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Research Notes

Detection and quantification of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum infestation of canola petals using a clearing and staining technique

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Pages 70-75 | Accepted 26 Aug 2022, Published online: 12 Oct 2022
 

Abstract

Petal testing can be used to determine the presence of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum inoculum during canola flowering as an indicator of disease risk and the potential need for fungicide application. Traditionally, the culture plate method has been used to test petals, but this takes up to 7 days to obtain results, which is a drawback in terms of making timely fungicide use decisions. Therefore, the availability of a simple, faster detection technique for S. sclerotiorum infected canola petals would be an advantage. We have documented and compared a canola petal clearing and staining technique with the standard culture plate method to study sclerotinia ascospore infestation. The staining technique was found to be a rapid, simple and reliable method compared to the traditional culture plate system.

Résumé

Les pétales peuvent être utilisés pour détecter la présence de l’inoculum de Sclerotinia sclerotiorum durant la floraison du canola comme indicateurs du risque de maladie et de la nécessité éventuelle d’appliquer un fongicide. Traditionnellement, la méthode de culture sur plaque a été utilisée pour tester les pétales, mais il faut jusqu’à sept jours pour obtenir des résultats, ce qui constitue un inconvénient quant aux décisions relatives à l’application opportune d’un fongicide. En conséquence, l’accès à une technique de détection simple et plus rapide des pétales de canola infectés par S. sclerotiorum serait avantageux. Nous avons documenté et comparé une technique de clarification et de colouration des pétales de canola à la méthode standard de culture sur plaque pour étudier l’infestation des ascospores de la pourriture sclérotique. La technique de colouration s’est avérée rapide, simple et fiable comparativement à la culture sur plaque traditionnelle.

Acknowledgements

We thank Dr. Thomas Kelly Turkington, Agriculture and Agri-Food, Canada for critically reviewing the manuscript.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

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Funding

KWJ acknowledges the financial support for this research by Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development. WESTERN AUSTRALIAN AGRICULTURE AUTHORITY (ABN 86 611 226 341) a body corporate established under the Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Act 2007 represented by the Chief Executive Officer of the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development of 3 Baron-Hay Court South Perth Western Australia 6151 (WAAA).

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