Some biological, biochemical and nutritional changes in mango tissues in relation with infection with Fusarium moniliforme Sheld.
El-Ghandour M. A., Khader A. S., Hussein S. A.
Author Affiliation: Cairo Univ., Egypt.
Egyptian Journal of Horticulture 6 : 13-22
Abstract : Extracts of healthy tissues of shoots and/or inflorescences of 3 cvs. significantly retarded the in vitro growth of F. moniliforme [Gibberella fujikuroi]. Those from the resistant Zebda were more effective than those from the susceptible Taimour and Hindy. Inoculation of Taimour and Zebda shoots with mango isolates of Gibberella fujikuroi, F. oxysporum and F. solani resulted in increased phenolic content except for Taimour inoculated with F. solani which contained less than in the control. The level of micro-elements in leaf tissues of malformed seedlings was generally lower than in apparently healthy ones.ADDITIONAL ABSTRACT:Extracts from healthy tissues of shoots and inflorescences of Zebda, which is resistant to F. moniliforme [Gibberella fujikuroi], were more effective than those from Taimour and Hindy, which are susceptible, in retarding the in vitro growth of the fungus.