Research Article

Role of the Fungal Flora on Kernel Rot of Chestnuts

Volume: 9 Number: 2 August 21, 2023
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Role of the Fungal Flora on Kernel Rot of Chestnuts

Abstract

In order to determine the fungi causing kernel rot on chestnut, 150 chestnut kernels were collected from chestnut forests of Düzce province. Ninety-eight of the kernels showed necrosis at various sizes, while the rest of 52 were healthy in appearance. Twelve fungi were recovered from the necrotic kernels, while four from the healthy kernels. The most frequently isolated fungus from the necrotic kernels was Gnomoniopsis smithogilvyi, obtained from 24 of the kernels. It was also isolated from 5 healthy kernels and produced necrosis when inoculated on the intact kernels. Besides G. smithogilvyi; 11 fungi; Diplodina castanea (1), Botrytis cinerea (6), Aureobasidium sp. (4), Alternaria alternata (2), Alternaria tenuissima (1), Penicillium spp. (19), Trichoderma sp. (12), Cladosporium sp. (2), Cylindrocarpon sp. (2), Mucor sp. (10), Rhizopus stolonifer (5) and bacterial growth were also recovered from necrotic kernels. On the other hand, G. smithogilvyi (5), Penicillium sp. (9), Trichoderma sp. (6), Mucor sp. (3) and bacterial growth were also found out from the symptomless kernels. G. smithogilvyi, D. castanea, B. cinerea, Cladosporium sp. and Penicillium sp. produced necrosis at varying rates when inoculated on to intact kernels. Compared to other species, Penicillium sp. showed the lowest rate of pathogenicity, which was the dominant fungus on the healthy fruits and recovered from 9 of them.

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Thanks

We are thankful to Prof. Dr. Salih Maden who suggest to work with his opinions and suggesstions. We thank to the staff of General Directory of Forestry. We are also thankful to Mine Konuk who is the technician of Western Black Sea Forestry Research Institute for help with providing samples.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Botany

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

August 14, 2023

Publication Date

August 21, 2023

Submission Date

February 18, 2023

Acceptance Date

April 5, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Volume: 9 Number: 2

APA
Çakar, D., & Akıllı, P. D. (2023). Role of the Fungal Flora on Kernel Rot of Chestnuts. Uluslararası Tarım Ve Yaban Hayatı Bilimleri Dergisi, 9(2), 143-152. https://doi.org/10.24180/ijaws.1252736

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