Oxalic acid production and its role in pathogenesis of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum |
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Authors: | Paolo Magro Paola Marciano Paolo Di Lenna |
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Institution: | Istituto di Patologia Vegetale, Universitàdi Padova, Via Gradenigo 6, 35100 Padova, Italy |
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Abstract: | Abstract Sunflower plants were inoculated with a virulent isolate of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum and with the same isolate nutritionally conditioned to produce small amounts of oxalic acid. The preconditioned isolate behaved as hypovirulent. Tomato plants were inoculated with four S. sclerotiorum isolates of increasing virulence. A close correlation among disease severity, accumulation of oxalic acid, decrease in pH and inhibition of polyphenoloxidase in both infected host tissues was demonstrated. Oxalic acid production as an important factor of virulence in S. sclerotiorum is emphasized and its effect on the phenolic metabolism of the host via inhibition of polyphenoloxidase is suggested. |
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Keywords: | Sclerotinia sclerotiorum oxalic acid virulence |
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