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dc.contributor.author | Mapfumo, Phrasia![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Buthelezi, Sikelela![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Archer, Emma Rosa Mary![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Swanevelder, Dirk Z.H.![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Wilken, Pieter Markus![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Creux, Nicole Marie![]() |
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dc.date.accessioned | 2024-08-13T05:08:54Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-08-13T05:08:54Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2024-06 | |
dc.description | DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT : The data are available upon request from the corresponding author. | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Sclerotinia head rot, caused by Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, is a major disease limiting sunflower production in tropical and subtropical agroecological zones. Sporadic outbreaks across South Africa have resulted in major losses, yet little is known about the in-field climatic factors driving this infection. Short-interval, staggered plantings have been proposed as a control method for Sclerotinia head rot, which help to limit the number of plants in a susceptible developmental stage during conducive environmental conditions. However, this complicates field management practices, especially if working at the fringes of a planting window due to delayed rains. This study aimed to investigate the effect of planting date on Sclerotinia head rot progression in monthly plantings across the summer period. Artificial mycelial plug inoculations were performed at the R5.9 flowering stage in an open field. Disease establishment, progression and severity were monitored at 3-day intervals for 30 days. We show that disease establishment was delayed by low relative humidity or extreme low temperatures in the January and March planting dates where the first lesions were only observed 6 days post-inoculation. Consistently high temperatures above 27°C also suppressed disease progression and produced low area under the disease progress curve (AUDPC) scores of 75.15 and 29.4 for the October and November planting dates, respectively. These findings suggest that regardless of season or location, selecting a planting date that ensures the sunflower bloom period aligns with the hottest, driest part of the season will probably suppress Sclerotinia head rot in regions with average summer highs above 27°C. | en_US |
dc.description.department | Biochemistry | en_US |
dc.description.department | Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI) | en_US |
dc.description.department | Genetics | en_US |
dc.description.department | Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology | en_US |
dc.description.department | Microbiology and Plant Pathology | en_US |
dc.description.department | Plant Production and Soil Science | en_US |
dc.description.librarian | hj2024 | en_US |
dc.description.sdg | SDG-02:Zero Hunger | en_US |
dc.description.sdg | SDG-13:Climate action | en_US |
dc.description.sdg | SDG-15:Life on land | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | Oil and Protein Seed Development Trust / Oilseed Advisory committee. | en_US |
dc.description.uri | http://www.wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/ppa | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Mapfumo, P., Buthelezi, S., Archer, E., Swanevelder, D.Z.H., Wilken, P.M. & Creux, N. (2024) In-field climatic factors driving Sclerotinia head rot progression across different sunflower planting dates. Plant Pathology, 73, 1112–1126. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/ppa.13873. | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 0032-0862 (print) | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1365-3059 (online) | |
dc.identifier.other | 10.1111/ppa.13873 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/97578 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Wiley | en_US |
dc.rights | © 2024 The Authors. Plant Pathology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of British Society for Plant Pathology. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License. | en_US |
dc.subject | Average rainfall | en_US |
dc.subject | Average temperature | en_US |
dc.subject | Helianthus annuu | en_US |
dc.subject | Late planting dates | en_US |
dc.subject | Relative humidity | en_US |
dc.subject | White mould | en_US |
dc.subject | SDG-02: Zero hunger | en_US |
dc.subject | SDG-13: Climate action | en_US |
dc.subject | SDG-15: Life on land | en_US |
dc.title | In-field climatic factors driving Sclerotinia head rot progression across different sunflower planting dates | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |