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Calcium Enhanced Zoospore Production of Pythium myriotylum in vitro
Authors:L M Nyochembeng  R P Pacumbaba  Caula A Beyl
Abstract:Pythium myriotylum is the causal organism of Cocoyam Root Rot Disease (CRRD). Significant numbers of zoospores were induced within 1.5 h in cultures in Petri dishes containing P. myriotylum soaked in 0.01 M Ca++ and sterile deionized distilled water. Soaking solutions # 2 and # 3 inhibited the production of zoospores of P. myriotylum. This may be due to the delay in maturation of sporangia and the release of zoospores when the soaking solutions contain sucrose. Significant necrosis of detached cocoyam plantlet roots in 100 ml beakers confirmed the infection of zoospores of two `local white' cocoyam genotypes. Detached `yellow' cocoyam roots in 100 ml beakers of genotype RO3015 resisted infection of P. myriotylum with no necrosis of the inoculated roots, which may indicate resistance. This provides a quick and reliable pathogenicity test of P. myriotylum on susceptible cocoyam detached roots. Necrosis of inoculated detached cocoyam roots could be reliably used to screen cocoyam germplasm for resistance to P. myriotylum.
Keywords:Soaking solutions  zoospores  Xathosoma sagittifolium  cocoyam root rot disease
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