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ArticleStress biology2023

Maleic acid and malonic acid reduced the pathogenicity of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum by inhibiting mycelial growth, sclerotia formation and virulence factors.

Yu-Chen Fei, Qin Cheng, Huan Zhang, Chuang Han, Xu Wang, Yan-Feng Li, Shi-Qian Li, Xiao-Hu Zhao

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Article in Stress biology, 2023. 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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8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Yu-Chen FeiState Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology / College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China.
Qin Cheng *State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology / College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China.
Huan ZhangState Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology / College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China.
Chuang HanState Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology / College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China.
Xu WangInstitute of Quality Standard and Monitoring Technology for Agro-Products of Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640, China.
Yan-Feng LiState Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology / College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China.
Shi-Qian LiFujian Universities and Colleges Engineering Research Center of Modern Facility Agriculture, Fuqing, 350300, China. lishiqian@whu.edu.cn.
Xiao-Hu ZhaoState Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology / College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China. xhzhao@mail.hzau.edu.cn.
Huazhong Agricultural University · CNFujian Agriculture and Forestry University · CNGuangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences · CNMinjiang University · CN

Funding

Key Labora-tory of Se-enriched Products Development and Quality Control, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/ National-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Se-enriched Food Development Se-2021A01open funds of the State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Micro-biology AMLKF202009the Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province 2021CFB489the Opening Fund of Key Laboratory of Forage and Endemic Crop Bi-ology, Ministry of Education FECBOF2021006the Opening Project of Fujian Provincial Key Lab of Coastal Basin Environment (Fujian Polytechnic Normal University) S1-KF2110the Opening Project of Fujian Universities and Colleges Engineering Research Center of Modern Facility Agriculture G2-KF2007the Opening Project of Key Laboratory of Testing and Evaluation for Agro-product Safety and Quality, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs NK201702
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sclerotinia sclerotiorum is a necrotrophic plant pathogenic fungus with broad distribution and host range. Bioactive compounds derived from plant extracts have been proven to be effective in controlling S. sclerotiorum. In this study, the mycelial growth of S. sclerotiorum was effectively inhibited by maleic acid, malonic acid, and their combination at a concentration of 2 mg/mL, with respective inhibition rates of 32.5%, 9.98%, and 67.6%. The treatment of detached leaves with the two acids resulted in a decrease in lesion diameters. Interestingly, maleic acid and malonic acid decreased the number of sclerotia while simultaneously increasing their weight. The two acids also disrupted the cell structure of sclerotia, leading to sheet-like electron-thin regions. On a molecular level, maleic acid reduced oxalic acid secretion, upregulated the expression of Ss-Odc2 and downregulated CWDE10, Ss-Bi1 and Ss-Ggt1. Differently, malonic acid downregulated CWDE2 and Ss-Odc1. These findings verified that maleic acid and malonic acid could effectively inhibit S. sclerotiorum, providing promising evidence for the development of an environmentally friendly biocontrol agent.

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InhibitionMaleic acidMalonic acidSclerotinia sclerotiorum

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