Agressividade de isolados de Ceratocystis fimbriata em clones de Eucalyptus spp

• Autor(a) principal: Oliveira, Leonardo Sarno Soares
• Data de Publicação: 2010
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: LOCUS Repositório Institucional da UFV
• Texto Completo: http://locus.ufv.br/handle/123456789/4386
• topic: Ceratocystis fimbriata; Eucalyptus; Variabilidade genética; Ceratocystis fimbriata; Eucalyptus; Genetic variability; CNPQ::CIENCIAS AGRARIAS::AGRONOMIA::FITOSSANIDADE::FITOPATOLOGIA

Species of the complex Ceratocystis fimbriata sensu lato (sl) are important pathogens of a large number of woody plants and herbs, especially the cultivation of eucalyptus. The disease caused by C. fimbriata, called Ceratocystis wilt, is considered an emerging disease and difficult to control because it is a vascular pathogen with wide host range. The main way for disease control is done by planting resistant material, but the possible variability in the pathogen population may affect the selection of resistant genotypes. In this study, we evaluated the agressivity of isolates of C. fimbriata obtained from Eucalyptus spp. in Brazil. Ten isolates were inoculated in ten commercial clones of Eucalyptus spp. The experiment was conducted in a randomized design in factorial composed of two factors (clone X isolate) with four replications. At 60 days after inoculation, we evaluated the length of lesion in the wood in relation to height (% of diseased tissue). The isolates presented pathogenic variability, differing at various levels of aggressiveness. The ANG1 and PT15 isolates were less aggressive, causing infections in just one clone. The isolates RM35 and PT12 were the most aggressive, while the first was able to infect eight of the ten clones inoculated. The remaining isolates had intermediate values and aggression varied according to clone evaluated. Clones 386 and A06 were the most resistant, while 1172 and 1288 the most susceptible. These clones highly resistant and highly susceptible can be used as comparators in controlled experiments and field inoculation. The result of this work shows that there is variability in the population of C. fimbriata in Eucalyptus spp. and that the most aggressive isolates are recommended for artificial inoculations to select disease resistant genotypes.