네덜란드와 미국에서 최근에 육성된 절화 및 분화용26품종을 도입하여 무름병저항성 및 개화특성을 평가하였다. 국립원예특작과학원 무가온 비닐하우스내에서 여름재배시 무름병발생 및 생육, 개화특성을 조사한 결과, 무름병은 ‘Picasso’, ‘Dark Eyes’, ‘Murano’가 포장발병율이낮고, 저항성에도 강한 것으로 나타났다. 특히 ‘Picasso’는 포장발병율이 5.8%로 가장 낮았고, 잎절편상처접종법에서도 0.3으로 가장 강한 저항성을 나타냈다. 기형화 발생 수는 ‘Sienna’가 주당 1.6개로 가장 많았고, ‘IntimateIvory’, ‘Pillow Talk’에서는 발생하지 않았다. 개화소요일수는 33일로 ‘Amigo’, ‘Mistral’이 평균 32.6일과 32.8일로 가장 빨랐고 가장 늦은 품종은 ‘Prado’로 75.6일이소요되었다. ‘Aquila’, ‘Tyris’는 절화용 품종으로 주당 절화수량이 각각 평균 4.2개와 4.4개로 많은 다수성 품종이나, 기형화 발생이 많고 무름병에 감수성이었다. ‘PillowTalk’, ‘Mistral’과 ‘Picasso’는 주당 화수가 많을 뿐 아니라 개화까지 소요일수가 짧아 절화분화 겸용으로의 활용도가 높은 것으로 평가되었다. 또한 화경장이 26cm 내외로 짧은 ‘Callifornia Red’와 ‘Tuno’ 등은 분화용으로활용할 수 있을 것으로 평가되었다.

Bacterial soft rot is one of the major disease of Zantedeschia species (Calla lily) caused by Erwinia carotovora. The objectives of this study were i) to screen the most efficient method to determine resistance level against E. carotovora and ii) to evaluate the genetic variability in Zantedeschia genotypes by inoculation of Ecc NHRI-3 and PD 1784 isolates. Four screening tests i.e. leaf disk, petiole, tuber and tuber slice tests were used to determine the resistance level in calla lily. Eleven genotypes from section Zantedeschia were used for variation studies against E. carotovora by using the leaf disk test. It was observed that all genotypes showed variation in resistance level and could be categorized in 3 groups on the basis of their resistance level. Four of the genotypes were resistant against this pathogen whereas, 6 genotypes were moderately resistant and only one genotype was found susceptible. Within section Aestivae, ‘Galaxy’, ‘Florex Gold’, ‘Treasure’ and ‘Mango’ were found very susceptible cultivars, whereas ‘Coral Sunset’, ‘Hazel Marie’ and ‘Neroli’ were less susceptible genotypes. Most of the cultivars from section Aestivae were susceptible to bacterial soft rot and the cultivar ‘Florex Gold’ was identified as susceptible control. It is suggested to perform pre-screening through leaf disk method which proved to a non-destructive test. The pre-screening evaluation can discriminate susceptible cultivar and resistant cultivar. Tuber slice test is more useful in screening subsequent genotypes at a later growth stage in any breeding program.