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Physical characteristics of soil-biodegradable and nonbiodegradable plastic mulches impact conidial splash dispersal of Botrytis cinerea

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  • Xuechun Wang
  • Chakradhar Mattupalli
  • Gary Chastagner
  • Lydia Tymon
  • Zixuan Wu
  • Sunghwan Jung
  • Hang Liu
  • Lisa Wasko DeVetter

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Botrytis cinerea causes gray mold disease of strawberry (Fragaria ×ananassa) and is a globally important pathogen that causes fruit rot both in the field and after harvest. Commercial strawberry production involves the use of plastic mulches made from non-degradable polyethylene (PE), with weedmat made from woven PE and soil-biodegradable plastic mulch (BDM) as emerging mulch technologies that may enhance sustainable production. Little is known regarding how these plastic mulches impact splash dispersal of B. cinerea conidia. The objective of this study was to investigate splash dispersal dynamics of B. cinerea when exposed to various plastic mulch surfaces. Mulch surface physical characteristics and conidial splash dispersal patterns were evaluated for the three mulches. Micrographs revealed different surface characteristics that have the potential to influence splash dispersal: PE had a flat, smooth surface, whereas weedmat had large ridges and BDM had an embossed surface. Both PE mulch and BDM were impermeable to water whereas weedmat was semi-permeable. Results generated using an enclosed rain simulator system showed that as the horizontal distance from the inoculum source increased, the number of splash dispersed B. cinerea conidia captured per plate decreased for all mulch treatments. More than 50% and approximately 80% of the total number of dispersed conidia were found on plates 10 and 16 cm away from the inoculum source across all treatments, respectively. A significant correlation between the total and germinated conidia on plates across all mulch treatments was detected (P

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  • Xuechun Wang & Chakradhar Mattupalli & Gary Chastagner & Lydia Tymon & Zixuan Wu & Sunghwan Jung & Hang Liu & Lisa Wasko DeVetter, 2023. "Physical characteristics of soil-biodegradable and nonbiodegradable plastic mulches impact conidial splash dispersal of Botrytis cinerea," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 18(5), pages 1-18, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0285094
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0285094
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    1. Laurent Penet & Sébastien Guyader & Dalila Pétro & Michèle Salles & François Bussière, 2014. "Direct Splash Dispersal Prevails over Indirect and Subsequent Spread during Rains in Colletotrichum gloeosporioides Infecting Yams," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 9(12), pages 1-14, December.
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