Induced resistance in sweet orange against 'Xanthomonas citri' subsp. 'citri' by hexanoic acid

Abstract Citrus canker, caused by Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri, is a serious and wide-spread disease of citrus, causing losses in fruit yield and quality. There are no highly effective citrus canker disease control measures. Repeated spray applications of copper are often employed to protect fruit...

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Autores principales: Llorens, Eugenio, Vicedo, Begonya, López, María M., Lapena, Leonor, Graham, James H., García-Agustín, Pilar
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Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/5506
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0261219415300107
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author Llorens, Eugenio
Vicedo, Begonya
López, María M.
Lapena, Leonor
Graham, James H.
García-Agustín, Pilar
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Graham, James H.
Lapena, Leonor
Llorens, Eugenio
López, María M.
Vicedo, Begonya
author_facet Llorens, Eugenio
Vicedo, Begonya
López, María M.
Lapena, Leonor
Graham, James H.
García-Agustín, Pilar
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description Abstract Citrus canker, caused by Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri, is a serious and wide-spread disease of citrus, causing losses in fruit yield and quality. There are no highly effective citrus canker disease control measures. Repeated spray applications of copper are often employed to protect fruit from bacterial infection with consequences for copper phytotoxicity and accumulation in the soil. Alternatively, innate plant defense mechanisms can be enhanced by plant treatments with specific natural and synthetic inducers for control of bacterial diseases. In this study, hexanoic acid applied as a soil drench or foliar spray on 9-month-old potted citrus trees reduced lesions on leaves by 50% compared with control plants. Disease-reducing activity lasted up to 50 days after application. Induction of resistance mediated by hexanoic acid was demonstrated by enhanced expression of Pathogenesis-related (PR) genes and callose deposition in treated and infected plants. These findings indicated that hexanoic acid applications trigger a defensive response in the plants. The application of this natural compound may have potential for management of citrus canker in conjunction with other disease control measures and may reduce the frequency or rate of copper bactericides.
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spelling ReDivia55062025-04-25T14:43:09Z Induced resistance in sweet orange against 'Xanthomonas citri' subsp. 'citri' by hexanoic acid Llorens, Eugenio Vicedo, Begonya López, María M. Lapena, Leonor Graham, James H. García-Agustín, Pilar Hexanoic acid Citrus Xanthomonas citri Induced resistance Abstract Citrus canker, caused by Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri, is a serious and wide-spread disease of citrus, causing losses in fruit yield and quality. There are no highly effective citrus canker disease control measures. Repeated spray applications of copper are often employed to protect fruit from bacterial infection with consequences for copper phytotoxicity and accumulation in the soil. Alternatively, innate plant defense mechanisms can be enhanced by plant treatments with specific natural and synthetic inducers for control of bacterial diseases. In this study, hexanoic acid applied as a soil drench or foliar spray on 9-month-old potted citrus trees reduced lesions on leaves by 50% compared with control plants. Disease-reducing activity lasted up to 50 days after application. Induction of resistance mediated by hexanoic acid was demonstrated by enhanced expression of Pathogenesis-related (PR) genes and callose deposition in treated and infected plants. These findings indicated that hexanoic acid applications trigger a defensive response in the plants. The application of this natural compound may have potential for management of citrus canker in conjunction with other disease control measures and may reduce the frequency or rate of copper bactericides. 2017-06-01T10:12:28Z 2017-06-01T10:12:28Z 2015 8 article acceptedVersion Llorens, Eugenio, Vicedo, Begonya, López, María M., Lapeña, Leonor, Graham, James H., García-Agustín, P. (2015). Induced resistance in sweet orange against 'Xanthomonas citri' subsp. 'citri' by hexanoic acid. Crop Protection, 74(0), 77-84. 0261-2194 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/5506 10.1016/j.cropro.2015.04.008 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0261219415300107 en openAccess Impreso
spellingShingle Hexanoic acid
Citrus
Xanthomonas citri
Induced resistance
Llorens, Eugenio
Vicedo, Begonya
López, María M.
Lapena, Leonor
Graham, James H.
García-Agustín, Pilar
Induced resistance in sweet orange against 'Xanthomonas citri' subsp. 'citri' by hexanoic acid
title Induced resistance in sweet orange against 'Xanthomonas citri' subsp. 'citri' by hexanoic acid
title_full Induced resistance in sweet orange against 'Xanthomonas citri' subsp. 'citri' by hexanoic acid
title_fullStr Induced resistance in sweet orange against 'Xanthomonas citri' subsp. 'citri' by hexanoic acid
title_full_unstemmed Induced resistance in sweet orange against 'Xanthomonas citri' subsp. 'citri' by hexanoic acid
title_short Induced resistance in sweet orange against 'Xanthomonas citri' subsp. 'citri' by hexanoic acid
title_sort induced resistance in sweet orange against xanthomonas citri subsp citri by hexanoic acid
topic Hexanoic acid
Citrus
Xanthomonas citri
Induced resistance
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/5506
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0261219415300107
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