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SESSION 3: PATHOGENESIS – EPIDEMIOLOGY AND POPULATION<br />
GENETICS<br />
P79 - Evaluation <strong>of</strong> Fusarium wilt resistance among<br />
the accessions <strong>of</strong> eggplant (Solanum melongena L.)<br />
H. H. Altinok 1 , C. Can 2 , F. Boyaci 3 , V. Topçu 3<br />
1 Department <strong>of</strong> Plant Protection, Faculty <strong>of</strong> Agriculture, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey;<br />
2 Department <strong>of</strong> Biology, Faculty <strong>of</strong> Science, Gaziantep University, Gaziantep, Turkey; 3 West<br />
Mediterranean Agricultural Research Institute, Antalya, Turkey<br />
E-mail: ahandan@gmail.com<br />
Fusarium wilt (Fusarium oxysporum (Schlechtend: Fr.) f. sp. melongenae; Fomg)<br />
is one <strong>of</strong> the most destructive and widely distributed diseases <strong>of</strong> eggplant in<br />
Turkey. Resistant cultivars are yet to be developed against this pathogen. In this<br />
study, eggplant accessions were tested with three highly virulent Fomg isolates<br />
(MS-7, UBR-9 and Fomg10) in order to evaluate the presence <strong>of</strong> field resistance<br />
to Fusarium wilt. The plant material for the resistance screening study consisted<br />
<strong>of</strong> 13 accessions <strong>of</strong> eggplant (Solanum melongena L.), namely, “AGR-703,<br />
Amadeo F1, Anatolia F1, Angela F1, Brigitte F1 Corsica F1, Hadrian, Hawk, Kemer,<br />
Köksal, Nouma, Sharapova, Yula”. Observations were recorded from leaves at<br />
7 th , 11 th , 14 th , 18 th 21 st , and 25 th days using a disease rating scale. The disease<br />
severity (%) and the area under disease progress curve (AUDPC) for each <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Fomg isolates were calculated by scale values. Disease incidence ranged from<br />
10% to 95% at eggplant seedlings. According to test results, AGR-703 was found<br />
resistant; Köksal and Hawk were moderately resistant, Amadeo F1, Corsica F1,<br />
Anatolia F1, Sharapova, Brigitte F1, Angela F1, Nouma and Yula were moderately<br />
susceptible and Hadrian and Kemer were identified as susceptible. Due to its<br />
strong resistance against the pathogen, among the all accessions tested, AGR-<br />
703 is considered as the most appropriate for rootstock in eggplant cultivation<br />
where Fusarium wilt is present in the soil.<br />
Keywords: Fusarium wilt, cultivar, rootstock, disease severity, eggplant<br />
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