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Effects of Co-Inoculation with Pratylenchus penetrans and Fusarium oxysporum on Growth and Yield of Potato Cultivar Red Norland

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Soil borne pathogens, Pratylenchus penetrans and Fusarium oxysporum were identified as common pathogens in potato fields showing poor plant growth in central Minnesota. A micro-plot study was conducted during 2016 and 2017 at the Sand Plain Research Farm, Becker, Minnesota to evaluate the effects of P. penetrans (200, 800 or 2000 nematodes per 5 kg soil) and F. oxysporum (5, 10 or 20 colonized barley seeds) on growth and yield of ‘Red Norland’ potato. Compared with the non-inoculated control, high pathogen level (2000 nematodes or 20 colonized barley seeds or both) significantly (P < 0.05) reduced plant growth parameters (height, root weight, and stem weight) and yield. At the high rate, yield reduction was 29 to 34%, 22 to 35%, and 43 to 44% due to P. penetrans, F. oxysporum, and both pathogens, respectively. This study demonstrates the potential damage by both pathogens that warrants management of these pathogens to limit the damage and increase potato production.

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Los patógenos del suelo Pratylenchus penetrans y Fusarium oxysporum se identificaron como patógenos comunes en campos de papa mostrando poco crecimiento de la planta en el centro de Minnesota. Se condujo un estudio de microlotes durante 2016 y 2017 en Sand Plain Research Farm, Becker, Minnesota, para evaluar los efectos de P. penetrans (200, 800 o 2000 nematodos por 5 kg suelo) y F. oxysporum (5, 10 or 20 semillas colonizadas de cebada) sobre el crecimiento y rendimiento de papa “Red Norland”. En comparación con el testigo no inoculado, el nivel alto del patógeno (2000 nematodos o 20 semillas colonizadas de cebada o ambos) redujeron significativamente (P < 0.05) los parámetros del crecimiento de las plantas (altura, peso de raíz, y peso del tallo) y el rendimiento. Al nivel alto, la reducción del rendimiento fue de 29 a 34%, 22 a 35%, y 43 a 44% debido a P. penetrans, F. oxysporum, y a ambos patógenos, respectivamente. Este studio demuestra el daño potencial por ambos patógenos que justifica el manejo de éstos para limitar el daño y aumentar la producción de papa.

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Acknowledgements

This research was supported by Minnesota Specialty Crop Block Grant Program.

The authors are thankful to Ron Faber, Addison Plaisance, Intiaz Chowdhury, Ashmit KC, Krishna Acharya, and Nasima Akhter for assisting in micro-plot establishment and planting. The authors would also like to thank Dean Peterson for providing seed potato tuber and Viviana Rivera-Varas for preparing fungal inoculum.

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    Arjun Upadhaya, Guiping Yan & Gary Secor

  2. Department of Plant Sciences, North Dakota State University/University of Minnesota, Fargo, ND, 58108, USA

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Upadhaya, A., Yan, G., Secor, G. et al. Effects of Co-Inoculation with Pratylenchus penetrans and Fusarium oxysporum on Growth and Yield of Potato Cultivar Red Norland. Am. J. Potato Res. 97, 246–255 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12230-020-09770-8

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