Abstract
Fungi belonging to five genera, Monosporascus sp., Pythium aphanidermatum, Rhizoctonia solani, Olpidium sp., Fusarium solani, and F. proliferatum, were the species most frequently isolated from the root systems of wilted melon. Diseased plants were collected from 24 fields in the northern and central Arava region of southern Israel during the fall seasons of 1994 and 1995. In pathogenicity tests conducted under field conditions, in artificially inoculated microplots, the first wilt symptoms were observed at various stages of fruit maturation. High mortality levels (73 to 97%) were recorded for inoculation combinations in which Monosporascus sp. was involved. Inoculations with the other fungi listed resulted in lower incidences of wilt. The combination of F. solani and P. aphanidermatum resulted in higher mortality than that caused by each pathogen alone. Monosporascus sp. seems to be the primary pathogen, although other fungi could also induce wilt. The dry weight of plants grown in naturally infested soil ceased to accumulate 33 days after transplanting, in contrast to plants grown in methyl bromide-treated soil. At this stage, the first wilt symptoms were observed. Fruit load affected wilt incidence. At the end of the growing season, 98% mortality was recorded for plants having the normal fruit load (2.5 fruits per plant) compared with 75 and 12% for plants that had their fruits thinned to one or zero per plant, respectively.
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Claims 10
Claim · model-written summary
Fungi from five genera, including Monosporascus sp., were the species most frequently isolated from the root systems of wilted melon.
- Taxon
- melon
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Cucumis meloe1 - Organ / stage
- root systemse1
- Interactor
- Monosporascus sp.Monosporascuse1pathogen
- Outcome
- most frequently isolatede1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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Verbatim
e1“Fungi belonging to five genera, Monosporascus sp., Pythium aphanidermatum, Rhizoctonia solani, Olpidium sp., Fusarium solani, and F. proliferatum, were the species most frequently isolated from the root systems of wilted melon”
Claim · model-written summary
Monosporascus sp. seems to be the primary pathogen of melon wilt.
- Taxon
- MelonsCucumis melot0
- Interactor
- Monosporascus sp.Monosporascuse2pathogen
- Outcome
- primary pathogene2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Sudden Wilt of Melons”
e2“Monosporascus sp. seems to be the primary pathogen, although other fungi could also induce wilt”
Claim · model-written summary
Inoculation combinations involving Monosporascus sp. caused high melon mortality of 73 to 97%.
- Taxon
- MelonsCucumis melot0
- Treatment
- inoculation combinations in which Monosporascus sp. was involvede3
- Interactor
- Monosporascus sp.Monosporascuse3pathogen
- Outcome
- mortalitye3
- Direction
- higherinferrede3
- Value
- 73 to 97%e3
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Sudden Wilt of Melons”
e3“High mortality levels (73 to 97%) were recorded for inoculation combinations in which Monosporascus sp. was involved”
Claim · model-written summary
Inoculation with the other listed fungi resulted in lower incidences of wilt.
- Taxon
- MelonsCucumis melot0
- Treatment
- Inoculations with the other fungi listede4
- Outcome
- incidences of wilte4
- Direction
- lowere4
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Sudden Wilt of Melons”
e4“Inoculations with the other fungi listed resulted in lower incidences of wilt”
Claim · model-written summary
The combination of F. solani and P. aphanidermatum caused higher mortality than either pathogen alone.
- Taxon
- MelonsCucumis melot0
- Treatment
- combination of F. solani and P. aphanidermatume5
- Interactor
- F. solani
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Fusarium solanie5pathogen - Second interactor
- P. aphanidermatumPythium aphanidermatume5pathogen
- Outcome
- mortalitye5
- Direction
- highere5
- Comparator
- each pathogen alonee5
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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Verbatim
t0“Sudden Wilt of Melons”
e5“The combination of F. solani and P. aphanidermatum resulted in higher mortality than that caused by each pathogen alone”
Claim · model-written summary
Plants grown in naturally infested soil ceased to accumulate dry weight 33 days after transplanting, unlike plants in methyl bromide-treated soil.
- Taxon
- MelonsCucumis melot0
- Treatment
- naturally infested soile6
- Outcome
- dry weighte6
- Direction
- ceased to accumulatee6
- Value
- 33 dayse6
- Comparator
- methyl bromide-treated soile6
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Sudden Wilt of Melons”
e6“The dry weight of plants grown in naturally infested soil ceased to accumulate 33 days after transplanting, in contrast to plants grown in methyl bromide-treated soil”
Claim · model-written summary
Thinning fruits to one per plant lowered mortality to 75%, compared with 98% under normal fruit load.
- Taxon
- MelonsCucumis melot0
- Treatment
- fruits thinned to one or zero per plante7
- Outcome
- mortalitye7
- Direction
- lowerinferrede7
- Value
- 75e7
- Comparator
- normal fruit load (2.5 fruits per plant)e7
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Sudden Wilt of Melons”
e7“At the end of the growing season, 98% mortality was recorded for plants having the normal fruit load (2.5 fruits per plant) compared with 75 and 12% for plants that had their fruits thinned to one or zero per plant, respectively”
Claim · model-written summary
Thinning fruits to zero per plant lowered mortality to 12%, compared with 98% under normal fruit load.
- Taxon
- MelonsCucumis melot0
- Treatment
- fruits thinned to one or zero per plante7
- Outcome
- mortalitye7
- Direction
- lowerinferrede7
- Value
- 12%e7
- Comparator
- normal fruit load (2.5 fruits per plant)e7
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Sudden Wilt of Melons”
e7“At the end of the growing season, 98% mortality was recorded for plants having the normal fruit load (2.5 fruits per plant) compared with 75 and 12% for plants that had their fruits thinned to one or zero per plant, respectively”
Claim · model-written summary
Plants with normal fruit load (2.5 fruits per plant) had 98% mortality.
- Taxon
- MelonsCucumis melot0
- Outcome
- mortalitye7
- Value
- 98%e7
- Qualifier
- normal fruit load (2.5 fruits per plant)e7
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Sudden Wilt of Melons”
e7“At the end of the growing season, 98% mortality was recorded for plants having the normal fruit load (2.5 fruits per plant) compared with 75 and 12% for plants that had their fruits thinned to one or zero per plant, respectively”
Claim · model-written summary
The first wilt symptoms were observed at various stages of fruit maturation.
- Taxon
- MelonsCucumis melot0
- Outcome
- first wilt symptomse7
- Qualifier
- at various stages of fruit maturatione7
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Sudden Wilt of Melons”
e7“the first wilt symptoms were observed at various stages of fruit maturation”
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