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JOURNAL OF PHYTOPATHOLOGY
Volume 168, Issue 6, Pages 353-362Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/jph.12899
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baseline sensitivity; fitness cost; fungicide resistance; Sclerotinia sclerotiorum
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In this study, sensitivities of 156 Sclerotinia sclerotiorum isolates collected from sunflower fields of West Azarbaijan province, Iran, were assessed to carbendazim and iprodione, and the baseline sensitivities were established for azoxystrobin and tebuconazole. Resistance to carbendazim and iprodione was observed in 53.85% and 4.49% of the isolates, respectively. The 50% effective concentration (EC50) values of azoxystrobin for the isolates ranged from 0.017 to 3.515 mu g/ml with a mean of 0.330 mu g/ml, and 8.97% of the strains showed low levels of resistance to the fungicide. However, in the presence of salicylhydroxamic acid, all isolates were sensitive to azoxystrobin and EC50 values ranged from 0.015 to 0.263 mu g/ml with a mean of 0.086 mu g/ml. All isolates were found to be sensitive to tebuconazole, and EC50 values ranged from 0.003 to 0.177 mu g/ml with a mean of 0.036 mu g/ml. Among the multiple-resistant isolates, the strains exhibiting resistance to both carbendazim and iprodione were detected in the highest frequency (4.49%). No correlation was observed between mycelial growth and aggressiveness with fungicide sensitivity of the isolates suggesting the absence of fitness cost associated with resistance to the studied fungicides. The results indicated that iprodione, azoxystrobin and tebuconazole could be effectively used in rotation or mixture in spray programmes to manage S. sclerotiorum in the region. The baselines established for azoxystrobin and tebuconazole would be useful in monitoring the fungal populations in the province to assess possible shifts in fungicide sensitivity of S. sclerotiorum isolates in the future.
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