Sensitivity of from China to Five Fungicides and Characterization of Carbendazim-Resistant Isolates.

Peach scab is a fungal disease caused by that can significantly reduce peach yield and quality. Fungicide application is the main control measure for peach scab worldwide. To better understand the fungicide-resistance status and devise suitable management strategies, the sensitivity of 135 single-spore isolates to the commonly used fungicides carbendazim, iprodione, propiconazole, azoxystrobin, and boscalid were determined using a microtiter plate test method. Results showed that the mean effective concentrations to cause inhibitions by 50% (EC) of tested isolates to iprodione, propiconazole, azoxystrobin, and boscalid were 16.287, 0.165, 0.570, and 0.136 µg/ml, respectively. The EC values of isolates to four fungicides displayed unimodal frequency distributions, indicating no resistance occurred to these fungicides. On the contrary, bimodal frequency distribution was observed for carbendazim, indicating that developed resistance to carbendazim. Resistance was widely detected from all 14 provinces studied. Molecular analysis showed that the point mutation E198K of the gene determined high resistance, whereas E198G conferred moderate resistance. Moderate and high resistances were stable, and the resistant isolates did not show significant fitness penalties. On the contrary, some resistant isolates showed better competitiveness under certain stresses. This is the first report to detect the sensitivity of to fungicides, which enables future monitoring of fungicide resistance and provides basic information to allow the design of suitable peach scab management strategies.