Develop integrated management of bacterial canker disease for greenhouse tomato –Phase II

Tomato is one of the most important greenhouse crops. The high nutritive quality, huge consumption, high yield potential and marketing value make tomato a popular household food and ideal commercial crop. However, frequent outbreaks of tomato canker disease resulting in devastating economic loss place it as a big threat to greenhouse tomato production. Tomato canker disease is caused by Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis (Cmm), a Gram-positive bacterium. It is very difficult to eradicate the Cmm pathogen once it has been introduced into a greenhouse.
Dr. Yuan’s lab recently identified several bacterial agents capable of suppressing/killing the pathogen that cause the tomato canker disease, including the Gram-positive bacterium Paenibacillus polymyxa CR1 and Bacillus velezensis 9D-6. In addition, Dr. Yuan found that plant natural chemical salicylic acid suppressed the growth of Cmm pathogen. TO BE CONT’D

Faculty Supervisor:

Ze-Chun Yuan

Student:

Partner:

Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Agriculture; Other services (except public administration)

University:

Western University

Program: