英文摘要 |
Rose blight in Taiwan was attributed to infections from Phytophthora nagaii and P. bishii. Symptoms of infected plants included leaf yellowing, wilting, basal stem browning, and even plant death. When cultured on agar media, P. nagaii grew optimally at 28-32°C within a range of 8-34°C, while P. bishii thrived at 28-32°C, within a 12-34°C range. Artificial inoculation tests on potted rose plants (cultivars ''Wannianhong'' and ''Puli Star'') revealed that these pathogens induced wilting and death at 24-34°C. Optimal temperatures for disease development were 28-32°C for P. nagaii and 32-34°C for P. bishii. Additional tests showed that rose seedlings exhibited no or only mild symptoms without waterlogging. However, waterlogging for more than 4 days led to disease occurrence, with severity increasing with prolonged waterlogging. Inoculation of P. nagaii and P. bishii on 2-6-month-old roses (cultivars ''Wannianhong'' and ''Puli Star'') resulted in disease symptom appearance 1 month later, with severity diminishing as plant age increased. Furthermore, inoculating 12-month-old ''Wannianhong'' plants resulted in symptoms appearing after 2.5-3 months. Field survey revealed that ''Wannianhong'' roses older than a year developed the disease in cool autumn (September-October), rather than in the hot, rainy summer (June-August). This may be linked to a delayed symptom onset following infection in mature plants. |