Changes in the Production of Salicylic and Jasmonic Acid in Potato Plants (<i>Solanum tuberosum</i>) as Response to Foliar Application of Biotic and Abiotic Inductors

Abstract

An alternative to the use of chemical fungicides is to enhance the defensive response of plants by appropriate stimulation, a phenomenon known as induction of resistance. The aim of this study was to determine the changes of endogen levels of salicylic acid (SA) and jasmonic acid (JA) in potato plants as response to foliar application of biotic and abiotic inductors. Treatments T1 = Best Ultra F ( Bacillus spp. 108 cfu/mL and Pseudomonas fluorescens 108 cfu/mL) 0.5%, T2 = FullKover HF (microbial jasmonic acid 1500 ppm) 0.2%, T3 = T1 0.5% + T2 0.1%, T4 = Milor ^&reg (Chlorothalonil + Metalaxyl) 0.5% and T5 = control (water) were applied in potato plants. The application of biotic and abiotic inductors improved the SA and JA production in potato plants. The production of salicylic acid in potato plants was observed by application of Bacillus spp. and Pseudomonas fluorescens (T1) and fungicide Milor ^&reg (T4). The application of T1 Best Ultra F, T2 FullKover HF (microbial JA), T3 (T1 + T2) and T4 Milor ^&reg improved the JA production in potato plants.