Phytophthora ramorum Colonizes Tanoak Xylem and Is Associated with Reduced Stem Water Transport.

نویسندگان

  • J L Parke
  • E Oh
  • S Voelker
  • E M Hansen
  • G Buckles
  • B Lachenbruch
چکیده

ABSTRACT Isolation, detection with diagnostic polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and microscopy demonstrated the presence of Phytophthora ramorum in the sapwood of mature, naturally infected tanoak (Lithocarpus densiflorus) trees. The pathogen was strongly associated with discolored sapwood (P < 0.001), and was recovered or detected from 83% of discolored sapwood tissue samples. Hyphae were abundant in the xylem vessels, ray parenchyma, and fiber tracheids. Chlamydospores were observed in the vessels. Studies of log inoculation indicated that P. ramorum readily colonized sapwood from inoculum placed in the bark, cambium, or sapwood. After 8 weeks, radial spread of P. ramorum in sapwood averaged 3.0 to 3.3 cm and axial spread averaged 12.4 to 18.8 cm. A field study was conducted to determine if trees with infected xylem had reduced sap flux and reduced specific conductivity relative to noninfected control trees. Sap flux was monitored with heat-diffusion sensors and tissue samples near the sensors were subsequently tested for P. ramorum. Adjacent wood sections were excised and specific conductivity measured. Both midday sap flux and specific conductivity were significantly reduced in infected trees versus noninfected control trees. Vessel diameter distributions did not differ significantly among the two treatments, but tyloses were more abundant in infected than in noninfected trees. Implications for pathogenesis, symptomology, and epidemiology are discussed.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Phytopathology

دوره 97 12  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2007