Abstract:Background Drechslera avenacea is the main pathogen of oat leaf spot, while the insufficient sporulation of this fungus has seriously affected the research progress in the interactions between oat and D. avenacea.Objective To screen the most suitable medium and culture conditions for the growth and sporulation of D. avenacea, and to provide a basis for the research and control of oat leaf spot caused by D. avenacea.Methods We determined the optimal medium, carbon source, and nitrogen source of D. avenacea, as well as the sporulation in the V8 medium under different temperatures, pH values, and ultraviolet (UV) irradiation time.Results The mycelial growth and sporulation of the three strains were different under different media, carbon and nitrogen sources, temperatures, pH values, and UV irradiation time. After 12 days of culture, the colony diameters of strains hsbzb and plpjg were more than 69 mm in the media with maltose as the carbon source and more than 77 mm in the media with peptone as the nitrogen source. Strain dttz had the largest colony diameter of 38.22 mm when maltose was used as the carbon source and 38.52 mm when peptone was used as the nitrogen source. After 4 weeks of growth in the V8 medium, the sporulation and colony diameters of the three strains showed consistent trends with the rise in temperature, and the optimal temperature was 25 ℃. An acidic environment (pH 4.5) was conducive to sporulation. UV irradiation promoted the sporulation of D. avenacea in a short period of time, and the optimal irradiation time was 8 h. Moreover, UV radiation induced the sporulation of strain dttz which did not produce spores.Conclusion This study clarified the optimal growth and spore production conditions of D. avenacea, providing key technical support for the efficient acquisition of pathogen spores, in-depth research on host-pathogen interactions, and the formulation of comprehensive prevention and control strategies for oat leaf spot disease.