Abstracts
Abstract
Early blight, caused by Alternaria solani, is a ubiquitous disease that can reduce potato yield. Adequate crop fertility and appropriate fungicide applications usually suppress the development of this disease. Field trials were established in Prince Edward Island to determine whether strobilurin analogs, namely azoxystrobin and pyraclostrobin, could suppress early blight of potatoes (cvs. Shepody and Russet Burbank) grown under two nitrogen (N) fertility regimes (high or low N). Azoxystrobin and pyraclostrobin were linked to significantly higher total tuber yield for Russet Burbank in 2003 and Shepody in 2004 when compared to plots receiving no strobilurin fungicides. No significant differences in total tuber yield based on N fertility were observed, although the high N rate decreased disease in Russet Burbank control plots in 2004. Due to an absence of early blight in 2003, the increase in Russet Burbank yield may be attributed to the physiological and developmental alterations brought about by strobilurin products in treated plants. In 2004, early blight was severe in inoculated control plots, but it was significantly suppressed in plots having received azoxystrobin or pyraclostrobin, regardless of the cultivar type or fertility regime. Therefore, to prevent unnecessary N inputs, growers need to supply only the necessary N amount to optimize tuber yields and manage early blight with fungicides.
Keywords:
- Alternaria solani,
- azoxystrobin,
- early blight,
- potato,
- pyraclostrobin,
- Solanum tuberosum
Résumé
L’alternariose, causée par Alternaria solani, est une maladie omniprésente qui peut réduire le rendement de la pomme de terre. Une fertilisation adéquate de la culture et l’application de fongicides appropriés suppriment généralement le développement de cette maladie. Des essais en champs ont été effectués à l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard pour déterminer si des analogues de la strobilurine, notamment l’azoxystrobine et la pyraclostrobine, pouvaient supprimer l’alternariose de la pomme de terre (cv. Shepody et Russet Burbank) cultivée sous deux régimes de fertilité azotée (forte et faible doses de N). L’azoxystrobine et la pyraclostrobine ont été associées au rendement total en tubercules significativement supérieur pour Russet Burbank en 2003 et pour Shepody en 2004, comparativement à des parcelles n’ayant reçu aucun fongicide apparenté à la strobilurine. La fertilité azotée n’a entraîné aucune différence significative du rendement, bien que la dose élevée d’azote ait significativement réduit la maladie dans les parcelles témoins de Russet Burbank en 2004. En raison de l’absence de l’alternariose en 2003, l’augmentation du rendement du cv. Russet Burbank peut être attribuée aux modifications causées par les produits de la strobilurine dans la physiologie et le développement des plantes traitées. En 2004, l’alternariose a été importante dans les parcelles témoins inoculées, mais la suppression a été significative dans les parcelles ayant reçu de l’azoxystrobine ou de la pyraclostrobine, quels que soient le cultivar ou le régime de fertilité. Ainsi, les producteurs devraient appliquer uniquement les quantités d’azote nécessaires pour optimiser les rendements en tubercules et contrôler l’alternariose avec des fongicides.
Mots clés:
- Alternaria solani,
- alternariose,
- azoxystrobine,
- pomme de terre,
- pyraclostrobine,
- Solanum tuberosum.
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