Salicylic acid and Bacillus subtilis as control of early blight (Alternaria solani) in tomato plants (Solanum lycopersicum)

Authors

  • Miguel Ángel Espinosa-Vázquez Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas. Facultad de Ingeniería. Maestría en Ciencias en Desarrollo Sustentable y Gestión de Riesgos. Libramiento Norte Poniente no. 1150. Colonia Lajas Maciel. C. P. 29039. Chiapas. Mexico.
  • Eduardo Estanislao Espinoza-Medinilla Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas. Facultad de Ingeniería. Maestría en Ciencias en Desarrollo Sustentable y Gestión de Riesgos. Libramiento Norte Poniente no. 1150. Colonia Lajas Maciel. C. P. 29039. Chiapas. Mexico.
  • Carolina Orantes-García Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas. Instituto de Ciencias Biológicas (Institute of Biological Sciences)
  • Eduardo Garrido-Ramírez Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales Agrícolas y Pecuarias. Ocozocoautla International Highway - Cintalapa Km. 3. Ocozocoautla de Espinosa, C. P. 29140. Chiapas. Mexico.
  • Tamara Mila Rioja-Paradela Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas. Facultad de Ingeniería. Maestría en Ciencias en Desarrollo Sustentable y Gestión de Riesgos. Libramiento Norte Poniente no. 1150. Colonia Lajas Maciel. C. P. 29039. Chiapas. Mexico.

Keywords:

inductors of resistance, Alternaria solani, sustainable production

Abstract

Alternaria solani is the causal agent of early blight disease in tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum) and every year is responsible for significant economic losses suffered worldwide by the producers of this crop. Since salicylic acid and Bacillus subtilis are resistance-inducing agents in plants, they were evaluated in order to know their effect on the infection caused by early blight in the tomato crop. Plants of 75 days old were transplanted in furrows 8 m wide by 43.2 m long, the exogenous application of treatments were made, growth variables (plant height and stem diameter), yield (total fruits) and damage in tomato plants were evaluated. The results show significant statistical differences between treatments compared with the control (P≤0.000). B. subtilis applied to the root and salicylic acid applied to the foliage, reduced the severity of A. solani in tomato plants, and caused a significant increment in the crop growth and yield. The use of resistance inducers can represent an alternative of sustainable production and efficient control against pathogens, aimed at reducing the use of agrochemicals and production costs.

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Published

30-06-2019

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Plant protection