Effect of seed treatment by cold plasma on the resistance of tomato to Ralstonia solanacearum (Bacterial Wilt).
This study investigated the effect of cold plasma seed treatment on tomato bacterial wilt, caused by Ralstonia solanacearum (R. solanacearum), and the regulation of resistance mechanisms. The effect of cold plasma of 80W on seed germination, plant growth, nutrient uptake, disease severity, hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) concentration and activities of peroxidase (POD; EC 1.11.1.7), polyphenol oxidase (PPO; EC 1.10.3.2) and phenylalanine ammonia lyase (PAL; EC 4.3.1.5) were examined in tomato plants. Plasma treatment increased tomato resistance to R. solanacearum with an efficacy of 25.0%. Plasma treatment significantly increased both germination and plant growth in comparison with the control treatment, and plasma-treated plants absorbed more calcium and boron than the controls. In addition, H2O2 levels in treated plants rose faster and reached a higher peak, at 2.579 µM gFW-1, 140% greater than that of the control. Activities of POD (421.3 U gFW-1), PPO (508.8 U gFW-1) and PAL (707.3 U gFW-1) were also greater in the treated plants than in the controls (103.0 U gFW-1, 166.0 U gFW-1 and 309.4 U gFW-1, respectively). These results suggest that plasma treatment affects the regulation of plant growth, H2O2 concentration, and POD, PPO and PAL activity in tomato, resulting in an improved resistance to R. solanacearum. Consequently, cold plasma seed treatment has the potential to control tomato bacterial wilt caused by R. solanacearum.
Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, P. R. China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, P. R. China.
Jiafeng
J
Jiang
State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, P. R. China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, P. R. China.
Yufang
Y
Lu
Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, P. R. China.
Jiangang
J
Li
Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, P. R. China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, P. R. China.
Ling
L
Li
Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, P. R. China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, P. R. China.
Xin
X
He
Changzhou ZhongKe ChangTai Plasma Technology Co., Ltd., Changzhou, P. R. China.
Hanliang
H
Shao
Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, P. R. China.
Yuanhua
Y
Dong
D001895:Boron / Q000378:metabolism; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D004156:Catechol Oxidase / Q000378:metabolism; D018525:Germination / Q000187:drug effects; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000378:metabolism; D018551:Solanum lycopersicum / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000382:microbiology; D009195:Peroxidase / Q000378:metabolism; D010650:Phenylalanine Ammonia-Lyase / Q000378:metabolism; D010935:Plant Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D058626:Plasma Gases / Q000494:pharmacology*; D043368:Ralstonia solanacearum / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D012639:Seeds / Q000187:drug effects*
D058626:Plasma Gases; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; D004156:Catechol Oxidase; D009195:Peroxidase; D010650:Phenylalanine Ammonia-Lyase; D001895:Boron; D002118:Calcium