Diagrammatic scale for assessment of anthracnose severity in feijoa fruit

A diagrammatic scale of anthracnose in feijoa fruit was elaborated and validated in order to standardize disease severity assessments. The proposed scale showed six disease severity levels: 2, 10, 20, 40, 70 and 100% of the injured fruit surface. The scale took into account the minimum and maximum l...

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Published in:Ciência rural Vol. 51; no. 3
Main Authors: Ferreira, Ana Carolina, Citadin, Idemir, Scariotto, Silvia, Pertille, Rafael Henrique, Sachet, Marcos Robson, Guerrezi, Marieli Teresinha, Donazzolo, Joel
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Portuguese
Published: Santa Maria Universidade Federal de Santa Maria Centro de Ciencias Rurais 2021
Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
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Summary:A diagrammatic scale of anthracnose in feijoa fruit was elaborated and validated in order to standardize disease severity assessments. The proposed scale showed six disease severity levels: 2, 10, 20, 40, 70 and 100% of the injured fruit surface. The scale took into account the minimum and maximum limits of disease severity observed in the field and the intermediate values followed logarithmic increments according to the Weber-Fechner stimulus-response law. Eight inexperienced raters validated the scale by quantifying the disease severity (using/not using the scale) of 50 feijoas with anthracnose symptoms. In conclusion, the scale improved the assessment of anthracnose in feijoa. Eight genotypes from different crosses were tolerant to anthracnose. RESUMO: Com o objetivo de padronizar avaliações da severidade da antracnose em frutos de feijoa elaborou-se e validou-se uma escala diagramática com os seguintes níveis de severidade: 2, 10, 20, 40, 70 e 100% de área superficial do fruto com lesão. A escala considerou os limites de severidade mínima e máxima da doença observados em campo e os níveis intermediários seguiram incrementos logarítmicos, obedecendo-se a “Lei do estímulo de Weber-Fechner”. A severidade foi estimada, por oito avaliadores sem experiência, em 50 frutos sem e com o auxílio da escala proposta. Em conclusão, a escala melhorou a avaliação da antracnose na feijoa. Oito genótipos de diferentes cruzamentos foram tolerantes à antracnose.
ISSN:0103-8478
1678-4596
1678-4596
DOI:10.1590/0103-8478cr20200033