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Davis JK, Cohen AD, Getman-Pickering ZL, Grab HL, Hodgden B, Maher RM, Pelzer CJ, Rangarajan A, Ryan MR, Ugine TA, Thaler JS. Agricultural soil legacy influences multitrophic interactions between crops, their pathogens and pollinators. Proc Biol Sci 2023; 290:20231453. [PMID: 38018107 PMCID: PMC10685131 DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2023.1453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2023] [Accepted: 11/01/2023] [Indexed: 11/30/2023] Open
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Soil legacy influences plant interactions with antagonists and below-ground mutualists. Plant-antagonist interactions can jeopardize plant-pollinator interactions, while soil mutualists can enhance plant-pollinator interactions. This suggests that soil legacy, either directly or mediated through plant symbionts, affects pollinators. Despite the importance of pollinators to natural and managed ecosystems, information on how soil legacy affects plant-pollinator interactions is limited. We assessed effects of soil management legacy (organic versus conventional) on floral rewards and plant interactions with wild pollinators, herbivores, beneficial fungi and pathogens. We used an observational dataset and structural equation models to evaluate hypothesized relationships between soil and pollinators, then tested observed correlations in a manipulative experiment. Organic legacy increased mycorrhizal fungal colonization and improved resistance to powdery mildew, which promoted pollinator visitation. Further, soil legacy and powdery mildew independently and interactively impacted floral traits and floral reward nutrients, which are important to pollinators. Our results indicate that pollination could be an overlooked consequence of soil legacy and suggests opportunity to develop long-term soil management plans that benefit pollinators and pollination.
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- Jules K. Davis
- Department of Entomology, Cornell University, NY 14853, USA
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University, NY 14853, USA
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- Department of Entomology, Cornell University, NY 14853, USA
- School School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, NY 14853, USA
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- Department of Entomology, Cornell University, NY 14853, USA
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- School School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, NY 14853, USA
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- Section of Soil and Crop Sciences, Cornell University, NY 14853, USA
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- School School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, NY 14853, USA
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- Section of Soil and Crop Sciences, Cornell University, NY 14853, USA
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- Department of Entomology, Cornell University, NY 14853, USA
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- Department of Entomology, Cornell University, NY 14853, USA
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University, NY 14853, USA
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Mahaffee WF, Margairaz F, Ulmer L, Bailey BN, Stoll R. Catching Spores: Linking Epidemiology, Pathogen Biology, and Physics to Ground-Based Airborne Inoculum Monitoring. PLANT DISEASE 2023; 107:13-33. [PMID: 35679849 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-11-21-2570-fe] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Monitoring airborne inoculum is gaining interest as a potential means of giving growers an earlier warning of disease risk in a management unit or region. This information is sought by growers to aid in adapting to changes in the management tools at their disposal and the market-driven need to reduce the use of fungicides and cost of production. To effectively use inoculum monitoring as a decision aid, there is an increasing need to understand the physics of particle transport in managed and natural plant canopies to effectively deploy and use near-ground aerial inoculum data. This understanding, combined with the nuances of pathogen-specific biology and disease epidemiology, can serve as a guide to designing improved monitoring approaches. The complexity of any pathosystem and local environment are such that there is not a generalized approach to near-ground air sampler placement, but there is a conceptual framework to arrive at a "semi-optimal" solution based on available resources. This review is intended as a brief synopsis of the linkages among pathogen biology, disease epidemiology, and the physics of the aerial dispersion of pathogen inoculum and what to consider when deciding where to locate ground-based air samplers. We leverage prior work in developing airborne monitoring tools for hops, grapes, spinach, and turf, and research into the fluid mechanics governing particle transport in sparse canopies and urban and forest environments. We present simulation studies to demonstrate how particles move in the complex environments of agricultural fields and to illustrate the limited sampling area of common air samplers.
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- Walter F Mahaffee
- United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS), Corvallis, OR 97330
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112
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High Genetic Diversity in Predominantly Clonal Populations of the Powdery Mildew Fungus Podosphaera leucotricha from U.S. Apple Orchards. Appl Environ Microbiol 2021; 87:e0046921. [PMID: 34020938 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00469-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Apple powdery mildew (APM), caused by Podosphaera leucotricha, is a constant threat to apple production worldwide. Very little is known about the biology and population structure of this pathogen in the United States and other growing regions, which affects APM management. A total of 253 P. leucotricha isolates, sampled from 10 apple orchards in Washington, New York, and Virginia, were genetically characterized with novel single sequence repeat and mating type markers. Eighty-three multilocus genotypes (MLGs) were identified, most of which were unique to a given orchard. Each isolate carried either a MAT1-1 or a MAT1-2 idiomorph at the mating type locus, indicating that P. leucotricha is heterothallic. Virulence tests on detached apple leaves showed that the 10 most frequent P. leucotricha MLGs were avirulent on a line containing a major resistance gene. Analysis of molecular variance showed significant differentiation (P < 0.001) among populations, a result supported by principal coordinate analysis revealing three genetic groups, each represented by nonoverlapping MLGs from Washington, New York, and Virginia. A Bayesian cluster analysis showed genetic heterogeneity between Washington populations, and a relative migration analysis indicated substantial gene flow among neighboring orchards. Random mating tests indicated that APM epidemics during the active cycle were dominated by clonal reproduction. However, the presence of sexual structures in orchards, the likelihood that five repeated MLGs resulted from sexual reproduction, and high genotypic diversity observed in some populations suggest that sexual spores play some role in APM epidemics. IMPORTANCE Understanding the population biology and epidemiology of plant pathogens is essential to develop effective strategies for controlling plant diseases. Herein, we gathered insights into the population biology of P. leucotricha populations from conventional and organic apple orchards in the United States. We showed genetic heterogeneity between P. leucotricha populations in Washington and structure between populations from different U.S. regions, suggesting that short-distance spore dispersal plays an important role in the disease's epidemiology. We presented evidence that P. leucotricha is heterothallic and that populations likely result from a mixed (i.e., sexual and asexual) reproductive system, revealing that the sexual stage contributes to apple powdery mildew epidemics. We showed that the major resistance gene Pl-1 is valuable for apple breeding because virulent isolates have most likely not emerged yet in U.S. commercial orchards. These results will be important to achieve sustainability of disease management strategies and maintenance of plant health in apple orchards.
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Weldon WA, Knaus BJ, Grünwald NJ, Havill JS, Block MH, Gent DH, Cadle-Davidson LE, Gadoury DM. Transcriptome-Derived Amplicon Sequencing Markers Elucidate the U.S. Podosphaera macularis Population Structure Across Feral and Commercial Plantings of Humulus lupulus. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2021; 111:194-203. [PMID: 33044132 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-07-20-0299-fi] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Obligately biotrophic plant pathogens pose challenges in population genetic studies due to their genomic complexities and elaborate culturing requirements with limited biomass. Hop powdery mildew (Podosphaera macularis) is an obligately biotrophic ascomycete that threatens sustainable hop production. P. macularis populations of the Pacific Northwest (PNW) United States differ from those of the Midwest and Northeastern United States, lacking one of two mating types needed for sexual recombination and harboring two strains that are differentially aggressive on the cultivar Cascade and able to overcome the Humulus lupulus R-gene R6 (V6), respectively. To develop a high-throughput marker platform for tracking the flow of genotypes across the United States and internationally, we used an existing transcriptome of diverse P. macularis isolates to design a multiplex of 54 amplicon sequencing markers, validated across a panel of 391 U.S. samples and 123 international samples. The results suggest that P. macularis from U.S. commercial hop yards form one population closely related to P. macularis of the United Kingdom, while P. macularis from U.S. feral hop locations grouped with P. macularis of Eastern Europe. Included in this multiplex was a marker that successfully tracked V6-virulence in 65 of 66 samples with a confirmed V6-phenotype. A new qPCR assay for high-throughput genotyping of P. macularis mating type generated the highest resolution distribution map of P. macularis mating type to date. Together, these genotyping strategies enable the high-throughput and inexpensive tracking of pathogen spread among geographical regions from single-colony samples and provide a roadmap to develop markers for other obligate biotrophs.
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- William A Weldon
- Section of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology, Cornell AgriTech, Cornell University, Geneva, NY 14456
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- Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Corvallis, OR 97331
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- U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service Horticultural Crops Research Unit, Corvallis, OR 97330
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- Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108
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- Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Corvallis, OR 97331
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- U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service Forage Seed and Cereal Research Unit, Corvallis, OR 97331
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- Section of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology, Cornell AgriTech, Cornell University, Geneva, NY 14456
- U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service Grape Genetics Research Unit, Geneva, NY 14456
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- Section of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology, Cornell AgriTech, Cornell University, Geneva, NY 14456
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Xing Y, Hernandez Nopsa JF, Andersen KF, Andrade-Piedra JL, Beed FD, Blomme G, Carvajal-Yepes M, Coyne DL, Cuellar WJ, Forbes GA, Kreuze JF, Kroschel J, Kumar PL, Legg JP, Parker M, Schulte-Geldermann E, Sharma K, Garrett KA. Global Cropland Connectivity: A Risk Factor for Invasion and Saturation by Emerging Pathogens and Pests. Bioscience 2020; 70:744-758. [PMID: 32973407 PMCID: PMC7498352 DOI: 10.1093/biosci/biaa067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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The geographic pattern of cropland is an important risk factor for invasion and saturation by crop-specific pathogens and arthropods. Understanding cropland networks supports smart pest sampling and mitigation strategies. We evaluate global networks of cropland connectivity for key vegetatively propagated crops (banana and plantain, cassava, potato, sweet potato, and yam) important for food security in the tropics. For each crop, potential movement between geographic location pairs was evaluated using a gravity model, with associated uncertainty quantification. The highly linked hub and bridge locations in cropland connectivity risk maps are likely priorities for surveillance and management, and for tracing intraregion movement of pathogens and pests. Important locations are identified beyond those locations that simply have high crop density. Cropland connectivity risk maps provide a new risk component for integration with other factors-such as climatic suitability, genetic resistance, and global trade routes-to inform pest risk assessment and mitigation.
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- Yanru Xing
- Plant Pathology Department, Institute for Sustainable Food Systems, and Emerging Pathogens Institute at University of Florida, Gainesville, USA
- Yanru Xing and John F. Hernandez Nopsa contributed equally to this work
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- Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria, AGROSAVIA, Mosquera-Bogota, Colombia
- Yanru Xing and John F. Hernandez Nopsa contributed equally to this work
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- Plant Pathology Department, Institute for Sustainable Food Systems, and Emerging Pathogens Institute at University of Florida, Gainesville, USA
- CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers, and Bananas
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- International Potato Center (CIP), P.O. Box 1558, Lima 12, Peru
- CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers, and Bananas
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- Plant Production and Protection Division, Food and Agriculture Organization, United Nations (FAO), 00153 Roma, Italy
- CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers, and Bananas
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- Bioversity International, c/o ILRI, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers, and Bananas
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- International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), AA6713, Cali, Colombia
- CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers, and Bananas
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Nairobi, Kenya
- CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers, and Bananas
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- International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), AA6713, Cali, Colombia
- CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers, and Bananas
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- International Potato Center (CIP), P.O. Box 1558, Lima 12, Peru
- CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers, and Bananas
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- International Potato Center (CIP), P.O. Box 1558, Lima 12, Peru
- CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers, and Bananas
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- International Potato Center (CIP), P.O. Box 1558, Lima 12, Peru
- CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers, and Bananas
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, Nigeria
- CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers, and Bananas
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
- CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers, and Bananas
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- International Potato Center (CIP), Nairobi, Kenya
- CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers, and Bananas
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- International Potato Center (CIP), Nairobi, Kenya
- CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers, and Bananas
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- International Potato Center (CIP), Nairobi, Kenya
- CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers, and Bananas
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- Plant Pathology Department, Institute for Sustainable Food Systems, and Emerging Pathogens Institute at University of Florida, Gainesville, USA
- CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers, and Bananas
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Sherman J, Burke JM, Gent DH. Cooperation and Coordination in Plant Disease Management. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2019; 109:1720-1731. [PMID: 31148511 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-01-19-0010-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Scaling of management efforts beyond the boundaries of individual farms may require that individuals act collectively. Such approaches have been suggested several times in plant pathology contexts but rarely have been implemented, in part because the institutional structures that enable successful collective action are poorly understood. In this research, we conducted in-depth interviews with hop producers in Oregon and Washington State to identify their motivations for and barriers to collective action regarding communication of disease levels, coordination of management practices, and sharing of best management practices and other data for powdery mildew (caused by Podosphaera macularis). Growers were generally open to and engaged in communication with neighbors and others on disease status in their hop yards and some evidence of higher levels of information sharing on management practices was found. However, growers who had developed extensive knowledge and databases were reluctant to share information viewed as proprietary. Relationships, trust, and reciprocity were facilitating factors for communication and information sharing, whereas lack of these factors and social norms of independence and pride in portions of the grower community were identified as impediments. Given the heterogeneity of trust, lack of confidence in reciprocity, and weak shared norms, communication of disease risk and coordinated management may be most successful if directed at a smaller scale as a series of neighborhood-based partnerships of growers and their immediate neighbors. Developing a disease reporting system and coordinated disease management efforts with more producers and at larger spatial extents would require formalized structures and rules that would provide assurance that there is consistency in disease data collection and reporting, reciprocation, and sanctions for those who use the information for marketing purposes against other growers. Given the analyses presented here, we believe there is potential for collective action in disease management but with limitations on the scope and nature of the actions.
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- Jennifer Sherman
- Department of Sociology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA
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- Department of Sociology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA
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- Forage Seed and Cereal Research Unit, U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service, Corvallis, OR
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