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Chitosan induces salicylic acid and methyl salicylate in banana plants and reduces colonisation by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense TR4

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2025-02-06
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Lopez Moya, Federico ; Zorrilla Fontanesi, Yasmín ; Lozano Soria, Ana ; Ganado, Nadia Fernández de Larrinoa ; Moreno González, Celia Mei ; Hernández, Arnau ; Torres, Ariadna ; González Silvera, Daniel ; Benet, Gunsé ; López Jiménez, José Ángel ; Lopez Llorca, Luis V.
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Elsevier
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Fisiología
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpb.2025.100457
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Banana (Musa spp.) cultivation is essential for food security; however, the clonality of commonly used forms renders them highly susceptible to pests and diseases. The wilt fungus Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense Tropical Race 4 (FocTR4) threatens banana production worldwide. Chitosan induces salicylic acid (SA) and methyl salicylate (MeSA) production in banana plants and reduces colonisation by FocTR4. This polymer induces the main SA biosynthetic pathway mediated by isochorismate synthase 1 and phenylalanine ammonia-lyase. Chitosan also induces systemic acquired resistance genes, mainly flavin-dependent monooxygenase 1 (FMO1), in banana roots. The banana genotypes Petit Naine, Gros Michel, Enzirabahima, Yangambi Km5, and Foconah differ in their response to chitosan. In the Foc-resistant Yangambi Km5, chitosan induced an approximately 7-fold increase in FMO1. Preventive chitosan treatments together with the endophytic biocontrol fungus Pochonia chlamydosporia strain 123 reduced colonisation of banana roots by FocTR4 (approximately 4-fold). Therefore, chitosan and beneficial endophytes can help sustainably manage FocTR4 infection in bananas. We propose a novel method to induce local and systemic defences for biomanagement of banana pests and diseases.
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Root exudates , Membrane depolarisation , Membrane fluidity , Methyl salicylate , Volatile organic compounds , VOCs , Systemic acquired resistance , SAR , Pochonia chlamydosporia , Chitosan
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Current Plant Biology, 2025, Vol. 42 : 100457
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http://hdl.handle.net/10201/189729
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