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- Title
Fermented botanical fertilizer controls bacterial wilt of tomatoes caused by Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum.
- Authors
Hida, Akiko; Okano, Nanako; Tadokoro, Chika; Fukunishi, Myuji; Ahmed, Asmaa Ali; Takenaka, Kohei; Tateuchi, Yusuke; Fujioka, Kotaro; Torii, Hideto; Tajima, Takahisa; Kato, Junichi
- Abstract
This study demonstrates the effect of fermented botanical product (FBP) on Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum -induced bacterial wilt disease and unravels its action mechanism. Soaking with diluted FBP solutions (0.1%-0.5%) significantly suppressed bacterial wilt in tomato plants, and FBP-treated tomato plants grew well against R. pseudosolanacearum infection. Growth assays showed that FBP had no antibacterial effect but promoted R. pseudosolanacearum growth. In contrast, few or no R. pseudosolanacearum cells were detected in aerial parts of tomato plants grown in FBP-soaked soil. Subsequent infection assays using the chemotaxis-deficient mutant (Δ cheA) or the root-dip inoculation method revealed that FBP does not affect pathogen migration to plant roots during infection. Moreover, FBP-pretreated tomato plants exhibited reduced bacterial wilt in the absence of FBP. These findings suggest that the plant, but not the pathogen, could be affected by FBP, resulting in an induced resistance against R. pseudosolanacearum , leading to a suppressive effect on bacterial wilt.
- Subjects
BACTERIAL wilt diseases; TOMATOES; RALSTONIA; FERTILIZERS; PHYTOPATHOGENIC microorganisms
- Publication
Bioscience, Biotechnology & Biochemistry, 2024, Vol 88, Issue 5, p571
- ISSN
0916-8451
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/bbb/zbae016