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Physalospora vaccinii Endophyte, commensal, inquiline, or incidental pathogen?
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Physalospora vacciniiEndophyte, commensal, inquiline, or incidental pathogen?
OUDEMANS, P.V., C. Constantelos, F.V. Caruso, and P.S. McManus
1Rutgers University, Chatsworth, NJ, U.S.A., 2Retired; 3University of Wisconsin
Inquilinism is the use of a second species as a platform or cavity for the living circumstance of the beneficiary species.
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Comparison Spore Release in Massachusetts and New Jersey 2009
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Incidental pathogen is an organism with the propensity to be a pathogen under certain climatic or growing conditions.
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Results taken in June (left) and October (right) 2009 showing the effect of fungicide treatments on appressorium counts from different treatments. There appears to be no effect of fungicide use for fruit rot on the appressoria infection rate
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Results taken in June and October 2009 showing the effect of variety on appressorium counts from Bog 3 NJ. There appears to be a small effect of variety on the appressoria infection rate
Effect of Cultivar on Appressorium Counts - NJ
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Results taken in June (left) and November (right) 2009 showing the effect of variety on appressorium counts from State Bog, UMass. There appears to be no effect of variety on the appressoria infection rate. However, the November sample is more in line with the NJ data
Effect of Cultivar on Appressorium Counts - MA
Conclusions
• P. vaccinii exhibits a 2-yr life cycle.
• The fungus is widespread
• Leaf infection is essential for survival
• Fruit infection seems incidental