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Haghpanah M, Jelodar NB, Zarrini HN, Pakdin-Parizi A, Dehestani A. New insights into azelaic acid-induced resistance against Alternaria Solani in tomato plants. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2024; 24:687. [PMID: 39026164 PMCID: PMC11264620 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-024-05397-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2024] [Accepted: 07/09/2024] [Indexed: 07/20/2024]
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BACKGROUND The effect of azelaic acid (Aza) on the response of tomato plants to Alternaria solani was investigated in this study. After being treated with Aza, tomato plants were infected with A. solani, and their antioxidant, biochemical, and molecular responses were analyzed. RESULTS The results demonstrated that H2O2 and MDA accumulation increased in control plants after pathogen infection. Aza-treated plants exhibited a remarkable rise in peroxidase (POD) and catalase (CAT) activities during the initial stages of A. solani infection. Gene expression analysis revealed that both Aza treatment and pathogen infection altered the expression patterns of the SlNPR1, SlERF2, SlPR1, and SlPDF1.2 genes. The expression of SlPDF1.2, a marker gene for the jasmonic acid/ethylene (JA/ET) signaling pathway, showed a remarkable increase of 4.2-fold upon pathogen infection. In contrast, for the SlNPR1, a key gene in salicylic acid (SA) pathway, this increased expression was recorded with a delay at 96 hpi. Also, the phytohormone analysis showed significantly increased SA accumulation in plant tissues with disease development. It was also revealed that tissue accumulation of JA in Aza-treated plants was increased following pathogen infection, while it was not increased in plants without pathogen inoculation. CONCLUSION The results suggest that the resistance induced by Aza is mainly a result of modulations in both SA and JA pathways following complex antioxidant and molecular defense responses in tomato plants during A. solani infection. These findings provide novel information regarding inducing mechanisms of azelaic acid which would add to the current body of knowledge of SAR induction in plants as result of Aza application.
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- Mostafa Haghpanah
- Kohgiluyeh and Boyerahmad Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, Dryland Agricultural Research Institute, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Gachsaran, Iran
- Department of Plant Breeding and Biotechnology, Sari Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University, Sari, Iran
- Genetics and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute of Tabarestan, Sari Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University, Sari, Iran
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- Department of Plant Breeding and Biotechnology, Sari Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University, Sari, Iran
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- Department of Plant Breeding and Biotechnology, Sari Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University, Sari, Iran
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- Genetics and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute of Tabarestan, Sari Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University, Sari, Iran
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- Genetics and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute of Tabarestan, Sari Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University, Sari, Iran.
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Khojasteh M, Darzi Ramandi H, Taghavi SM, Taheri A, Rahmanzadeh A, Chen G, Foolad MR, Osdaghi E. Unraveling the genetic basis of quantitative resistance to diseases in tomato: a meta-QTL analysis and mining of transcript profiles. PLANT CELL REPORTS 2024; 43:184. [PMID: 38951262 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-024-03268-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2023] [Accepted: 06/11/2024] [Indexed: 07/03/2024]
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KEY MESSAGE Whole-genome QTL mining and meta-analysis in tomato for resistance to bacterial and fungal diseases identified 73 meta-QTL regions with significantly refined/reduced confidence intervals. Tomato production is affected by a range of biotic stressors, causing yield losses and quality reductions. While sources of genetic resistance to many tomato diseases have been identified and characterized, stability of the resistance genes or quantitative trait loci (QTLs) across the resources has not been determined. Here, we examined 491 QTLs previously reported for resistance to tomato diseases in 40 independent studies and 54 unique mapping populations. We identified 29 meta-QTLs (MQTLs) for resistance to bacterial pathogens and 44 MQTLs for resistance to fungal pathogens, and were able to reduce the average confidence interval (CI) of the QTLs by 4.1-fold and 6.7-fold, respectively, compared to the average CI of the original QTLs. The corresponding physical length of the CIs of MQTLs ranged from 56 kb to 6.37 Mb, with a median of 921 kb, of which 27% had a CI lower than 500 kb and 53% had a CI lower than 1 Mb. Comparison of defense responses between tomato and Arabidopsis highlighted 73 orthologous genes in the MQTL regions, which were putatively determined to be involved in defense against bacterial and fungal diseases. Intriguingly, multiple genes were identified in some MQTL regions that are implicated in plant defense responses, including PR-P2, NDR1, PDF1.2, Pip1, SNI1, PTI5, NSL1, DND1, CAD1, SlACO, DAD1, SlPAL, Ph-3, EDS5/SID1, CHI-B/PR-3, Ph-5, ETR1, WRKY29, and WRKY25. Further, we identified a number of candidate resistance genes in the MQTL regions that can be useful for both marker/gene-assisted breeding as well as cloning and genetic transformation.
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- Moein Khojasteh
- Department of Plant Protection, School of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, 71441-65186, Iran
- School of Agriculture and Biology/State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
- Department of Plant Protection, University of Tehran, Karaj, 31587-77871, Iran
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- Department of Plant Production and Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture, Bu-Ali Sina University, P.O. Box 657833131, Hamedan, Iran
- Department of Molecular Physiology, Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute of Iran, Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Karaj, Iran
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- Department of Plant Protection, School of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, 71441-65186, Iran.
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- Joint International Research Laboratory of Metabolic and Developmental Sciences, Plant Biotechnology Research Center, Fudan-SJTU-Nottingham Plant Biotechnology R&D Center, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Plant Protection, School of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, 71441-65186, Iran
- Department of Plant Protection, University of Tehran, Karaj, 31587-77871, Iran
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- School of Agriculture and Biology/State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Department of Plant Science and the Intercollege Graduate Degree Program in Plant Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA.
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- Department of Plant Protection, University of Tehran, Karaj, 31587-77871, Iran.
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Kalasariya RL, Chaudhary NN, Patel MR, Chawla S, Parmar KD, Rathod PH. Analysis, residue behaviour and risk assessment of combination product of iprovalicarb + copper oxychloride in representative fruiting vegetables, cucurbit and in soil using LC-MS/MS and ICP-MS. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2024; 31:15186-15198. [PMID: 38291206 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-024-32135-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2023] [Accepted: 01/18/2024] [Indexed: 02/01/2024]
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Combination product of two herbicides, i.e. iprovalicarb and copper oxychloride, is a new formulation. There is paucity of data on the dissipation pattern and risk assessment of this combination product in crops. To understand the dissipation behaviour/kinetics of this product, a supervised field trial was undertaken on cucumber and tomato. Method validation for a QuEChERS-based method for analysis of these pesticides from cucumber and tomato matrices reveals that all the parameters were within the acceptance range in accordance with SANTE. The limit of quantitation (LOQ) for iprovalicarb in cucumber and tomato fruits, and in soil matrices when analysed on LC-MS/MS was established at 0.01 mg kg-1. Similarly, the LOQ for copper oxychloride (as copper) on ICP-MS was established at 0.5 mg kg-1 in cucumber and tomato fruits and 5.0 mg kg-1 in soil. Dissipation of iprovalicarb was slower in tomato fruits as compared to cucumber fruits. The initial accumulation of the residues of iprovalicarb was 0.073 and 0.243 mg kg-1 in cucumber and 0.214 and 0.432 mg kg-1 in tomato fruits at standard and double dose, respectively. Similarly, copper oxychloride residues were 3.51 and 6.45 mg kg-1 in cucumber and 1.26 and 2.56 mg kg-1 in tomato fruits at standard and double dose, respectively. The residues were below LOQ in cucumber fruits, tomato fruits and soil at the time of harvest. The residues of copper oxychloride persisted till harvest time in cucumber fruits and in soil. A preharvest interval (PHI) of 3 day is recommended on safer side for the combination product of iprovalicarb + copper oxychloride. Theoretical maximum daily intake (TMDI) is less than maximum permissible intake (MPI) for iprovalicarb and copper oxychloride at both the doses from 0 day and onward. The results from the present study can be of immense importance for establishing label claims, maximum residue limits (MRLs) and risk assessment by national and international regulatory agencies.
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- Ravi L Kalasariya
- Pesticide Residue Laboratory, AINP on Pesticide Residues, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, 388110, Gujarat, India
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- Pesticide Residue Laboratory, AINP on Pesticide Residues, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, 388110, Gujarat, India
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- Pesticide Residue Laboratory, AINP on Pesticide Residues, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, 388110, Gujarat, India
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- Pesticide Residue Laboratory, AINP on Pesticide Residues, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, 388110, Gujarat, India.
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- Pesticide Residue Laboratory, AINP on Pesticide Residues, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, 388110, Gujarat, India
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- Pesticide Residue Laboratory, AINP on Pesticide Residues, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, 388110, Gujarat, India
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Otero P, Echave J, Chamorro F, Soria-Lopez A, Cassani L, Simal-Gandara J, Prieto MA, Fraga-Corral M. Challenges in the Application of Circular Economy Models to Agricultural By-Products: Pesticides in Spain as a Case Study. Foods 2023; 12:3054. [PMID: 37628052 PMCID: PMC10453233 DOI: 10.3390/foods12163054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2023] [Revised: 08/12/2023] [Accepted: 08/14/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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The income and residue production from agriculture has a strong impact in Spain. A circular economy and a bioeconomy are two alternative sustainable models that include the revalorization of agri-food by-products to recover healthy biomolecules. However, most crops are conventional, implying the use of pesticides. Hence, the reutilization of agri-food by-products may involve the accumulation of pesticides. Even though the waste-to-bioproducts trend has been widely studied, the potential accumulation of pesticides during by-product revalorization has been scarcely assessed. Therefore, in this study, the most common pesticides found in eight highly productive crops in Spain are evaluated according to the available published data, mainly from EFSA reports. Among these, oranges, berries and peppers showed an increasing tendency regarding pesticide exceedances. In addition, the adverse effects of pesticides on human and animal health and the environment were considered. Finally, a safety assessment was developed to understand if the reutilization of citrus peels to recover ascorbic acid (AA) would represent a risk to human health. The results obtained seem to indicate the safety of this by-product to recover AA concentrations to avoid scurvy (45 mg/day) and improve health (200 mg/day). Therefore, this work evaluates the potential risk of pesticide exposure through the revalorization of agri-food by-products using peels from citruses, one of the major agricultural crops in Spain, as a case study.
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- Paz Otero
- Nutrition and Bromatology Group, Department of Analytical Chemistry and Food Science, Faculty of Science, Universidade de Vigo, 32004 Ourense, Spain; (P.O.); (J.E.); (F.C.); (A.S.-L.); (L.C.); (J.S.-G.); (M.A.P.)
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- Nutrition and Bromatology Group, Department of Analytical Chemistry and Food Science, Faculty of Science, Universidade de Vigo, 32004 Ourense, Spain; (P.O.); (J.E.); (F.C.); (A.S.-L.); (L.C.); (J.S.-G.); (M.A.P.)
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- Nutrition and Bromatology Group, Department of Analytical Chemistry and Food Science, Faculty of Science, Universidade de Vigo, 32004 Ourense, Spain; (P.O.); (J.E.); (F.C.); (A.S.-L.); (L.C.); (J.S.-G.); (M.A.P.)
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- Nutrition and Bromatology Group, Department of Analytical Chemistry and Food Science, Faculty of Science, Universidade de Vigo, 32004 Ourense, Spain; (P.O.); (J.E.); (F.C.); (A.S.-L.); (L.C.); (J.S.-G.); (M.A.P.)
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- Nutrition and Bromatology Group, Department of Analytical Chemistry and Food Science, Faculty of Science, Universidade de Vigo, 32004 Ourense, Spain; (P.O.); (J.E.); (F.C.); (A.S.-L.); (L.C.); (J.S.-G.); (M.A.P.)
- Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencia y Tecnología de Materiales, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (INTEMA-CONICET), Av. Colón 10850, Mar del Plata 7600, Argentina
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- Nutrition and Bromatology Group, Department of Analytical Chemistry and Food Science, Faculty of Science, Universidade de Vigo, 32004 Ourense, Spain; (P.O.); (J.E.); (F.C.); (A.S.-L.); (L.C.); (J.S.-G.); (M.A.P.)
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- Nutrition and Bromatology Group, Department of Analytical Chemistry and Food Science, Faculty of Science, Universidade de Vigo, 32004 Ourense, Spain; (P.O.); (J.E.); (F.C.); (A.S.-L.); (L.C.); (J.S.-G.); (M.A.P.)
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- Nutrition and Bromatology Group, Department of Analytical Chemistry and Food Science, Faculty of Science, Universidade de Vigo, 32004 Ourense, Spain; (P.O.); (J.E.); (F.C.); (A.S.-L.); (L.C.); (J.S.-G.); (M.A.P.)
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Adhikari TB, Siddique MI, Louws FJ, Sim SC, Panthee DR. Molecular mapping of quantitative trait loci for resistance to early blight in tomatoes. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1135884. [PMID: 37324699 PMCID: PMC10267708 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1135884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2023] [Accepted: 05/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Early blight (EB), caused by Alternaria linariae (Neerg.) (syn. A. tomatophila) Simmons, is a disease that affects tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L.) throughout the world, with tremendous economic implications. The objective of the present study was to map the quantitative trait loci (QTL) associated with EB resistance in tomatoes. The F2 and F2:3 mapping populations consisting of 174 lines derived from NC 1CELBR (resistant) × Fla. 7775 (susceptible) were evaluated under natural conditions in the field in 2011 and in the greenhouse in 2015 by artificial inoculation. In all, 375 Kompetitive Allele Specific PCR (KASP) assays were used for genotyping parents and the F2 population. The broad-sense heritability estimate for phenotypic data was 28.3%, and 25.3% for 2011, and 2015 disease evaluations, respectively. QTL analysis revealed six QTLs associated with EB resistance on chromosomes 2, 8, and 11 (LOD 4.0 to 9.1), explaining phenotypic variation ranging from 3.8 to 21.0%. These results demonstrate that genetic control of EB resistance in NC 1CELBR is polygenic. This study may facilitate further fine mapping of the EB-resistant QTL and marker-assisted selection (MAS) to transfer EB resistance genes into elite tomato varieties, including broadening the genetic diversity of EB resistance in tomatoes.
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- Tika B. Adhikari
- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States
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- Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center, Mills River, NC, United States
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States
- Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States
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- Department of Bioresources Engineering, Sejong University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center, Mills River, NC, United States
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Colletotrichum truncatum Causing Anthracnose of Tomato ( Solanum lycopersicum L.) in Malaysia. Microorganisms 2023; 11:microorganisms11010226. [PMID: 36677518 PMCID: PMC9865493 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11010226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2022] [Revised: 01/09/2023] [Accepted: 01/09/2023] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) is a popular nutritious vegetable crop grown in Malaysia and other parts of the world. However, fungal diseases such as anthracnose pose significant threats to tomato production by reducing the fruit quality and food value of tomato, resulting in lower market prices of the crop globally. In the present study, the etiology of tomato anthracnose was investigated in commercial tomato farms in Sabah, Malaysia. A total of 22 fungal isolates were obtained from anthracnosed tomato fruits and identified as Colletotrichum species, using morphological characteristics. The phylogenetic relationships of multiple gene sequence alignments such as internal transcribed spacer (ITS), β-tubulin (tub2), glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase (gapdh), actin (act), and calmodulin (cal), were adopted to accurately identify the Colletotrichum species as C. truncatum. The results of pathogenicity tests revealed that all C. truncatum isolates caused anthracnose disease symptoms on inoculated tomato fruits. To our knowledge, the present study is the first report of tomato anthracnose caused by C. truncatum in Malaysia. The findings of this study will be helpful in disease monitoring, and the development of strategies for effective control of anthracnose on tomato fruits.
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Arafa RA, Kamel SM, Taher DI, Solberg SØ, Rakha MT. Leaf Extracts from Resistant Wild Tomato Can Be Used to Control Late Blight (Phytophthora infestans) in the Cultivated Tomato. PLANTS 2022; 11:plants11141824. [PMID: 35890458 PMCID: PMC9320409 DOI: 10.3390/plants11141824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2022] [Revised: 07/07/2022] [Accepted: 07/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Late blight disease, caused by Phytophthora infestans (Mont.) de Bary, is one of the most challenging diseases threatening tomato production and other Solanaceae crops. Resistance to late blight is found in certain wild species, but the mechanism behind the resistance is not fully understood. The aim of this study was to examine the metabolic profiles in the leaf tissue of late blight-resistant wild tomato and to investigate if leaf extracts from such genotypes could be used to control late blight in tomato production. We included three recognized late blight-resistant wild tomato accessions of Solanum habrochaites (LA1777, LA2855, and LA1352) and two recognized highly susceptible genotypes, S. lycopersicum (‘Super Strain B’) and S. pimpinellifolium (LA0375). The metabolic profiles were obtained in both inoculated and non-inoculated plants by analyzing leaf extracts using high-resolution gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) with three replicate analyses of each genotype. We focused on volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and identified 31 such compounds from the five genotypes with a retention time ranging from 6.6 to 22.8 min. The resistant genotype LA 1777 produced the highest number of VOCs (22 and 21 in the inoculated and control plants, respectively), whereas the susceptible genotype ‘Super Strain B’ produced the lowest number of VOCs (11 and 13 in the respective plants). Among the VOCs, 14 were detected only in the resistant genotypes, while two were detected only in the susceptible ones. In vitro trials, with the use of a detached leaflet assay and whole-plant approach, were conducted. We revealed promising insights regarding late blight management and showed that metabolic profiling may contribute to a better understanding of the mechanisms behind P. infestans resistance in tomato and its wild relatives.
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- Ramadan A. Arafa
- Plant Pathology Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Giza 12619, Egypt; (R.A.A.); (S.M.K.)
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- Plant Pathology Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Giza 12619, Egypt; (R.A.A.); (S.M.K.)
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- Vegetable Crops Research Department, Horticulture Research Institute, Agriculture Research Center, Giza 12619, Egypt;
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- Faculty of Applied Ecology and Agricultural Sciences, Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, 2418 Elverum, Norway
- Correspondence: or (S.Ø.S.); or (M.T.R.); Tel.: +20-1553110804 (M.T.R.)
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- Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Kafrelsheikh, Kafr El-Sheikh 33516, Egypt
- Correspondence: or (S.Ø.S.); or (M.T.R.); Tel.: +20-1553110804 (M.T.R.)
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Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Induced Plant Resistance against Fusarium Wilt in Jasmonate Biosynthesis Defective Mutant and Wild Type of Tomato. J Fungi (Basel) 2022; 8:jof8050422. [PMID: 35628678 PMCID: PMC9146357 DOI: 10.3390/jof8050422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2022] [Revised: 04/14/2022] [Accepted: 04/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi can form mutual symbiotic associations with most terrestrial plants and improve the resistance of host plants against pathogens. However, the bioprotection provided by AM fungi can depend on the host–fungus combinations. In this study, we unraveled the effects of pre-inoculation with AM fungus Rhizophagus irregularis on plant resistance against the hemibiotrophic fungal pathogen Fusarium oxysporum in jasmonate (JA) biosynthesis mutant tomato, suppressor of prosystemin-mediated responses8 (spr8) and the wild type Castlemart (CM). Results showed that R. irregularis colonization in CM plants significantly decreased the disease index, which was not observed in spr8 plants, suggesting that the disease protection of AM fungi was a plant-genotype-specific trait. Inoculation with R. irregularis significantly increased the shoot dry weight of CM plants when infected with F. oxysporum, with increased plant P content and net photosynthetic rate. Induced expression of the JA synthesis genes, including allene oxide cyclase gene (AOC) and lipoxygenase D gene (LOXD), and increased activities of polyphenol oxidase (PPO) and phenylalanine ammonia lyase (PAL) were recorded in mycorrhizal CM plants infected with F. oxysporum, but not in spr8 plants. Thus, mycorrhiza-induced resistance (MIR) to fungal pathogen in tomato was highly relevant to the JA signaling pathway.
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Soliman SA, Hafez EE, Al-Kolaibe AMG, Abdel Razik ESS, Abd-Ellatif S, Ibrahim AA, Kabeil SSA, Elshafie HS. Biochemical Characterization, Antifungal Activity, and Relative Gene Expression of Two Mentha Essential Oils Controlling Fusarium oxysporum, the Causal Agent of Lycopersicon esculentum Root Rot. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 11:plants11020189. [PMID: 35050077 PMCID: PMC8781374 DOI: 10.3390/plants11020189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2021] [Revised: 01/04/2022] [Accepted: 01/05/2022] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) is important food in daily human diets. Root rot disease by Fusarium oxysporum caused huge losses in tomato quality and yield annually. The extensive use of synthetic and chemical fungicides has environmental risks and health problems. Recent studies have pointed out the use of medicinal plant essential oils (EOs) and extracts for controlling fungal diseases. In the current research, Mentha spicata and Mentha longifolia EOs were used in different concentrations to control F. oxysporum. Many active compounds are present in these two EOs such as: thymol, adapic acid, menthol and menthyl acetate. These compounds possess antifungal effect through malformation and degradation of the fungal cell wall. The relative expression levels of distinctly upregulated defense-related WRKY genes (WRKY1, WRKY4, WRKY33 and WRKY53) in seedling root were evaluated as a plant-specific transcription factor (TF) group in different response pathways of abiotic stress. Results showed significant expression levels of WRKY, WRKY53, WRKY33, WRKY1 and WRKY4 genes. An upregulation was observed in defense-related genes such as chitinase and defensin in roots by application EOs under pathogen condition. In conclusion, M. spicata and M. longifolia EOs can be used effectively to control this plant pathogen as sustainable and eco-friendly botanical fungicides.
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- Seham A. Soliman
- Plant Protection and Biomolecular Diagnosis Department, Arid Lands Cultivation Research Institute, City of Scientific Research and Technology Applications, Borg EL-Arab, Alexandria 21934, Egypt; (S.A.S.); (E.E.H.); (E.-S.S.A.R.); (A.A.I.)
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- Plant Protection and Biomolecular Diagnosis Department, Arid Lands Cultivation Research Institute, City of Scientific Research and Technology Applications, Borg EL-Arab, Alexandria 21934, Egypt; (S.A.S.); (E.E.H.); (E.-S.S.A.R.); (A.A.I.)
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- Plant Protection and Biomolecular Diagnosis Department, Arid Lands Cultivation Research Institute, City of Scientific Research and Technology Applications, Borg EL-Arab, Alexandria 21934, Egypt; (S.A.S.); (E.E.H.); (E.-S.S.A.R.); (A.A.I.)
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- Bioprocess Development Department, Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Research Institute, City of Scientific Research and Technology Applications, Borg EL-Arab, Alexandria 21934, Egypt;
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- Plant Protection and Biomolecular Diagnosis Department, Arid Lands Cultivation Research Institute, City of Scientific Research and Technology Applications, Borg EL-Arab, Alexandria 21934, Egypt; (S.A.S.); (E.E.H.); (E.-S.S.A.R.); (A.A.I.)
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- Protein Research Department, Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Research Institute, City of Scientific Research and Technology Applications, Borg EL-Arab, Alexandria 21934, Egypt;
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- School of Agricultural, Forestry, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Basilicata, Viale dell’Ateneo Lucano 10, 85100 Potenza, Italy
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-0971-205522; Fax: +39-0971-205503
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Nkansah GO, Amoatey C, Zogli MK, Owusu-Nketia S, Ofori PA, Opoku-Agyemang F. Influence of Topping and Spacing on Growth, Yield, and Fruit Quality of Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) Under Greenhouse Condition. FRONTIERS IN SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS 2021. [DOI: 10.3389/fsufs.2021.659047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Tomato is an important vegetable in Ghanaian diet and contributes enormously in livelihood improvement. Tomato production is threatened by a high prevalence of biotic and abiotic stresses as well as increased postharvest losses and poor agronomic practices, thereby resulting in massive importation of tomato and its products to meet the local demands. The recent introduction of greenhouse vegetable cultivation technology in Ghana is a sustainable attempt in addressing and ensuring year-round production of vegetables including tomato. However, research on agronomic practices targeted to improving yield and fruit quality under greenhouse conditions in Ghana is scarcely available. Therefore, this study seeks to evaluate the effect of plant spacing and topping on tomato yield and fruit quality under greenhouse conditions. A 3 ×3 factorial treatment arranged in a completely randomized design (CRD) with three replications was used. Two factors, plant spacing and topping with each having three levels, were used. Thus, the levels for plant spacing were 0.15 m × 1.3 m, 0.2 m × 1.3 m, and 0.3 m × 1.3 m while topping treatments at trusses 2, 3, and 4 (control) were done. The results showed that yield was significantly influenced by plant spacing in both experiments. The interaction effect of 0.2 m × 1.3 m plant spacing and topping at truss 2 showed significantly higher yields. Furthermore, juice volume was significantly increased by plant spacing. Again, 0.2 m × 1.3 m plant spacing by truss 2 topping interaction produced the highest juice volume. Therefore, these agronomic practices could be an essential and effective approach in achieving higher tomato production with improved fruit quality under greenhouse cultivation to ensure sustainable food security.
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Silicon supplementation improves early blight resistance in Lycopersicon esculentum Mill . by modulating the expression of defense-related genes and antioxidant enzymes. 3 Biotech 2021; 11:232. [PMID: 33968576 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-021-02789-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2020] [Accepted: 04/12/2021] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Early blight is the most devastating disease in tomato which causes huge yield losses across the globe. Hence, development of specific, efficient and ecofriendly tools are required to increase the disease resistance in tomato plants. Here, we systematically investigate the defensive role and priming effect of silicon (Si) in tomato plants under control and infected conditions. Based on the results, Si-treated tomato plants showed improved resistance to Alternaria solani as there was delay in symptoms and reduced disease severity than non-Si-treated plants. To further examine the Si-mediated molecular priming in tomato plants, expression profiling of defense-related genes like PR1, PR2, WRKYII, PR3, LOXD and JERF3 was studied in control, Si-supplemented, A. solani-inoculated and Si + A. solani-inoculated plants. Interestingly, Si significantly increased the expression of jasmonic acid (JA) marker genes (PR3, LOXD and JERF3) than salicylic acid (SA) marker genes (PR1, PR2 and WRKYII). However, Si + A. solani-inoculated plants showed higher expression levels of defence genes except WRKYII than A. solani-inoculated or Si-treated plants. Furthermore, pre-supplementation of Si to A. solani-infected tomato plants showed increased activity of antioxidant enzymes viz. superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), ascorbate peroxidase (APX), glutathione reductase (GR) and peroxidase (POD) than control, Si-treated and A. solani-inoculated plants. Altogether, present study highlights the defensive role of Si in tomato plants in response to A. solani by increasing not only the transcript levels of defense signature genes, but also the activity of antioxidant enzymes.
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Razak NJ, Abass MH. First report of Cladosporium cladosporioides, C. oxysporum, and C. uredinicola as potential pathogens on tomato shoots system in Iraq. APPLIED NANOSCIENCE 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s13204-021-01851-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Mani SD, Pandey S, Govindan M, Muthamilarasan M, Nagarathnam R. Transcriptome dynamics underlying elicitor-induced defense responses against Septoria leaf spot disease of tomato ( Solanum lycopersicum L.). PHYSIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF PLANTS : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2021; 27:873-888. [PMID: 33967469 PMCID: PMC8055812 DOI: 10.1007/s12298-021-00970-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2020] [Revised: 03/03/2021] [Accepted: 03/07/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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UNLABELLED Elicitor-induced defense response against potential plant pathogens has been widely reported in several crop plants; however, transcriptome dynamics underlying such defense response remains elusive. Our previous study identified and characterized a novel elicitor, κ-carrageenan, from Kappaphycus alvarezii, a marine red seaweed. Our preliminary studies have shown that the elicitor-treatment enhances the tolerance of a susceptible tomato cultivar to Septoria lycopersici (causative agent of leaf spot disease). To gain further insights into the genes regulated during elicitor treatment followed by pathogen infection, we have performed RNA-Seq experiments under different treatments, namely, control (untreated and uninfected), elicitor treatment, pathogen infection alone, and elicitor treatment followed by pathogen infection. To validate the results, forty-three genes belonging to five different classes, namely, ROS activating and detoxifying enzyme encoding genes, DEAD-box RNA helicase genes, autophagy-related genes, cysteine proteases, and pathogenesis-related genes, were chosen. Expression profiling of each gene was performed using qRT-PCR, and the data was correlated with the RNA-seq data. Altogether, the study has pinpointed a repertoire of genes that could be potential candidates for further functional characterization to provide insights into novel elicitor-induced fungal defense and develop transgenic lines resistant to foliar diseases. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12298-021-00970-y.
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- Sumithra Devi Mani
- Unit of Plant Pathology, Center for Advanced Studies in Botany, University of Madras, Tamil Nadu, Guindy Campus, Chennai, 600 025 India
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- National Institute of Plant Genome Research, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110 067 India
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- Unit of Plant Pathology, Center for Advanced Studies in Botany, University of Madras, Tamil Nadu, Guindy Campus, Chennai, 600 025 India
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- Repository of Tomato Genomics Resources, Department of Plant Sciences, School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, 500 046 Telangana India
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- Unit of Plant Pathology, Center for Advanced Studies in Botany, University of Madras, Tamil Nadu, Guindy Campus, Chennai, 600 025 India
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Ranawat B, Mishra S, Singh A. Enterobacter hormaechei (MF957335) enhanced yield, disease and salinity tolerance in tomato. Arch Microbiol 2021; 203:2659-2667. [PMID: 33712862 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-021-02226-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2020] [Revised: 01/05/2021] [Accepted: 02/11/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Soil salinity is one of the major limiting factors for poor crop yield in the world. Increasing salinity in the soil is a challenge for agriculture. In the recent past, plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) are being used to enhance plant growth in various conditions. However, the saline-tolerant PGPR are of great use for plant growth under saline condition. In the present study, saline-tolerant E. hormaechei (MF957335) was isolated from saline water. E. hormaechei (MF957335) was tested for its potassium and calcium solubilizing efficiency using Scanning Electron Microscopy-Energy Dispersive X-Ray (SEM-EDX). E. hormaechei (MF957335) and K-Feldspar treatments significantly increased plant growth as compared to untreated plants (negative control). E. hormaechei (MF957335) significantly increased fresh biomass, shoot and root length of tomato plants. Among all the NaCl treatments, maximum fruits (9.66) were achieved in 250 mM NaCl + E. hormaechei treatment. Similar results with increased fruit numbers were obtained in K-Feldspar-treated plants. Apart from the plant growth, fresh biomass and fruit numbers, tomatoes from K-Feldspar-treated plants were large, fleshy and deep red colored. The study could demonstrate bioavailability of potassium from K-feldspar for tomato cultivation. Control plants tomato were small, non-fleshy, yellowish red, and infected with calcium deficiency disease blossom-end rot. The present study demonstrates the role of E. hormaechei (MF957335) in plant growth, yield promotion and disease tolerance by potassium and calcium solubilization, respectively. The study showed that E. hormaechei (MF957335) could be applied to saline and non-saline soils to enhance tomato yield.
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- Bablesh Ranawat
- Applied Phycology and Biotechnology Division, CSIR-Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute, Bhavnagar, India.,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India
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- Applied Phycology and Biotechnology Division, CSIR-Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute, Bhavnagar, India.,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India
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- Applied Phycology and Biotechnology Division, CSIR-Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute, Bhavnagar, India. .,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India.
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Kim JD, Park MY, Jeon BJ, Kim BS. Disease control efficacy of 32,33-didehydroroflamycoin produced by Streptomyces rectiviolaceus strain DY46 against gray mold of tomato fruit. Sci Rep 2019; 9:13533. [PMID: 31537850 PMCID: PMC6753085 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-49779-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2018] [Accepted: 08/30/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Despite the efficacy of synthetic fungicides in controlling postharvest diseases, public concerns regarding chemical residues in food and an increase in drug-resistant strains of pathogens have led to a need for new agents to control postharvest diseases. The current study was performed to find control agents of microbial origin that are effective on gray mold of tomato fruits. We recently isolated Streptomyces rectiviolaceus DY46, which has antagonistic activity against various plant pathogenic fungi. The incidence of gray mold of tomato fruits was markedly reduced by 80.0% in tomatoes treated with the cell extract of Streptomyces rectiviolaceus DY46 compared with the control tomatoes. The active ingredient was purified from the cell extract of DY46 and identified to be 32,33-didehydroroflamycoin (DDHR). DDHR displayed MICs (minimal inhibitory concentrations) against the mycelial growth of various plant pathogenic fungi at concentrations of 8–64 mg L−1. The incidence of gray mold in tomato fruits inoculated with conidial suspension (104 conidia mL−1) of Botrytis cinerea was markedly reduced by 88.9% in tomatoes treated with DDHR (100 mg L−1) compared with the control. The DDHR residue in tomato fruit was significantly diminished 2 d after treatment. These results show that DDHR would be relatively safe for use as a postharvest fungicide.
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- Jeong Do Kim
- Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) Gangneung Institute, Gangneung, 25451, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biosystems and Biotechnology, Korea University Graduate School, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biosystems and Biotechnology, Korea University Graduate School, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biosystems and Biotechnology, Korea University Graduate School, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea. .,Division of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea.
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Yüzbaşıoğlu E, Dalyan E. Salicylic acid alleviates thiram toxicity by modulating antioxidant enzyme capacity and pesticide detoxification systems in the tomato (Solanum lycopersicum Mill.). PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2019; 135:322-330. [PMID: 30599309 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2018.12.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2018] [Revised: 12/19/2018] [Accepted: 12/21/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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In this study, we investigated how 6.6 mM thiram induces to stress response in tomato and evaluated the possible protective role of different concentration of salicylic acid (0.01, 0.1 and 1 mM SA) against thiram toxicity by analyzing tomato leaf samples taken on the 1st, 5th, 11th day of the treatment. The thiram treatment resulted in oxidative stress through an increase in hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and malondialdehyde (MDA) levels in a time-dependent manner and led to a decline in the total chlorophyll and carotenoid levels. However, thiram-treated plants induced antioxidant enzyme activities, including catalase (CAT; EC 1.11.1.6), glutathione reductase (GR; EC 1.6.4.2), and ascorbate peroxidase (APX; EC 1.11.1.11), as well as pesticide detoxification enzymes such as peroxidase (POX; EC 1.11.1.7) and glutathione S-transferase (GST; EC.2.5.1.18). In addition, three genes (GST1, GST2, GST3) that encode for glutathione S-transferase and one gene (P450) that encodes for cytochrome P-450 monooxygenases were upregulated. SA showed a positive effect on the plants treated with thiram thanks to the decrease in the H2O2 and MDA levels, the enhancement of photosynthetic pigments, and the regulation in antioxidant enzyme activities in the tomato leaves. In addition, the SA-pretreatment triggered the activity and expression of pesticide detoxification enzymes in the thiram-treated leaves. Particularly the pretreatment with 1 mM SA significantly improved the activity of GST and led to the upregulation of GST1, GST2, GST3, and P450 expression levels. These results indicate that the application of thiram fungicide causes toxicity; however, the damaging effect could be mitigated through pretreatment with SA.
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- Elif Yüzbaşıoğlu
- Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Istanbul University, Vezneciler, Istanbul, Turkey.
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- Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Istanbul University, Vezneciler, Istanbul, Turkey
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Soltis NE, Atwell S, Shi G, Fordyce R, Gwinner R, Gao D, Shafi A, Kliebenstein DJ. Interactions of Tomato and Botrytis cinerea Genetic Diversity: Parsing the Contributions of Host Differentiation, Domestication, and Pathogen Variation. THE PLANT CELL 2019; 31:502-519. [PMID: 30647076 PMCID: PMC6447006 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.18.00857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2018] [Revised: 12/18/2018] [Accepted: 01/08/2019] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Although the impacts of crop domestication on specialist pathogens are well known, less is known about the interaction of crop variation and generalist pathogens. To study how genetic variation within a crop affects plant resistance to generalist pathogens, we infected a collection of wild and domesticated tomato accessions with a genetically diverse population of the generalist pathogen Botrytis cinerea We quantified variation in lesion size of 97 B. cinerea genotypes (isolates) on six domesticated tomato genotypes (Solanum lycopersicum) and six wild tomato genotypes (Solanum pimpinellifolium). Lesion size was significantly affected by large effects of the host and pathogen's genotype, with a much smaller contribution of domestication. This pathogen collection also enables genome-wide association mapping of B. cinerea Genome-wide association mapping of the pathogen showed that virulence is highly polygenic and involves a diversity of mechanisms. Breeding against this pathogen would likely require the use of diverse isolates to capture all possible mechanisms. Critically, we identified a subset of B. cinerea genes where allelic variation was linked to altered virulence against wild versus domesticated tomato, as well as loci that could handle both groups. This generalist pathogen already has a large collection of allelic variation that must be considered when designing a breeding program.
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- Nicole E Soltis
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, California, 95616
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, California, 95616
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, California, 95616
- Department of Plant Pathology, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota, 58102
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, California, 95616
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, California, 95616
- Department of Agriculture, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Lavras MG, 37200-000, Brazil
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, California, 95616
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, California, 95616
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, California, 95616
- DynaMo Center of Excellence, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, DK-1871, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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Husaini AM, Sakina A, Cambay SR. Host-Pathogen Interaction in Fusarium oxysporum Infections: Where Do We Stand? MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS : MPMI 2018; 31:889-898. [PMID: 29547356 DOI: 10.1094/mpmi-12-17-0302-cr] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Fusarium oxysporum, a ubiquitous soilborne pathogen, causes devastating vascular wilt in more than 100 plant species and ranks 5th among the top 10 fungal plant pathogens. It has emerged as a human pathogen, too, causing infections in immune-compromised patients. Therefore, it is important to gain insight into the molecular processes involved in the pathogenesis of this transkingdom pathogen. A complex network comprising interconnected and overlapping signal pathways-mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling pathways, Ras proteins, G-protein signaling components and their downstream pathways, components of the velvet (LaeA/VeA/VelB) complex, and cAMP pathways-is involved in perceiving the host. This network regulates the expression of various pathogenicity genes. However, plants have evolved an elaborate protection system to combat this attack. They, too, possess intricate mechanisms at the molecular level which, once triggered by pathogen attack, transduce signals to activate defense response. This review focuses on understanding and presenting a wholistic picture of the molecular mechanisms of F. oxysporum-host interactions in plant immunity.
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- Amjad M Husaini
- 1 Genome Engineering Lab, Division of Plant Biotechnology, SKUAST-K, Shalimar, Jammu & Kashmir-190025, India
- 2 The Plant Chemetics Laboratory, Department of Plant Sciences, OX1 3RB South Parks Road, University of Oxford, U.K.; and
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- 1 Genome Engineering Lab, Division of Plant Biotechnology, SKUAST-K, Shalimar, Jammu & Kashmir-190025, India
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- 1 Genome Engineering Lab, Division of Plant Biotechnology, SKUAST-K, Shalimar, Jammu & Kashmir-190025, India
- 3 Division of Genetics, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa, New Delhi-110012, India
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Structural and functional dissection of differentially expressed tomato WRKY transcripts in host defense response against the vascular wilt pathogen (Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici). PLoS One 2018; 13:e0193922. [PMID: 29709017 PMCID: PMC5927432 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0193922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2017] [Accepted: 02/21/2018] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The WRKY transcription factors have indispensable role in plant growth, development and defense responses. The differential expression of WRKY genes following the stress conditions has been well demonstrated. We investigated the temporal and tissue-specific (root and leaf tissues) differential expression of plant defense-related WRKY genes, following the infection of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici (Fol) in tomato. The genome-wide computational analysis revealed that during the Fol infection in tomato, 16 different members of WRKY gene superfamily were found to be involved, of which only three WRKYs (SolyWRKY4, SolyWRKY33, and SolyWRKY37) were shown to have clear-cut differential gene expression. The quantitative real time PCR (qRT-PCR) studies revealed different gene expression profile changes in tomato root and leaf tissues. In root tissues, infected with Fol, an increased expression for SolyWRKY33 (2.76 fold) followed by SolyWRKY37 (1.93 fold) gene was found at 24 hrs which further increased at 48 hrs (5.0 fold). In contrast, the leaf tissues, the expression was more pronounced at an earlier stage of infection (24 hrs). However, in both cases, we found repression of SolyWRKY4 gene, which further decreased at an increased time interval. The biochemical defense programming against Fol pathogenesis was characterized by the highest accumulation of H2O2 (at 48 hrs) and enhanced lignification. The functional diversity across the characterized WRKYs was explored through motif scanning using MEME suite, and the WRKYs specific gene regulation was assessed through the DNA protein docking studies The functional WRKY domain modeled had β sheets like topology with coil and turns. The DNA-protein interaction results revealed the importance of core residues (Tyr, Arg, and Lys) in a feasible WRKY-W-box DNA interaction. The protein interaction network analysis revealed that the SolyWRKY33 could interact with other proteins, such as mitogen-activated protein kinase 5 (MAPK), sigma factor binding protein1 (SIB1) and with other WRKY members including WRKY70, WRKY1, and WRKY40, to respond various biotic and abiotic stresses. The STRING results were further validated through Predicted Tomato Interactome Resource (PTIR) database. The CELLO2GO web server revealed the functional gene ontology annotation and protein subcellular localization, which predicted that SolyWRKY33 is involved in amelioration of biological stress (39.3%) and other metabolic processes (39.3%). The protein (SolyWRKY33) most probably located inside the nucleus (91.3%) with having transcription factor binding activity. We conclude that the defense response following the Fol challenge was accompanied by differential expression of the SolyWRKY4(↓), SolyWRKY33(↑) and SolyWRKY37(↑) transcripts. The biochemical changes are occupied by elicitation of H2O2 generation and accumulation and enhanced lignified tissues.
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Di X, Gomila J, Takken FLW. Involvement of salicylic acid, ethylene and jasmonic acid signalling pathways in the susceptibility of tomato to Fusarium oxysporum. MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY 2017; 18:1024-1035. [PMID: 28390170 PMCID: PMC6638294 DOI: 10.1111/mpp.12559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2017] [Revised: 03/27/2017] [Accepted: 04/03/2017] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Phytohormones, such as salicylic acid (SA), ethylene (ET) and jasmonic acid (JA), play key roles in plant defence following pathogen attack. The involvement of these hormones in susceptibility following Fusarium oxysporum (Fo) infection has mostly been studied in Arabidopsis thaliana. However, Fo causes vascular wilt disease in a broad range of crops, including tomato (Solanum lycopersicum). Surprisingly little is known about the involvement of these phytohormones in the susceptibility of tomato towards Fo f. sp. lycopersici (Fol). Here, we investigate their involvement by the analysis of the expression of ET, JA and SA marker genes following Fol infection, and by bioassays of tomato mutants affected in either hormone production or perception. Fol inoculation triggered the expression of SA and ET marker genes, showing the activation of these pathways. NahG tomato, in which SA is degraded, became hypersusceptible to Fol infection and showed stronger disease symptoms than wild-type. In contrast, ACD and Never ripe (Nr) mutants, in which ET biosynthesis and perception, respectively, are impaired, showed decreased disease symptoms and reduced fungal colonization on infection. The susceptibility of the def1 tomato mutant, and a prosystemin over-expressing line, in which JA signalling is compromised or constitutively activated, respectively, was unaltered. Our results show that SA is a negative and ET a positive regulator of Fol susceptibility. The SA and ET signalling pathways appear to act synergistically, as an intact ET pathway is required for the induction of an SA marker gene, and vice versa.
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- Xiaotang Di
- Molecular Plant Pathology, Faculty of ScienceSwammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, University of AmsterdamPO Box 94215, 1090GEAmsterdamthe Netherlands
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- Molecular Plant Pathology, Faculty of ScienceSwammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, University of AmsterdamPO Box 94215, 1090GEAmsterdamthe Netherlands
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- Molecular Plant Pathology, Faculty of ScienceSwammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, University of AmsterdamPO Box 94215, 1090GEAmsterdamthe Netherlands
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Singh VK, Singh AK, Kumar A. Disease management of tomato through PGPB: current trends and future perspective. 3 Biotech 2017; 7:255. [PMID: 28730550 PMCID: PMC5519495 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-017-0896-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2017] [Accepted: 07/15/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Tomato is the world's second most cultivated vegetable. During cultivation or post-harvest storage, it is susceptible to more than 200 diseases caused by an array of pathogenic fungi, nematodes, bacteria, and viruses. Although wide range of chemical pesticides are currently available to manage plant diseases, continuous application of pesticides not only affect the nutritional contents of tomato but also the texture or productivity of soil. In this context, plant growth promoting bacteria (PGPB) are one of the nature friendly, safe, and effective alternatives for the management of diseases and pathogens of tomato. Currently, numbers of microbes have been used as soil or plant inoculants in different plants including tomato as biocontrol. Besides disease inhibition, these inoculants also act as growth modulators. The present article describes the biocontrol potential of PGPB strains and mechanisms for the diseases management in tomato.
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- Vipin Kumar Singh
- Center of Advanced Study in Botany, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, India
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- Center of Advanced Study in Botany, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, India
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- Center of Advanced Study in Botany, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, India.
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Osorio-Guarín JA, Enciso-Rodríguez FE, González C, Fernández-Pozo N, Mueller LA, Barrero LS. Association analysis for disease resistance to Fusarium oxysporum in cape gooseberry (Physalis peruviana L). BMC Genomics 2016; 17:248. [PMID: 26988219 PMCID: PMC4797340 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-016-2568-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2015] [Accepted: 03/07/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Vascular wilt caused by Fusarium oxysporum is the most important disease in cape gooseberry (Physalis peruviana L.) in Colombia. The development of resistant cultivars is considered one of the most cost-effective means to reduce the impact of this disease. In order to do so, it is necessary to provide breeders with molecular markers and promising germplasm for introgression of different resistance loci as part of breeding schemes. Here we described an association mapping study in cape gooseberry with the goal to: (i) select promising materials for use in plant breeding and (ii) identify SNPs associated with the cape gooseberry resistance response to the F. oxysporum pathogen under greenhouse conditions, as potential markers for cape gooseberry breeding. RESULTS We found a total of 21 accessions with different resistance responses within a diversity panel of 100 cape gooseberry accessions. A total of 60,663 SNPs were also identified within the same panel by means of GBS (Genotyping By Sequencing). Model-based population structure and neighbor-joining analyses showed three populations comprising the cape gooseberry panel. After correction for population structure and kinship, we identified SNPs markers associated with the resistance response against F. oxysporum. The identification of markers was based on common tags using the reference genomes of tomato and potato as well as the root/stem transcriptome of cape gooseberry. By comparing their location with the tomato genome, 16 SNPs were found in genes involved in defense/resistance response to pathogens, likewise when compared with the genome of potato, 12 markers were related. CONCLUSIONS The work presented herein provides the first association mapping study in cape gooseberry showing both the identification of promising accessions with resistance response phenotypes and the identification of a set of SNP markers mapped to defense/resistance response genes of reference genomes. Thus, the work also provides new knowledge on candidate genes involved in the P. peruviana - F. oxysporum pathosystem as a foundation for further validation in marker-assisted selection. The results have important implications for conservation and breeding strategies in cape gooseberry.
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- Jaime A. Osorio-Guarín
- />Tibaitatá Research Center, Colombian Corporation for Agricultural Research, Corpoica, Km 14 vía Mosquera, Bogotá, Colombia
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- />Tibaitatá Research Center, Colombian Corporation for Agricultural Research, Corpoica, Km 14 vía Mosquera, Bogotá, Colombia
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- />Tibaitatá Research Center, Colombian Corporation for Agricultural Research, Corpoica, Km 14 vía Mosquera, Bogotá, Colombia
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- />Agrobiodiversity Department, National Direction of Research and Development, Corpoica, Km 14 vía Mosquera, Bogotá, Colombia
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Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum), along with many other economically valuable species, belongs to the Solanaceae family. Understanding how plants in this family defend themselves against pathogens offers the opportunity of improving yield and quality of their edible products. The use of functional genomics has contributed to this purpose through both traditional and recently developed techniques that allow determination of changes in transcript abundance during pathogen attack. Such changes can implicate the affected gene as participating in plant defense. Testing the involvement of these candidate genes in defense has relied largely on posttranscriptional gene silencing, particularly virus-induced gene silencing. We discuss how functional genomics has played a key role in our current understanding of the defense response in tomato and related species and what are the challenges and opportunities for the future.
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Romero FM, Marina M, Pieckenstain FL. The communities of tomato (Solanum lycopersicumL.) leaf endophytic bacteria, analyzed by 16S-ribosomal RNA gene pyrosequencing. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2014; 351:187-94. [DOI: 10.1111/1574-6968.12377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2013] [Revised: 01/05/2014] [Accepted: 01/05/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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- Fernando M. Romero
- Instituto de Investigaciones Biotecnológicas-Instituto Tecnológico Chascomús; Universidad Nacional de General San Martín-Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (IIB-INTECH/UNSAM-CONICET); Chascomús Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biotecnológicas-Instituto Tecnológico Chascomús; Universidad Nacional de General San Martín-Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (IIB-INTECH/UNSAM-CONICET); Chascomús Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biotecnológicas-Instituto Tecnológico Chascomús; Universidad Nacional de General San Martín-Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (IIB-INTECH/UNSAM-CONICET); Chascomús Argentina
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Flint-Garcia SA. Genetics and consequences of crop domestication. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2013; 61:8267-76. [PMID: 23718780 DOI: 10.1021/jf305511d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Phenotypic variation has been manipulated by humans during crop domestication, which occurred primarily between 3000 and 10000 years ago in the various centers of origin around the world. The process of domestication has profound consequences on crops, where the domesticate has moderately reduced genetic diversity relative to the wild ancestor across the genome, and severely reduced diversity for genes targeted by domestication. The question that remains is whether reduction in genetic diversity has affected crop production today. A case study in maize ( Zea mays ) demonstrates the application of understanding relationships between genetic diversity and phenotypic diversity in the wild ancestor and the domesticate. As an outcrossing species, maize has tremendous genetic variation. The complementary combination of genome-wide association mapping (GWAS) approaches, large HapMap data sets, and germplasm resources is leading to important discoveries of the relationship between genetic diversity and phenotypic variation and the impact of domestication on trait variation.
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- Sherry A Flint-Garcia
- Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture , 301 Curtis Hall, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211, United States
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Chromosome 10 in the tomato plant carries clusters of genes responsible for field resistance/defence to Phytophthora infestans. Genomics 2013; 101:249-55. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ygeno.2013.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2012] [Revised: 11/22/2012] [Accepted: 02/01/2013] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Ercolano MR, Sanseverino W, Carli P, Ferriello F, Frusciante L. Genetic and genomic approaches for R-gene mediated disease resistance in tomato: retrospects and prospects. PLANT CELL REPORTS 2012; 31:973-85. [PMID: 22350316 PMCID: PMC3351601 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-012-1234-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2011] [Revised: 01/27/2012] [Accepted: 01/27/2012] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) is one of the world's most important vegetable crops. Managing the health of this crop can be particularly challenging; crop resistance may be overcome by new pathogen races while new pathogens have been introduced by global agricultural markets. Tomato is extensively used as a model plant for resistance studies and much has been attained through both genetic and biotechnological approaches. In this paper, we illustrate genomic methods currently employed to preserve resistant germplasm and to facilitate the study and transfer of resistance genes, and we describe the genomic organization of R-genes. Patterns of gene activation during disease resistance response, identified through functional approaches, are depicted. We also describe the opportunities offered by the use of new genomic technologies, including high-throughput DNA sequencing, large-scale expression data production and the comparative hybridization technique, whilst reporting multifaceted approaches to achieve genetic tomato disease control. Future strategies combining the huge amount of genomic and genetic data will be able to accelerate development of novel resistance varieties sustainably on a worldwide basis. Such strategies are discussed in the context of the latest insights obtained in this field.
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- M R Ercolano
- Department of Soil, Plant, Environmental and Animal Production Sciences, University of Naples 'Federico II', Via Università 100, 80055 Portici, Italy.
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Nowicki M, Foolad MR, Nowakowska M, Kozik EU. Potato and Tomato Late Blight Caused by Phytophthora infestans: An Overview of Pathology and Resistance Breeding. PLANT DISEASE 2012; 96:4-17. [PMID: 30731850 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-05-11-0458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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- Marcin Nowicki
- Research Institute of Horticulture, Department of Genetics, Breeding and Biotechnology of Vegetable Plants, Skierniewice, Poland
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- Department of Horticulture and The Intercollege Graduate Degree Programs in Plant Biology and Genetics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park
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- Research Institute of Horticulture, Department of Genetics, Breeding and Biotechnology of Vegetable Plants, Skierniewice, Poland
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- Research Institute of Horticulture, Department of Genetics, Breeding and Biotechnology of Vegetable Plants, Skierniewice, Poland
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