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Maria Cecilia Terrile
  • Research Associate, Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas (IIB), UE CONICET-UNMDP, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Argentina
研究方向
  • Biochemistry, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Plant Science
Flood Inoculation of Fusarium eumartii in Tomato Seedlings: Method for Evaluating the Infectivity of Pathogen Spores
番茄幼苗中的齐穗接种技术:评估尖孢镰刀菌孢子感染力的方法

The Fusarium genus includes various fungi of great significance in agriculture. Fusarium solani f. sp. eumartii (F. eumartii), traditionally known as a potato pathogen, has also been identified as a cause of disease in tomatoes. This protocol provides a detailed, efficient, and robust flood-inoculation method for assessing F. eumartii infection of young tomato seedlings grown on MS medium plates. It includes the evaluation of the lesion area and the quantification of the remaining fungal inoculum in tomato seedlings. In summary, the straightforwardness and efficiency of this bioassay make it a powerful quantitative tool for selecting fungicidal compounds or defense response inducers in tomato plants, offering a promising approach with significant potential for preventing fungal diseases in crops.