<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Four inoculation methods were investigated for assessing the clonal variation of eucalypts in susceptibility to bacterial wilt (Ralstonia solanacearum). The results showed that these inoculation methods obviously differed in the disease infection process, clonal variation and clonal mean repeatability in susceptibility of stock materials inoculated. For each inoculation method, the clonal effect was consistently significant over the assessment period. Root-collar suspension injection method (RSI) yielded the highest relative clonal variation (0.67±0.086) and clonal mean repeatability (0.92±0.038) in both disease infected incidence and severity at the end of assessment, attributable to the enhanced genetic variation or low environment effect. For a given inoculation method, an early assessment time might exist for maximizing relative clonal variation or repeatability. It is desirable in breeding to adopt an inoculation method and/or efficient assessment time with high clonal variance component, which would in turn improve the efficiency of clonal screening.</p></abstract>

Four inoculation methods were investigated for assessing the clonal variation of eucalypts in susceptibility to bacterial wilt (Ralstonia solanacearum). The results showed that these inoculation methods obviously differed in the disease infection process, clonal variation and clonal mean repeatability in susceptibility of stock materials inoculated. For each inoculation method, the clonal effect was consistently significant over the assessment period. Root-collar suspension injection method (RSI) yielded the highest relative clonal variation (0.67±0.086) and clonal mean repeatability (0.92±0.038) in both disease infected incidence and severity at the end of assessment, attributable to the enhanced genetic variation or low environment effect. For a given inoculation method, an early assessment time might exist for maximizing relative clonal variation or repeatability. It is desirable in breeding to adopt an inoculation method and/or efficient assessment time with high clonal variance component, which would in turn improve the efficiency of clonal screening.

Clonal Variation of Eucalypts in Susceptibility to Bacterial Wilt Detected by Using Different Inoculation Methods

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Four inoculation methods were investigated for assessing the clonal variation of eucalypts in susceptibility to bacterial wilt (Ralstonia solanacearum). The...

Clonal Variation of Eucalypts in Susceptibility to Bacterial Wilt Detected by Using Different Inoculation Methods

Data publikacji: 01 cze 2017

Zakres stron: 24 - 31

Otrzymano: 23 maj 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sg-2014-0004

Słowa kluczowe
Eucalypt, Ralstonia solanacearum, bacterial wilt, inoculation, clonal variation, repeatability

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Clonal Variation of Eucalypts in Susceptibility to Bacterial Wilt Detected by Using Different Inoculation Methods

Data publikacji: 01 cze 2017

Zakres stron: 24 - 31

Otrzymano: 23 maj 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sg-2014-0004

Słowa kluczoweEucalypt, Ralstonia solanacearum, bacterial wilt, inoculation, clonal variation, repeatability

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Słowa kluczowe
Eucalypt, Ralstonia solanacearum, bacterial wilt, inoculation, clonal variation, repeatability