Silicon Transporters and Effects of Silicon Amendments in Strawberry under High Tunnel and Field Conditions.

ABSTRACT: Together with longer production periods, the commercial transition to day-neutral strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa) varieties has favored the development of diseases such as powdery mildew (Podosphaera aphanis) that thrives in late summer-early fall. In an attempt to find alternative solutions to fungicides currently employed to curb the disease, we wanted to investigate the potential of silicon (Si) amendments that have been associated with prophylactic properties against powdery mildews. To this end, our first objective was to determine if strawberry was a Si-competent species following the recent characterization of the properties of Si transporters that plants must carry to uptake silicic acid. Based on genomic data, we were able to conclude that strawberry containe

SUBMITTER: Ouellette S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5462948 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature