Screening of New Mexico Autumn-sown Onions for Black Mold Disease

摘要

Black mold, caused by the fungus Aspergillus niger, is one of the major postharvest onion (Allium cepa) diseases causing qualitative and quantitative losses. To screen autumn-sown onion cultivars for black mold resistance, 12 cultivars were sown in 2004 and 2005 in Las Graces, NM. Percent sporulated area, disease severity, and disease incidence were recorded after 2 and 4 weeks of storage. 'Texas Early White' exhibited less disease symptoms than other cultivars tested. For all cultivars, disease symptoms in terms of severity and incidence increased as bulbs were stored for longer periods of time.