TY - JOUR
T1 - Interaction of the mite Aceria mangiferae with Fusarium mangiferae, the causal agent of mango malformation disease
AU - Gamliel-Atinsky, E.
AU - Freeman, S.
AU - Sztejnberg, A.
AU - Maymon, M.
AU - Ochoa, R.
AU - Belausov, E.
AU - Palevsky, E.
PY - 2009/2
Y1 - 2009/2
N2 - The role of the mango bud mite, Aceria mangiferae, in carrying conidia of Fusarium mangiferae, vectoring them into potential infection sites, and assisting fungal infection and dissemination was studied. Following the mite's exposure to a green fluorescent protein-marked isolate, conidia were observed clinging to the mite's body. Agar plugs bearing either bud mites or the pathogen were placed on leaves near the apical buds of potted mango plants. Conidia were found in bud bracts only when both mites and conidia were co-inoculated on the plant, demonstrating that the mite vectored the conidia into the apical bud. Potted mango plants were inoculated with conidia in the presence or absence of mites. Frequency and severity of infected buds were significantly higher in the presence of mites, revealing their significant role in the fungal infection process. Conidia and mite presence were monitored with traps in a diseased orchard over a 2-year period. No windborne bud mites bearing conidia were found; however, high numbers of windborne conidia were detected in the traps. These results suggest that A. mangiferae can carry and vector conidia between buds and assist in fungal penetration but does not play a role in the aerial dissemination of conidia between trees.
AB - The role of the mango bud mite, Aceria mangiferae, in carrying conidia of Fusarium mangiferae, vectoring them into potential infection sites, and assisting fungal infection and dissemination was studied. Following the mite's exposure to a green fluorescent protein-marked isolate, conidia were observed clinging to the mite's body. Agar plugs bearing either bud mites or the pathogen were placed on leaves near the apical buds of potted mango plants. Conidia were found in bud bracts only when both mites and conidia were co-inoculated on the plant, demonstrating that the mite vectored the conidia into the apical bud. Potted mango plants were inoculated with conidia in the presence or absence of mites. Frequency and severity of infected buds were significantly higher in the presence of mites, revealing their significant role in the fungal infection process. Conidia and mite presence were monitored with traps in a diseased orchard over a 2-year period. No windborne bud mites bearing conidia were found; however, high numbers of windborne conidia were detected in the traps. These results suggest that A. mangiferae can carry and vector conidia between buds and assist in fungal penetration but does not play a role in the aerial dissemination of conidia between trees.
KW - Eriophyidae
KW - Mite-fungal interactions
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=60549097926&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1094/PHYTO-99-2-0152
DO - 10.1094/PHYTO-99-2-0152
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C2 - 19159307
AN - SCOPUS:60549097926
SN - 0031-949X
VL - 99
SP - 152
EP - 159
JO - Phytopathology
JF - Phytopathology
IS - 2
ER -