Abstract
AbstractLate wilt, a vascular disease caused by the fungus of Cephalosporium maydis, is considered one of Egypt’s most severe maize threats. The purpose of this study was to investigate the suppressive effect of the resistance inducer beta-sitosterol on C. maydis, as well as its involvement in reducing the incidence of late wilt infection under greenhouse and field conditions. In in vitro studies on potato dextrose yeast extract agar (PDYA) and/or potato dextrose yeast extract broth (PDYB) with doses of 50, 100, 150, 200, and 250 ppm, beta-sitosterol significantly reduced colony diameter and spore germination of C. maydis. The efficiency of beta-sitosterol increased with concentration, with 250 ppm being the most efficient, reducing colony development by 100% and spore germination by 77.3%. Experiments were conducted in greenhouse and field trials using the split-plot design with three beta-sitosterol 250 ppm application methods (maize grain dipping, maize foliar spraying, and maize grain dipping with foliar spraying) and two maize cultivars (a land race and the cultivar fine seed 1005). In both trials, the combination treatment of maize grain dipping and foliar spraying with beta-sitosterol 250 ppm was most effective. Under greenhouse conditions, beta-sitosterol treatments significantly improved the growth parameters (plant height, plant fresh weight, and plant dry weight) of the two maize cultivars. Under similar conditions, beta-sitosterol significantly increased the activity of protective enzymes (peroxidase, polyphenoloxidase, and chitinase) and the levels of chlorophyll, total phenols, and flavonoids in the two maize cultivars. When compared to the untreated control, beta-sitosterol application reduced the incidence of late wilt disease under greenhouse and field conditions. The ear yield of the two maize cultivars was significantly increased in plots treated with beta-sitosterol 250 ppm in a field trial. The findings showed that beta-sitosterol inhibited C. maydis growth in vitro and improved maize plant resistance to late wilt infection in vivo. As a result, this plant resistance inducer could be used to improve the resistance of maize cultivars to late wilt disease.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Horticulture,Plant Science,Agronomy and Crop Science
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