Effect of calcium concentration in nutrient solution on development of bacterial wilt and population of its pathogen Ralstonia solanacearum in grafted tomato seedlings

We examined the effect of the calcium (Ca) concentration in the nutrient solution on the development of bacterial wilt and the population of its pathogen Ralstonia solanacearum in tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. cv. Momotarou) seedlings grafted onto the rootstock of a highly resistant cultivar (cv. Hawaii 7998). The grafted seedlings were cultured in a nutrient solution containing Ca at concentrations of 0.4, 4.4, and 20.4 mm, and inoculated with the pathogen by stem puncture at the base of the stem of the rootstock, and the disease incidence was recorded for a period of 21 d. In another experiment, xylem exudates were collected from decapitated scions of the Ca-treated seedlings 5 d after inoculation, and the population of the pathogen in the exudates was counted by plating on a selective medium. The grafted tomato seedlings were highly resistant to bacterial wilt, when cultured in the nutrient solution containing Ca at 20.4 mm. The population of the pathogen in the xylem exudates decreased with increasing concentration of Ca in the solution. However, even in the presence of Ca at a high concentration, infection with the virulent pathogen was observed in the xylem of the scion.     

Calcium uptake and resistance to bacterial wilt of mutually grafted tomato seedlings

Bacterial wilt of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) caused by Ralstonia solanacearum Smith is a serious disease in Japan. We previously reported that calcium (Ca) nutrition in tomato significantly affected the resistance to the disease, and that highly resistant cultivars were characterized by a high Ca uptake. We examined the relationship between the Ca uptake and resistance using mutually grafted seedlings of tomato cultivars differing in their resistance. A susceptible (‘Ponderosa’) or moderately resistant (‘Zuiei’) cultivar (scion) was grafted on the rootstock of a susceptible, moderately resistant, or highly resistant cultivar (‘Hawaii 7998’). Roots or petioles of the grafted seedlings were inoculated with the pathogen, and the development of bacterial wilt was observed. Although Ca uptake by shoot increased by grafting on the rootstock of a highly resistant cultivar, the development of the disease was not influenced by the difference in Ca uptake, and depended on the resistance of the cultivar to which the inoculated part of the graft belonged. It was concluded that the differences in Ca uptake of the shoot of the grafted tomato seedlings might not be related to the expression of the resistance to bacterial wilt.     

Relationship between resistance to bacterial wilt and nutrient uptake in tomato seedlings

Abstract

Varietal differences in the resistance to bacterial wilt and nutrient uptake of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) seedlings were examined in pot experiments. Twenty-three tomato cultivars were classified into three groups based on the degree of resistance to the disease. Differences in nutrient uptake among cultivars were observed for all the elements tested, and highly resistant cultivars were characterized by a high calcium uptake.     

Physiological Responses of Calcium-Efficient and Calcium-Inefficient Tomato Genotypes to Differential Bacterial Wilt Conditions

Bacterial wilt (BW) disease, caused by Ralstonia solanacearum, can severely limit tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) production in southern United States. Tomato genotypes display variable responses to BW disease. The physiological mechanism underlying BW resistance is not well understood. In this study, experiments were conducted to compare two tomato genotypes, PI117566 [calcium (CA)–efficient] and PI109315 (Ca-inefficient), for wilting, shoot growth, final fresh weight, and shoot Ca concentrations when inoculated with R. solanacearum. The inoculation concentration of R. solanacearum varied from 0 to 10⁸ colony forming units/ml. Genotype PI109315 appear to be more BW-resistant compared with genotype PI117566 under sufficient Ca conditions. Furthermore, we found that genotype PI109315 had greater shoot growth and final fresh weight than genotype PI117566. These findings implied that Ca-efficient tomato genotypes may not play a key role in BW resistance of tomato under sufficient Ca conditions because Ca efficiency showed no effect on the suppression of BW.     

Differential response of citrus rootstocks to aluminum levels in nutrient solutions: II. Plant mineral concentrations 2

The objective of this study was to determine relations between Al effects and mineral concentrations in citrus seedlings. Six‐month‐old seedlings of five citrus rootstocks were grown for 60 days in supernatant nutrient solutions of Al, P, and other nutrients. The solutions contained seven levels of Al ranging from 4 to 1655 μM. Al and similar P concentrations of 28 μM P. Aluminum concentrations in roots and shoots increased with increasing Al concentration in the nutrient solution. Aluminum concentrations in roots of Al‐tolerant rootstocks were higher than those of Al‐sensitive rootstocks. When Al concentrations in nutrient solution increased from 4 to 178 μM, the K, Mg, and P concentrations in roots and the K and P levels in shoots increased. Conversely, Ca, Zn, Cu, Mn, and Fe in the roots and Ca, Mg, Cu, and Fe in the shoots decreased. The more tolerant rootstocks contained higher Fe concentrations in their roots than did the less tolerant ones when Al concentrations in solution were lower than 308 μM. Concentrations of other elements (Ca, K, P, Mg, Zn, and Mn) in roots or shoots exhibited no apparent relationship to the Al tolerance for root or shoot growth of the rootstocks. Calcium, K, Zn, Mn, and Fe concentrations in roots and Mg and K concentrations in shoots of all five rootstocks seedlings had significant negative correlations with Al concentrations in corresponding roots or shoots.     

番茄枯萎病对植株维管束危害及抗氧化系统影响的研究

为了在早期诊断和确定番茄枯萎病的发生, 本文采用溶液培养方法研究了番茄(Lycopersicon esculentum Miller)幼苗剪根接种不同浓度枯萎病菌后染病植株维管束受害程度和抗氧化系统的响应。试验设4个病原菌梯度处理, B1(10⁴ cfu·mL^-1)、B2(10⁶ cfu·mL^-1)、B3(10⁷ cfu·mL^-1)、B4(10⁸ cfu·mL^-1), 以不接病原菌为对照; 分别在接种病原菌后4 d、8 d、12 d、16 d、20 d测定维管束褐变情况和抗氧化系统的变化。结果表明, 在水培条件下, 接种病原菌16 d植株维管束出现褐变, 其受害程度随病原菌接种浓度提高而增大; 维管束中病原菌只在B4处理中有检出。番茄叶片中丙二醛(MDA)含量随接种时间呈先降后升趋势, 12 d开始逐渐上升, 20 d达到最高, 各接菌处理均显著高于对照, 且B4处理显著高于其他处理; 过氧化物酶(POD)活性先缓慢下降, 12 d后回升, B4则急剧上升; 多酚氧化酶(PPO)活性逐渐上升, 接菌16 d时达到高峰; 随接菌浓度的提高, MDA含量、POD和PPO活性均有所增加, 尤以接菌浓度为10⁸ cfu·mL^-1时3种指标显著高于其他处理, 分别是未接菌植株的13.1倍、12.9倍和1.9倍; 而培养时间对番茄叶片中过氧化氢酶(CAT)活性的影响没有明显规律, 对照菌株CAT活性显著高于各接菌处理, 说明CAT活性对番茄枯萎病病原菌没有响应。本研究结果表明, 结合番茄茎的维管束褐变现象, 认为番茄叶片中MDA含量、POD和PPO活性可作为早期判断番茄是否感染枯萎病的重要指标。     

Effect of Ralstonia solanacearum on Mineral Nutrients and Infrared Temperatures in Two Tomato Cultivars

ABSTRACT

The objective of this study was to determine how the responses of two tomato cultivars to Ralstonia solanacearum relate to their leaf infrared temperature and acquiring of nutrients from soil. Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) cultivars of disease susceptible-‘FL 47’ and resistant-‘H 7998’ were grown in soil inoculated with R. solanacearum. Bacterial wilt incidence, leaf infrared temperatures, and uptake of nutrients were measured for 28 d. In bacterial wilt-resistant cultivar ‘H 7998’, concentration of sulfur (S; +77%), calcium (Ca; +66%), boron (B; +60%) were found higher and nitrogen (N; ?26%) were found lower, compared with susceptible ‘FL 47’. Infrared temperatures were correlated with wilt percentage at 14 d, but not at 7 d. These results provide evidence that there is a correlation between bacterial wilt resistance and translocation of some nutrients in the shoots. Additionally, data indicates that the infrared thermometer could only detect wilting after obvious symptoms were visibly incited by R. solanacearum in tomato.     

二氧化碳施肥对番茄幼苗生长与养分吸收利用的影响

Exposing tomato seedlings to elevated CO2 concentrations may have potentially profound impacts on the tomato yield and quality. A growth chamber experiment was designed to estimate how different nutrient concentrations influenced the effect of elevated CO2 on the growth and nutrient uptake of tomato seedlings. Tomato (Hezuo 906) was grown in pots placed in controlled growth chambers and was subjected to ambient or elevated CO2 (360 or 720 μL L-1), and four nutrient solutions of different strengths (1/2-, 1/4-, 1/8-, and 1/16-strength Japan Yamazaki nutrient solutions) in a completely randomized design. The results indicated that some agricultural characteristics of the tomato seedlings such as the plant height, stem thickness, total dry and fresh weights of the leaves, stems and roots, the G value (G value = total plant dry weight/seedling age),and the seedling vigor index (seedling vigor index = stem thickness/(plant height × total plant dry weight) increased with the elevated CO2, and the increases were strongly dependent on the nutrient solution concentrations, being greater with higher nutrient solution concentrations. The elevated CO2 did not alter the ratio of root to shoot. The total N, P, K, and C absorbed from all the solutions except P in the 1/8- and 1/16-strength nutrient solutions increased in the elevated CO2 treatment. These results demonstrate that the nutrient demands of the tomato seedlings increased at elevated CO2 concentrations.     

Control of Fusarium Wilt of Cucumber Seedlings by Inoculation with an Arbuscular Mycorrhical Fungus

A glasshouse pot experiment was conducted to investigate the impact of inoculation of cucumber at the germination stage with Glomus etunicatum BEG168 on plant yield and incidence of Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cucumerinum inoculated 28 days after the start of the experiment. Inoculation with the AM fungus decreased both disease incidence and disease index. Mycorrhizal inoculation also increased P concentrations in the cucumber seedlings. The mycorrhizal seedlings had higher concentrations of proline and polyphenol oxidase activity but lower malondialdehyde than non-mycorrhizal seedlings, indicating that AM inoculation may have protected membrane permeability and reduced the extent of the damage caused by F. oxysporum. The results indicate that the mycorrhizal fungus may influence plant secondary metabolites and increase resistance to wilt disease in cucumber seedlings and may therefore have some potential as a biological control agent.     

丛枝菌根真菌提高感染青枯菌番茄根际土壤细菌群落多样性和稳定性及有益菌属相对丰度

  【目的】  青枯病是由茄科雷尔氏菌 (Ralstonia solanacearum, 亦称青枯菌) 诱导产生的一种高温高湿型土传病害,土壤温度高、湿度大时易于青枯菌的繁殖进而引发青枯病。丛枝菌根真菌 (arbuscular mycorrhiza, AM) 可能通过调控根际微生物区系对病原体产生影响,我们研究了AM真菌对青枯菌入侵条件下土壤细菌群落的影响。  【方法】  以番茄 (Solanum lycopersicum) 为试材进行盆栽试验,供试AM真菌为摩西管柄囊霉 (Funneliformis mosseae) M47V,供试病原菌为茄科雷尔氏菌QL-RS 1115 (GenBank:GU390462)。催芽5日的番茄种子,接种AM菌剂的为菌根苗,未接种AM真菌的为非菌根苗。在番茄幼苗生长30天时,一半菌根苗和非菌根苗接种青枯菌,另一半不接种青枯菌,共4个处理。在接种青枯菌后1天和14天,采集番茄样品,采用抖土方法采集根际土壤,利用实时荧光PCR分析番茄根际青枯菌数量,采用16S rRNA高通量测序探究土壤细菌群落多样性和结构稳定性。  【结果】  在接种青枯菌初期 (1天),非菌根苗接种青枯菌 (TR–AMF) 和菌根苗接种青枯菌 (TR+AMF) 两组处理的根际土壤细菌群落结构发生明显改变,Chao1指数、Shannon指数和Simpson指数显著降低 (P<0.05),共现网络的节点数和连接数明显减少,模块化程度降低,共现网络简化表明细菌群落结构的稳定性降低。接种青枯菌14天后,不动杆菌属 (Acinetobacter)、鞘氨醇单胞菌属 (Sphingomonas)、溶杆菌属 (Lysobacter)、假单胞菌属 (Pseudomonas) 等有益细菌属在感染青枯菌的番茄根际富集,细菌共现网络的节点数和连接数增加,模块化程度提高,表明细菌群落稳定性得到恢复。与非菌根苗相比,菌根苗接种青枯菌 (TR+AMF) 和菌根苗未接种青枯菌 (TN+AMF) 两个处理番茄根际土壤中青枯菌丰度显著降低 (P<0.05)。AM真菌显著提高Chao1指数和Shannon指数 (P<0.05),提高了感染青枯菌番茄根际土壤中黄杆菌属(Flavobacterium)、黄色土源菌属 (Flavisolibacter)、噬胞菌属 (Cytophaga) 和苔藓杆菌属 (Bryobacter) 的相对丰度,同时增加了共现网络的节点数和连接数,并促进番茄根际细菌物种之间的良性互作,提高细菌网络的复杂程度。  【结论】  感染青枯菌的番茄根际会富集不动杆菌属 (Acinetobacter)、鞘氨醇单胞菌属 (Sphingomonas)、溶杆菌属 (Lysobacter)、假单胞菌属 (Pseudomonas) 等有益菌属以提高其抗病性,恢复细菌多样性和群落稳定性。接种AM真菌可显著降低番茄根际土壤中青枯菌的丰度,特别是侵染青枯菌后提高番茄根际的黄杆菌属 (Flavobacterium)、黄色土源菌属 (Flavisolibacter) 、噬胞菌属 (Cytophaga) 和苔藓杆菌属 (Bryobacter)的相对丰度,进而抑制土壤中青枯菌的生长,并通过提高细菌的多样性和丰富度,促进番茄根际细菌物种之间的稳定共生和良性互作,从而提高细菌群落对青枯菌的抵抗能力。     

不同施肥量条件下AM真菌对烟苗生长及营养状况的影响

试验设置不同施肥量,于播种期分别接种根内球囊霉菌(Glomus intraradices Smith和Schenck,BEG193)和幼套球囊霉菌(Glomuse etunicatum Becker和Gerdemann,BEG168),探索了利用烤烟漂浮育苗技术生产菌根化烟苗和培育壮苗的可能性。结果表明:随着养分供应量的减少,AM真菌的侵染率提高,BEG193的侵染率高于BEG168。减施肥料总体上抑制烟苗生长,使烟苗生物量降低;但接种AM真菌显著促进烟苗生长,烟苗平均生物量比不接种的处理增加了74.38%(BEG168)和48.32%(BEG193)。接种BEG168使烟苗氮、磷、钾含量显著增加;接种BEG193主要是提高了烟苗含磷量。在施肥量减少75%辅以少量追肥的情况下,接种BEG168之后,烟苗生长状况和磷、钾含量超过或与常规施肥的非菌根苗相似。因此,在集约化烤烟漂浮育苗过程中,可采用接种AM真菌BEG168的方式培育壮苗,同时降低施肥量,减轻废弃营养液产生的环境污染。此外,接种AM真菌显著提高基质中的酸性磷酸酶活性,菌根苗基质中的磷酸酶活性随施肥量的降低而逐渐升高。因此,接种AM真菌有益于基质中有机磷的吸收利用,这可能是菌根烟苗含磷量提高的重要原因之一。     

Critical nutrient concentrations and antagonistic and synergistic relationships among the nutrients of NFT‐grown young tomato plants

Critical concentrations of nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), potassium (K), calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), iron (Fe), zinc (Zn), and manganese (Mn) with respect to dry matter yield end antagonistic and synergistic relationships among these nutrients were studied in which tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L.) was grown in recirculating nutrient solution (NFT). Increments of nutrient elements in the nutrient solution increased the proportional rate of the corresponding nutrient elements. Increasing levels of N negatively correlated with plant P and positively correlated with Ca, Fe, and Zn. Iron and Mn contents of the plants were increased and N, K, Ca, and Mg were decreased as a function of P applied. Increases in K in the nutrient solution caused increases in the concentrations of K, N, P, and Zn, and decreases in the concentration of Ca and Fe. Applied Ca increased the concentrations of Ca and N, and decreased the concentrations of P, Mg, Fe, Zn, and Mn. Potassium, Ca, and Fe contents of the plants were decreased and Zn increased, while N, P, and Mn were not affected by the increasing levels of external Mg. Iron suppressed the plant Mg, Zn, and Mn contents. Synergism between Zn and Fe was seen, while P, K, Ca, Mg, and Mn contents were not affected by Zn levels. Potassium, Ca, Mg, and Fe were not responsive to applied Mn, however, N and P contents of the plants were decreased at the highest levels of Mn.     

Effects of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Colonization on Microbial Community in Rhizosphere Soil and Fusarium Wilt Disease in Tomato

Fusarium wilt is caused by soil-borne pathogen Fusarium oxysporum. Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) is susceptible to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici race 1 and was infected with wilt disease. A pot experiment was conducted to investigate effects of inoculating arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungus (Glomus etunicatium) on the microbial community in the rhizosphere soil and Fusarium wilt in tomato (cv. Oogatafukuju). The results indicated that AM fungal inoculation suppressed the Fusarium number in the rhizosphere soil of tomato and decreased the Fusarium wilt disease index. Compared to the control, AM fungal inoculation increased the actinomycete number but increased bacterial number. Bacterial and fungal numbers were high but actinomycetes number was low when tomato basal stems became discolored brown. Fusarium inoculation significantly suppressed development of AM colonization and decreased polyphenol oxidase (PPO) activity in leaves and roots of tomato. Inoculation with AM fungi and Fusarium maintained high PPO activity in leaves and roots. The AM colonization increased root growth of tomato, whereas Fusarium inoculation had no significant effect on tomato growth. These findings suggest that because AM fungal inoculation changes microbial communities and enhances PPO activity, it should suppress occurrence of Fusarium wilt in tomato.     

Effects of humic acids and herbicides,and their combinations on the growth of tomato seedlings in hydroponics

The morphology and length of roots and shoots of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) seedlings grown on a nutrient medium for fourteen days in a controlled environment chamber were apparently not affected, whereas the dry matter content of roots was significantly enhanced when 200 mg L^?1 of humic acid (HA) isolated from either a non-amended soil or a sewage-sludge-amended soil was present in the nutrient medium. In contrast, the HA-like fraction isolated directly from the sewage sludge caused, under the same conditions, extensive alterations of tomato morphology and a significant reduction of the length and dry weight of both shoots and roots. The presence in the nutrient medium of the herbicides alachlor or imazethapyr at concentrations of 1 and 0.01 mg L^?1, respectively, caused a marked decrease of tomato root and shoot length and dry weight. Differently, the herbicide rimsulfuron at a concentration of 0.01 mg L^?1 produced a slight decrease in shoot and root length and a slight increase in their dry weight. A combination of 200 mg L^?1 soil HA and each of the herbicides alachlor, rimsulfuron and imazethapyr at concentrations of 1, 0.01 and 0.01 mg L^?1, respectively, in the nutrient medium attenuated the growth depression of tomato shoots and roots observed in the presence of the herbicide alone. However, the simultaneous presence of sewage sludge HA and any herbicide in the nutrient solution caused negative synergistic effects on tomato growth. The volume of nutrient solution and the amount of electrolytes taken up by tomato plants during the growth experiments correlated highly significantly with the total plant dry weight. Tomato seedlings induced a pH decrease in the nutrient medium in all treatments except in those where sludge-HA was present, either alone or in combination with any herbicide.     

Impact of Supplemental Calcium Chloride on Yield,Quality, Nutrient Status,and Postharvest Attributes of Tomato

Little is known regarding the impact of calcium chloride applications during growth and development on tomato postharvest quality. This trial investigated supplemental calcium chloride applications on yield, nutrient content, texture, and postharvest quality of tomato fruit. Calcium (Ca) nutrient solution concentrations were: 60, 180, and 360 mg·L^?1 calcium, while foliar applications were (0, 1, and 2% calcium chloride w/v). Plants grown with 60 mg·L^?1 Ca had a high incidence of blossom end rot, which was not affected by calcium chloride sprays. Fruit nutrient concentrations were affected by calcium delivered through the nutrient solution. As fruit cluster position increased, fruit nutrient concentrations significantly decreased. Foliar calcium chloride sprays affected fruit soluble solids content and dry weight, but did not affect texture. Pericarp elasticity increased concomitantly with calcium in the nutrient solution. Postharvest disease incidence was not affected by calcium treatment, though weight loss during storage was negatively affected by calcium chloride sprays.     

Effects of calcium deficiency on nutrient concentration of xylem sap of excised tomato plants

The effects of calcium (Ca) deficiency on cation uptake and concentration of xylem sap from tomato roots after excision of the aerial parts, were studied. The measurements were made on tomato plants grown on nutrient solutions with +Ca or without‐Ca, over a period of 48 hours. Calcium deficiency entailed a significant increase of the flux of xylem sap between the 6th and 14th hour on the first day after excision. In spite of the lack of Ca in the nutrient solution, the Ca concentration in xylem sap was unaffected in regard to that of excised roots with +Ca. The maintenance of the Ca concentration in xylem sap of plants grown on a Ca deficient solution was related to a reuse of the Ca from the apoplastic root stores. So, this regulation indicates a possible translocation of the Ca available in the root supply and a mobility of this element out of the roots only during the early stages of exposure to a Ca deficiency. The presence of NH₄ ⁺ in xylem sap with both +Ca and‐Ca treatments confirms the nitrogenous reduction activity of tomato roots. The accumulation of free ammonium 24 h after excision in both xylem saps (+Ca and‐Ca) is likely to be evidence of an alteration process of protein synthesis which is related to the depletion of the root water soluble carbohydrate supply.     

Enhancement of salinity tolerance in tomato: Implications of potassium and calcium in flowering and yield

Abstract

Five tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill) cultivars were grown in sand nutrient culture experiment in a greenhouse to investigate the effects of salinity on growth and yield. Nutrient solutions were made saline with 50 mM NaCl (EC = 5.5 mS/cm or supplemented with 2 mM KNO₃ (EC = 6.8), 20 mM Ca(NO₃)₂ (EC = 7.5), and combination of potassium (K) and calcium (Ca) (EC = 8.0). Seedlings were irrigated with saline treatments commencing two weeks after transplanting. Determination of sodium (Na) and K in tomato leaves and fruits were by flame photometry. Accumulation of Na in tomato fruits was higher than in leaves under control or saline conditions for all tomato cultivars. The amount of K in the tomato leaves was higher in control than in saline‐grown plants. Addition of K and Ca to the nutrient solution resulted in a 3 to 7 fold increase in K accumulation in all cultivars tested. Stem and leaf growth were significantly reduced with salinity but growth was enhanced following irrigation when K was added to the nutrient solution. Flowering and fruit set were adversely affected by NaCl stress. Reduction of flower number was 44% relative to the control plants. Fresh fruit yield decreased by 78% when plants received 50 mM NaCl. Growth and development of tomatoes under saline conditions was enhanced in this study following the application of K to the saline nutrient solution. Amelioration in growth was also achieved when Ca was used but to a lesser extent. Our results suggest that ion accumulation and regulation of K and Ca contribute to salt tolerance and growth enhancement.     

Influence of ca concentration on growth,tissue concentration,and nutrient uptake of in vitro propagated plums and lovell seedlings

Seedlings of ‘Lovell’ peach [Prunus persica (L.) Batsch], and in vitro propagated plums, ‘St. Julien A GF 655–2’ [Prunus institia (L.) Bullace] (655–2), ‘Damas GF 1869’ [Prunus domestica (L.)] (D1869), and ‘Clark Hill Red Leaf’ [Prunus saliciana (Lindl) x Prunus cerasifera (EHRH)] (CH redleaf) were grown in the greenhouse 45 or 51 days in nutrient solutions containing 2, 6, 22, 200, and 400 μM Ca. Terminal length, number of laterals, trunk cross‐sectional area, and root volume were increased by the 22 μM Ca treatments at harvest 1. The CH redleaf and 655–2 plums had the largest increase in growth for harvest 1, but the ‘Lovell’ peach seedlings and D1869 plum had the largest increase in growth for harvest 2. There were no leaf symptoms of Ca deficiency when the leaf Ca concentration in the tissue exceeded 2500 μg/g (dry wt.) Calcium concentration was increased from 1406 to 4109 μg/g (dry wt.) in the stems, and from 540 to 2633 μg/g (dry wt) in the roots by Ca treatments of 400 μM after 45 days of growth. Calcium uptake rate for ‘Lovell’ seedlings was greater than were rates for CH redleaf and 655–2 plums at all solution concentrations during the first 45 days of growth. The Ca uptake rate for D1869 plum was greater than the rate for ‘Lovell’ seedlings during the second growth period. An interaction between Ca concentration and plant species occurred for P, K, and Mg uptake rates at both harvest dates. The in vitro propagated D1869 plum was equal to the ‘Lovell’ seedlings in growth, tissue Ca concentration, and Ca uptake rates.     

Rhizobacterium Bacillus amyloliquefaciens Strain SQRT3-Mediated Induced Systemic Resistance Controls Bacterial Wilt of Tomato

Tomato bacterial wilt caused by Ralstonia solanacearum seriously threats tomato growth in tropical and temperate regions around the world. This study reported an antagonistic bacterial strain, Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain SQRT3, isolated from the rhizosphere soil of tomato plants, which strongly inhibited in vitro growth of pathogenic R. solanacearum. The suppression of tomato bacterial wilt by strain SQRT3 was demonstrated under greenhouse conditions. Additionally, induced systemic resistance (ISR) in tomato as one of the potential disease suppression mechanisms was investigated in the plants inoculated with the isolated bacterial strain SQRT3. The results showed that strain SQRT3 applied with R. solanacearum by drenching significantly reduced tomato bacterial wilt by 68.1% biocontrol efficiency (BE) and suppressed the R. solanacearum populations in the rhizosphere soil compared to the control only drenched with R. solanacearum. The BE of the isolated bacterial strain SQRT3 against tomato wilt increased to 84.1% by root-dipping. Tomato plants treated with both strain SQRT3 and R. solanacearum showed increases in activities of peroxidase and polyphenol oxidase compared with other treatments. The application of strain SQRT3 reduced membrane lipid peroxidation in tomato leaves. The expressions of marker genes for jasmonic acid-and salicylic acid-dependent signaling pathways were faster and stronger in tomato plants treated with both strain SQRT3 and R. solanacearum than in plants treated with either R. solanacearum or strain SQRT3 alone. Collectively, the findings indicated that strain SQRT3 can effectively control tomato wilt.     

移栽定殖根际有益菌番茄苗的田间效应研究

为评估移栽定殖根际有益菌(PGPR)番茄苗对果实产量和青枯病防控效果的影响,通过连续3季田间试验,研究了基于生物有机肥的施用,移栽生物育苗基质(在普通育苗基质中添加分离自根际的解淀粉芽孢杆菌)所育种苗(BIONS),相比于移栽普通育苗基质所育种苗(BIO),对设施番茄产量、发病率、收获期植株土体与根际微生物数量和土壤基本理化性质的影响。连续3季田间试验结果表明:相比于BIO处理,BIONS处理第一、二、三季的增产幅度分别达38.86%、47.87%、34.60%,产量差异均达到显著性水平;BIONS处理的发病率每季均极显著低于BIO处理;BIONS处理增加了根际细菌数量,降低了根际真菌数量;土壤基本理化性质方面,BIONS处理的硝态氮含量和铵态氮含量每季均高于BIO处理,且硝态氮含量与产量呈显著正相关,硝态氮含量和铵态氮含量与发病率呈显著负相关。因此,以生物有机肥为底肥,移栽生物育苗基质所育种苗,能够有效防控番茄青枯病的发生,进而提高产量。