Claim · model-written summary
R. solanacearum populations fell three orders of magnitude on seeds.
- Taxon
- Watermelon
Citrullus lanatust0 - Interactor
- R. solanacearum
Ralstonia solanacearume0pathogen - Outcome
- R. solanacearum populationse0
- Direction
- declinede0
- Value
- 3 orderse0
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageSecond interactorSecond interactor roleTreatmentComparatorSettingQualifier
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.


Verbatim
e0“R. solanacearum populations declined by 3 orders.”
t0“Watermelon”
Title
Embryo Localization Enhances the Survival of Acidovorax citrulli in Watermelon Seeds
Bhabesh Dutta; Raymond W. Schneider; Clark L. Robertson; et al. Phytopathology 2016. doi:10.1094/phyto-09-15-0232-r
Other claims from this paper (9)
- Observation On dry filter paper, A. citrulli survived over 12 weeks, similarly to X. campestris but less long than R. solanacearum.
- Observation A. citrulli outlasted P. stewartii on dry filter paper.
- Observation R. solanacearum outlasted all other bacteria on dry filter paper.
- Observation A. citrulli populations fell five orders of magnitude on seeds after 12 weeks.
- Observation X. campestris populations fell five orders of magnitude on seeds after 12 weeks.
- Observation P. stewartii could not be recovered after 12 weeks on seeds.
- Intervention effect After disinfection, pericarp inoculated seeds had at least 89.5% reduction in disease transmission, exceeding stigma inoculated seeds.
- Observation A. citrulli populations survived better inside the embryo or endosperm than at the seed coat.
- Observation P. stewartii survived longer in stigma inoculated than testa localized watermelon seeds.