Silicon induces changes in antifungal phenolic acids, flavonoids, and key phenylpropanoid pathway genes during the interaction between miniature roses and the biotrophic pathogen Podosphaera pannosa

Radhakrishna Shetty; Xavier Fretté; Birgit  Jensen; Nandini Prasad Shetty; Jens Due Jensen; Hans Jørgen Lyngs Jørgensen; Mari-Anne Newman; Lars Porskjær Christensen

doi:10.1104/pp.111.185215

Silicon induces changes in antifungal phenolic acids, flavonoids, and key phenylpropanoid pathway genes during the interaction between miniature roses and the biotrophic pathogen Podosphaera pannosa

Radhakrishna Shetty, Xavier Fretté, Birgit Jensen, Nandini Prasad Shetty, Jens Due Jensen, Hans Jørgen Lyngs Jørgensen, Mari-Anne Newman, Lars Porskjær Christensen

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Application of 3.6 mM silicon (Si+) to the rose (Rosa hybrida) cultivar Smart increased the concentration of antimicrobial phenolic acids and flavonoids in response to infection by rose powdery mildew (Podosphaera pannosa). Simultaneously, the expression of genes coding for key enzymes in the phenylpropanoid pathway (phenylalanine ammonia lyase, cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase, and chalcone synthase) was up-regulated. The increase in phenolic compounds correlated with a 46% reduction in disease severity compared with inoculated leaves without Si application (Si2). Furthermore, Si application without pathogen inoculation induced gene expression and primed the accumulation of several phenolics compared with the uninoculated Si2 control. Chlorogenic acid was the phenolic acid detected in the highest concentration, with an increase of more than 80% in Si+ inoculated compared with Si2 uninoculated plants. Among the quantified flavonoids, rutin and quercitrin were detected in the highest concentrations, and the rutin concentration increased more than 20-fold in Si+ inoculated compared with Si2 uninoculated plants. Both rutin and chlorogenic acid had antimicrobial effects on P. pannosa, evidenced by reduced conidial germination and appressorium formation of the pathogen, both after spray application and infiltration into leaves. The application of rutin and chlorogenic acid reduced powdery mildew severity by 40% to 50%, and observation of an effect after leaf infiltration indicated that these two phenolics can be transported to the epidermal surface. In conclusion, we provide evidence that Si plays an active role in disease reduction in rose by inducing the production of antifungal phenolic metabolites as a response to powdery mildew infection.

Original language	English
Journal	Plant Physiology
Volume	157
Issue number	4
Pages (from-to)	2194-2205
Number of pages	12
ISSN	0032-0889
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.111.185215
Publication status	Published - Dec 2011

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Shetty, R., Fretté, X., Jensen, B., Shetty, N. P., Jensen, J. D., Jørgensen, H. J. L., Newman, M-A., & Christensen, L. P. (2011). Silicon induces changes in antifungal phenolic acids, flavonoids, and key phenylpropanoid pathway genes during the interaction between miniature roses and the biotrophic pathogen Podosphaera pannosa. Plant Physiology, 157(4), 2194-2205. https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.111.185215

Silicon induces changes in antifungal phenolic acids, flavonoids, and key phenylpropanoid pathway genes during the interaction between miniature roses and the biotrophic pathogen Podosphaera pannosa. / Shetty, Radhakrishna; Fretté, Xavier; Jensen, Birgit et al.

In: Plant Physiology, Vol. 157, No. 4, 12.2011, p. 2194-2205.

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Shetty, R, Fretté, X, Jensen, B, Shetty, NP, Jensen, JD, Jørgensen, HJL , Newman, M-A & Christensen, LP 2011, 'Silicon induces changes in antifungal phenolic acids, flavonoids, and key phenylpropanoid pathway genes during the interaction between miniature roses and the biotrophic pathogen Podosphaera pannosa', Plant Physiology, vol. 157, no. 4, pp. 2194-2205. https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.111.185215

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Silicon induces changes in antifungal phenolic acids, flavonoids, and key phenylpropanoid pathway genes during the interaction between miniature roses and the biotrophic pathogen Podosphaera pannosa

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