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The Impact of Silicon Amendment on Suppression of Bacterial Wilt Caused by Ralstonia solanacearum in Solanaceous Crops

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Organic Amendments and Soil Suppressiveness in Plant Disease Management

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Silicon is the second most abundant element in the lithosphere and is known to alleviate abiotic and biotic stresses and increase the resistance of plants to pathogenic bacteria such as bacterial wilt caused by Ralstonia solanacearum. Different studies have suggested that silicon(Si) activates plant defense mechanism, yet the exact nature of the interaction between the element and biochemical pathways leading to resistance remains unclear. One of the resistance mechanism is silicon deposition in leaf which impedes pathogen penetration that acts as a physical barrier. However, in a non-silicon accumulator plant such as solanaceous crops, the silicon-related protection is based on induction of systemic resistance rather than on the formation of a mechanical barrier. Si-treated plant increase the activities and production of defense-related enzyme such as peroxidase (POD), phenylalanine ammonia lyase (PAL), and polyphenol oxidase (PPO). Furthermore, molecular analysis showed that Si can trigger the expression of defense-related genes and may play an important role in the transduction of plant stress signal such as salicylic acid.

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Kurabachew, H. (2015). The Impact of Silicon Amendment on Suppression of Bacterial Wilt Caused by Ralstonia solanacearum in Solanaceous Crops. In: Meghvansi, M., Varma, A. (eds) Organic Amendments and Soil Suppressiveness in Plant Disease Management. Soil Biology, vol 46. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-23075-7_19

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