Effects of Arugula Vermicompost on the Root-Knot Nematode () and the Promotion of Resistance Genes in Tomato Plants

Autor: Mahsa Rostami, Akbar Karegar, Abozar Ghorbani
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: The Plant Pathology Journal, Vol 38, Iss 4, Pp 261-271 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1598-2254
2093-9280
54547199
DOI: 10.5423/PPJ.OA.01.2022.0006
Popis: Root-knot nematodes are the most important plant-parasitic nematodes worldwide. Many efforts have been made to find non-chemical, risk-free, and environmentally friendly methods for nematode control. In this study, the effects of compost and vermicompost of arugula (Eruca sativa) on Meloidogyne javanica were investigated in three glasshouse experiments. In addition, the expression of the defense-related genes nonexpressor of pathogenesis-related 1 (NPR1) and lipoxygenase 1 (LOX1) was detected in tomato plants treated with vermicompost of arugula at 0, 2, 7, and 14 days after nematode inoculation. The result showed that the vermicompost of arugula significantly reduced the reproduction factor of the nematode by 54.4% to 70.5% in the three experiments and increased the dry weight of shoots of infected tomato plants. Gene expression analysis showed that LOX1 expression increased on the second and seventh day after nematode inoculation, while NPR1 expression decreased. The vermicompost of arugula showed stronger nematode inhibitory potential than the vermicompost of animal manure. The vermicompost of arugula is superior to arugula compost in suppressing the activity of M. javaniva and reducing its impact. It manipulates the expression of resistance genes and could induce systemic resistance against root-knot nematodes.
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