Phytophthora root rot and wilt: a serious saboteur of raspberry production

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We confirmed that 85 per cent of the pathogen strains isolated from diseased samples were P. rubi. Interestingly, we also found P. gonapodyides as a new Phytophthora species infecting moderately resistant cultivar ‘Cascade Bounty’.

We also identified reliable screening assays which can be used for conducting pathogen diversity studies and screening raspberry cultivars, germplasms and breeding materials for response to PRRW, which ultimately assist Raspberry Breeding Program to develop the disease-resistant cultivars.

We also selected 44 strains of P. rubi collected from diverse raspberry cultivars, fields, and locations in BC’s Fraser Valley and evaluated their sensitivity to the fungicide metalaxyl-m (Ridomil Gold), the most commonly used fungicide to control PRRW. Strains of pathogen population were sensitive to this fungicide; however, continuous monitoring of the pathogen population is required in the future.

From field studies conducted over three years, we identified that application of a tank mix of oxathiapiprolin (Orondis) and metalaxyl-m (Ridomil Gold) alone or in rotation with cyazofamid (Torrent) were effective to reduce the PRRW.

For in-depth research findings from this project, look to the following manuscripts.

• Sapkota S. Burlakoti R.R. et al. 2022. Can. J. Plant Pathol. 44:323-344.

• Sapkota S., Burlakoti R. R. et al. 2022. PLoS ONE 17(11): e0275384.

• Burlakoti R. R.. Sapkota S., et al. 2023. Plant Dis. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-0822-1940-PDN

• Sapkota S., Burlakoti R. R., et al. 2023. Can. J. Plant Pathol. https://doi.org/10.1080/07060661. 2023.2175912

• Sapkota S., Burlakoti R. R., et al. 2023. Plant Dis. 107:784-793 https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-0422-0931-RE

Dr. Burlakoti is a research scientistplant pathology, Agassiz Research and Development Centre (ARDC), Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) and Dr. Sapkota is a PhD student at Simon Fraser University and ARDC-AAFC.

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