Phytopathology (2005) 95, 1209-1216

Ryo Ishikawa, Kentaro Shirouzu, Hideo Nakashita, Han-Young Lee, Takayuki Motoyama, Isamu Yamaguchi, Tohru Teraoka and Tsutomu Arie (2005)
Foliar spray of validamycin A or validoxylamine A controls tomato Fusarium wilt
Phytopathology 95 (10), 1209-1216
Abstract: Tomato wilt, caused by the soilborne fungus Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici, is effectively controlled by a foliar spray of validamycin A (VMA) or validoxylamine A (VAA) (>10 µg/ml); however, neither VMA nor VAA is antifungal in vitro. In pot tests, the effect of a foliar application of VMA or VAA at 100 µg/ml lasted for 64 days. Plants sprayed with VMA or VAA accumulated salicylic acid and had elevated expression of the systemic acquired resistance (SAR) marker genes P4 (PR-1), Tag (PR-2), and NP24 (PR-5). Foliar spray of VMA also controlled late blight and powdery mildew of tomato. The disease control by VMA and VAA lasted up to 64 days after treatment, was broad spectrum, and induced the expression of PR genes, all essential indicators of SAR, suggesting that VMA and VAA are plant activators. The foliar application of plant activators is a novel control method for soilborne diseases and may provide an economically feasible alternative to soil fumigants such as methyl bromide.
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Database assignments for author(s): Tsutomu Arie, Tohru Teraoka, Takayuki Motoyama

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
control - general
resistance/tolerance/defence of host

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Fusarium languescens	Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
	Fusarium oxysporum