Biochemical analysis of plant protection afforded by a nonpathogenic endophytic mutant of Colletotrichum magna
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Abstract
A nonpathogenic mutant of Colletotrichum magna (path-1) was previously shown to protect watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) and cucumber (Cucumis sativus) seedlings from anthracnose disease elicited by wild-type C. magna. Disease protection was observed in stems of path-1-colonized cucurbits but not in cotyledons, indicating that path-1 conferred tissue-specific and/or localized protection. Plant biochemical indicators of a localized and systemic (peroxidase, phenylalanine ammonia-lyase, lignin, and salicylic acid) 'plant-defense' response were investigated in anthracnose-resistant and -susceptible cultivars of cucurbit seedlings exposed to four treatments: (1) water (control), (2) path-1 conidia, (3) wild-type conidia, and (4) challenge conditions (inoculation into path-1 conidia for 48 h and then exposure to wild-type conidia). Collectively, these analyses indicated that disease protection in path-1 colonized plants was correlated with the ability of these plants to mount a defense response more rapidly and to equal or greater levels than plants exposed to wild-type C. magna alone. Watermelon plants colonized with path-1 were also protected against disease caused by Colletotrichum orbiculare and Fusarium oxysporum. A model based on the kinetics of plant-defense activation is presented to explain the mechanism of path-1-conferred disease protection.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Biochemical analysis of plant protection afforded by a nonpathogenic endophytic mutant of Colletotrichum magna |
| Series title | Plant Physiology |
| DOI | 10.1104/pp.119.2.795 |
| Volume | 119 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Year Published | 1999 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | American Society of Plant Physiologists |
| Contributing office(s) | Western Fisheries Research Center |
| Description | 10 p. |
| First page | 795 |
| Last page | 804 |
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