Effect of tissue wounding and time of soil inoculation on pepper root rot development

Effects of Inoculum Density and Wounding on Stem Infection of Three Eastern US Forest Species by Phytophthora ramorum

“…The effect of injury of trees was also noted for P. cactorum and P. citrophthora on peach trees by Thomidis (2003). Root trimming enhanced infection of pepper roots by P. capsici (Adorada et al 2000;Alao et al 2012). Wound repair was also observed to occur, in that plants on which wounds were aged prior to inoculation showed less disease from P. capsici compared with freshly wound-inoculated plants (Adorada et al 2000).…”

“…; Alao et al. ). Wound repair was also observed to occur, in that plants on which wounds were aged prior to inoculation showed less disease from P. capsici compared with freshly wound‐inoculated plants (Adorada et al.…”

“…; Thomidis ; Granke and Hausbeck ; Alao et al. ). However, the role of wounding in infection of host species by P. ramorum has not been investigated.…”

“…Three species that play important roles in Eastern US forest ecosystems include Quercus rubra (northern red oak), Quercus prinus (chestnut oak), and Acer rubrum (red maple; Burns and Honkala 1990). These species were chosen for these studies because all three have been found to be susceptible to P. ramorum in greenhouse studies (Tooley and Kyde 2007;Tooley and Browning 2009) and would likely have a large impact on epidemic severity should P. ramorum become established in the Eastern US It is known that wounding can increase susceptibility of certain host species to infection by Phytophthora species (Bostock and Doster 1985;O'Gara et al 1996;Adorada et al 2000;Thomidis 2003;Granke and Hausbeck 2010;Alao et al 2012). However, the role of wounding in infection of host species by P. ramorum has not been investigated.…”