of the effects of LED lights on conidiophore formation in the melon powdery mildew fungus P. xanthii. The results provide insight into the mechanisms underlying the responses of conidiophores to light of specific wavelengths and conidial scatter from conidiophores of melon powdery mildew fungi.

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This work was partly supported by a Grant for Scientific Research from Faculty of Agriculture, Kindai University. In addition, the English in this document has been checked by at least two professional editors, both native speakers of English.

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  1. Department of Chemical Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Japan Women’s University, Tokyo, 112-8681, Japan

    Tomoko Suzuki

  2. Laboratory of Phytoprotection, Science & Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Kindai University, Nara, 631-8505, Japan

    Shougo Nishimura, Kazuhiro Yagi, Ryousuke Nakamura, Yoshinori Matsuda & Teruo Nonomura

  3. Plant Center, Institute of Advanced Technology, Kindai University, Wakayama, 644-0025, Japan

    Yoshihiro Takikawa

  4. Pharmaceutical Research & Technology Institute, Kindai University, Osaka, 577-8502, Japan

    Koji Kakutani

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Suzuki, T., Nishimura, S., Yagi, K. et al. Effects of light quality on conidiophore formation of the melon powdery mildew pathogen Podosphaera xanthii. Phytoparasitica 46, 31–43 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12600-017-0631-9

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Keywords

  • Catenated conidia
  • Electrostatic spore collection probe
  • Electrostatic insulator plate
  • LED lights
  • Constriction