Uruguay: Researchers find that calcium can protect potato plants from bacterial wilt

Published 2024년 5월 1일

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A study published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology reveals that calcium plays a crucial role in enhancing the resistance of potato plants to bacterial wilt, a global disease that costs the potato industry $19 billion annually. Conducted by a team led by María Inés Siri from the University of the Republic in Uruguay, the study finds that higher calcium concentrations in potato genotypes are linked to greater resistance to the disease-causing bacterial group Ralstonia solanacearum species complex (RSSC). The research suggests that calcium amendments to soil could be a valuable strategy for integrated disease management. The study's innovative use of microfluidic chambers to monitor pathogen growth and biofilm formation offers a new method for understanding plant-pathogen interactions and developing effective disease management strategies.

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Scientists have discovered that calcium plays a significant role in enhancing the resistance of potato plants to bacterial wilt. This disease causes worldwide losses of potatoes costing $19 billion per year. The findings open up new avenues for integrated disease management strategies, including the potential for calcium amendments to soil as a part of a comprehensive approach to controlling bacterial wilt in potatoes.The study is published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology.Ralstonia solanacearum species complex (RSSC) is a phytopathogenic bacterial group that causes bacterial wilt in several crops."Our research team has been dedicated to studying the Ralstonia solancearum-potato pathosystem for years, with a primary focus on developing potato varieties with resistance to bacterial wilt," said corresponding study author María Inés Siri, Ph.D., from the Department of Biosciences, University of the Republic, in Montevideo, Uruguay.Pathosystems like this one are subsystems of ...

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