ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Induction of resistance in tomato plants against Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici mediated through salicylic acid and Trichoderma harzianum
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Mycology and Plant Pathology Laboratory, University Grants Commission Centre for Advanced Study
Department of Botany, The University of Burdwan
Burdwan – 713104, West Bengal, India
Corresponding author
Narayan Chandra Chatterjee
Mycology and Plant Pathology Laboratory, University Grants Commission Centre for Advanced Study Department of Botany, The University of Burdwan Burdwan – 713104, West Bengal, India
Mycology and Plant Pathology Laboratory, University Grants Commission Centre for Advanced Study Department of Botany, The University of Burdwan Burdwan – 713104, West Bengal, India
Journal of Plant Protection Research 2012;52(2):220-225
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TOPICS
ABSTRACT
The effect of a soil application of salicylic acid (SA) and a biocontrol agent,
Trichoderma harzianum
(TH) on the induction
of phenolic accumulation content and defense enzymes in tomato plants infected with
Fusarium oxysporum
f. sp.
lycopersici
(
F. oxysporum
) was investigated. The phenolic content was recorded to be higher in all the treatments viz.
F. oxysporum
,
F. oxysporum
+ TH,
F. oxysporum
+ SA and
F. oxysporum
+ TH + SA than that of the healthy plants and reached its maximum level in the plants treated with
F. oxysporum
+ TH + SA. Tomato plants treated with different concentrations of SA (0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5 and 3.0 mM) showed significant
increases in the activities of both peroxidase and polyphenol oxidase where a prominent enhancement was observed at a 1.5 mM
concentration of SA.
F. oxysporum
infection resulted in the induction of both of the enzyme activities but at a lower level. The activities
of both peroxidase and polyphenol oxidase reached their maximum on the 28th day, when the plants were treated with
F. oxysporum
and SA (1.5 mM). The combined application of SA (1.5 mM) and TH in
Fusarium
infected tomato plants, also enhanced the activities
of both of the enzymes
.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
The authors have declared that no conflict of interests exist.
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