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ArticleHorticulture research2021

Ecological adaptations influence the susceptibility of plants in the genus Zantedeschia to soft rot Pectobacterium spp.

Yelena Guttman, Janak Raj Joshi, Nofar Chriker, Nirmal Khadka, Maya Kleiman, Noam Reznik, Zunzheng Wei, Zohar Kerem, Iris Yedidia

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Article in Horticulture research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Yelena GuttmanThe Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel.
Janak Raj JoshiThe Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9136-5096
Nofar ChrikerThe Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel.
Nirmal KhadkaThe Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel.
Maya KleimanInstitute of Plant Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, Rishon Lezion, Israel.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2302-4892
Noam ReznikInstitute of Plant Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, Rishon Lezion, Israel.
Zunzheng WeiInstitute of Plant Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, Rishon Lezion, Israel.
Zohar KeremThe Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel.
Iris YedidiaInstitute of Plant Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, Rishon Lezion, Israel. irisy@volcani.agri.gov.il.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5026-6630
Hebrew University of Jerusalem · ILAgricultural Research Organization · IL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Soft rot disease caused by Pectobacterium spp. is responsible for severe agricultural losses in potato, vegetables, and ornamentals. The genus Zantedeschia includes two botanical groups of tuberous ornamental flowers that are highly susceptible to the disease. Previous studies revealed that Z. aethiopica, a member of the section Zantedeschia, is significantly more resistant to Pectobacterium spp. than members of the same genus that belong to the section Aestivae. During early infection, we found different patterns of bacterial colonization on leaves of hosts belonging to the different sections. Similar patterns of bacterial colonization were observed on polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) artificial inert replicas of leaf surfaces. The replicas confirmed the physical effect of leaf texture, in addition to a biochemical plant-bacterium interaction. The differential patterns may be associated with the greater roughness of the abaxial leaf surfaces of Aestivae group that have evolutionarily adapted to mountainous environments, as compared to Zantedeschia group species that have adapted to warm, marshy environments. Transverse leaf sections also revealed compact aerenchyma and reduced the total volume of leaf tissue air spaces in Aestivae members. Finally, an analysis of defense marker genes revealed differential expression patterns in response to infection, with significantly higher levels of lipoxygenase 2 (lox2) and phenylalanine ammonia lyase (pal) observed in the more resistant Z. aethiopica, suggesting greater activation of induced systemic resistance (ISR) mechanisms in this group. The use of Zantedeschia as a model plant sheds light on how natural ecological adaptations may underlay resistance to bacterial soft rot in cultivated agricultural environments.

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