Abstract

The detached leaf assay (DLA) is a nondestructive method for evaluating interactions between plants and disease-causing agents that allows quick characterization of potential pathogens’ infectivity and plants’ resistance to them. Here we show its utility for also assessing potential biological control agents (BCAs), by demonstrating its applicability for screening potential BCAs for the strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa) pathogen Phytophtora cactorum.

Keywords

Antagonist; Biological control agents (BCA); Detached leaf assay; Phytophtora cactorum; Plant disease; Screening

Published in

Methods in Molecular Biology
2022, Volume: 2536, number: 2536, pages: 449-458 Title: Plant Pathology : Method and Protocols
ISBN: 978-1-0716-2516-3, eISBN: 978-1-0716-2517-0
Publisher: Springer

SLU Authors

• Prado Fortuna Macan, Giovana

  • Department of Biosystems and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Khalil, Samar

  • Department of Biosystems and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Kalyandurg, Pruthvi Balachandra

  • Department of Plant Breeding, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Vetukuri, Ramesh

  • Department of Plant Breeding, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

UKÄ Subject classification

Agricultural Science


Publication identifier

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-2517-0_26

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/129676