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Real‐time PCR Suggests that Aphanomyces euteiches is Associated with Reduced Amounts of Phytophthora medicaginis in Alfalfa that is Co‐inoculated with Both Pathogens
Authors:George J Vandemark  Jennifer J Ariss  Teresa J Hughes
Institution:1. Authors’ addresses: USDA‐ARS, Grain Legume Genetics and Physiology Research Unit, Pullman, WA 99164, USA;2. USDA‐ARS, US Vegetable Laboratory, Charleston, SC 29414, USA;3. Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USA (correspondence to George J. Vandemark. E‐mail: gvandemark@wsu.edu)
Abstract:Aphanomyces euteiches and Phytophthora medicaginis are two pathogens of seedling and mature alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) that are frequently found in the same field sites. In order to investigate possible interactions of these two pathogens, two greenhouse experiments were conducted on seedling alfalfa from check populations representing the phenotypic classes of dual susceptibility and dual resistance to both pathogens. Seedlings were challenged with multiple inoculum concentrations of A. euteiches and P. medicaginis. Separate real‐time PCR assays specific for A. euteiches and P. medicaginis were used to quantify the amount of each pathogen in root tissue. For both pathogens, significantly more pathogen DNA was detected in the susceptible check population Saranac than in the resistant check population WAPH‐1 in all treatment combinations. In general, co‐inoculation with both A. euteiches and P. medicaginis resulted in significantly reduced amounts of P. medicaginis DNA detected when compared with amounts detected from inoculations with P. medicaginis alone. This relationship was observed for the analysis of bulked plant samples and also for individual plants. Co‐infestation by both pathogens did not reduce the quantity of A. euteiches detected. Possible mechanisms responsible for the inhibition of accumulation of P. medicaginis by A. euteiches are discussed.
Keywords:Medicago sativa  Phytophthora root rot  Aphanomyces root rot  real‐time PCR
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