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Resistance to Penicillium hirsutum Dierckx in garlic accessions

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Among the factors affecting the quality and yield of garlic production, blue mold caused by -- Penicillium spp. -- is responsible for economical losses in many countries. Allicin, present in garlic bulbs, has been suggested as having antifungal activity against some Penicillium species. This study was conducted to evaluate the response of garlic accessions against Penicillium hirsutum infection and to compare this response with bulb allicin content. Twelve garlic accessions were inoculated with P. hirsutum, and assayed in greenhouse and growth chamber experiments. Plant growth parameters and the fungal production of conidia were evaluated. Significant differences were found among the accessions. Accessions Castaño and Morado were most resistant whereas AR-I-125 and Fuego were always severely affected by the disease. A low correlation was found (r = 0.17) between allicin content and tolerance, indicating that allicin is not the main factor involved in the resistance against P. hirsutum.

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  1. Laboratorio de Biología Molecular – INTA. E.E.A. La Consulta, CONICET, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, C.C.7 Chacras de Coria, 5505, Mendoza, Argentina

    Pablo F. Cavagnaro & Ricardo W. Masuelli

  2. Laboratorio de Residuos Tóxicos, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina

    Alejandra Camargo

  3. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria – INTA. E.E.A. La Consulta, Mendoza, 5567, Argentina

    Ricardo J. Piccolo, Sandra García Lampasona & Jose L. Burba

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Cavagnaro, P.F., Camargo, A., Piccolo, R.J. et al. Resistance to Penicillium hirsutum Dierckx in garlic accessions. Eur J Plant Pathol 112, 195–199 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10658-005-1750-6

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