Paper · 2026 · Horticulturae

Divergent Defense Strategies Induced by Variovorax soli and Microbacterium phyllosphaerae: Benefits for Strawberry Growth and Powdery Mildew Resistance

Wei Jia; Leidong Hong; Xin Xu; et al.

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Abstract

Strawberry powdery mildew, caused by Podosphaera aphanis, severely impacts the yield and quality of strawberry fruit and necessitates sustainable control strategies. Here, we assessed the growth and hormone content of strawberry seedlings (Fragaria × ananassa ‘Hongyan’) to evaluate the abilities of four plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB), Azospirillum brasilense, Phytobacter diazotrophicus, Variovorax soli, and Microbacterium phyllosphaerae, in a 42-day consecutive culture. Among all treatments, our results showed that the strains V. soli and M. phyllosphaerae increased the seedling biomass by 25.6–25.8% and decreased the disease index by 30–32.5% compared to the control. Moreover, the strain M. phyllosphaerae could produce 22.32 μg·mg−1 indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) after 24 h in a consecutive culture system and still maintain the IAA at 8.12 ng·mg−1 in seedlings. In addition, the salicylic acid (SA) and jasmonic acid (JA) hormones of the seedlings increased by 293% and 35.3% after inoculating with V. soli and M. phyllosphaerae, respectively. Further analysis of the coordination between plant hormones and plant growth showed that the accumulation of SA might have had a positive relation with biomass, whereas JA was negative under powdery mildew infection. These findings highlight that the V. soli and M. phyllosphaerae strains could offer the dual benefits of growth promotion and different defense strategies against powdery mildew for sustainable strawberry production.

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Strains V. soli and M. phyllosphaerae increased strawberry seedling biomass by 25.6–25.8% compared to the control.

Taxon
Fragaria × ananassaFragaria ×ananassae0
Material
Hongyane0
Treatment
the strains V. soli and M. phyllosphaeraee1
Interactor
V. soliVariovorax solie1other
Second interactor
M. phyllosphaeraeMicrobacterium phyllosphaeraee1other
Outcome
seedling biomasse1
Direction
increasede1
Value
25.6–25.8%e1
Comparator
the controle1

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Fragaria x ananassa
Fragaria ×ananassa · TaxonIvar Leidus · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“strawberry seedlings (Fragaria × ananassa ‘Hongyan’)”

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“the strains V. soli and M. phyllosphaerae increased the seedling biomass by 25.6–25.8% and decreased the disease index by 30–32.5% compared to the control”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Strains V. soli and M. phyllosphaerae decreased the powdery mildew disease index by 30–32.5% compared to the control in strawberry seedlings.

Taxon
Fragaria × ananassaFragaria ×ananassae0
Material
Hongyane0
Treatment
the strains V. soli and M. phyllosphaeraee1
Interactor
Podosphaera aphanisPodosphaera aphanise2pathogen
Second interactor
V. soliVariovorax solie1biocontrol_agent
Outcome
disease indexe1
Direction
decreasede1
Value
30–32.5%e1
Comparator
the controle1

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Fragaria x ananassa
Fragaria ×ananassa · TaxonIvar Leidus · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Podosphaera aphanis
Podosphaera aphanis · InteractorJames Lindsey · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“strawberry seedlings (Fragaria × ananassa ‘Hongyan’)”

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“the strains V. soli and M. phyllosphaerae increased the seedling biomass by 25.6–25.8% and decreased the disease index by 30–32.5% compared to the control”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 529–683 · show in text ↑
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“Podosphaera aphanis”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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The strain M. phyllosphaerae produced 22.32 μg·mg−1 indole-3-acetic acid after 24 h in a consecutive culture system.

Taxon
M. phyllosphaeraeMicrobacterium phyllosphaeraee1
Outcome
indole-3-acetic acid (IAA)e1
Value
22.32 μg·mg−1e1
Setting
consecutive culture systeme1

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“the strain M. phyllosphaerae could produce 22.32 μg·mg−1 indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) after 24 h in a consecutive culture system”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

IAA was still maintained at 8.12 ng·mg−1 in strawberry seedlings with the strain M. phyllosphaerae.

Taxon
strawberry seedlingsFragaria ×ananassae0
Interactor
M. phyllosphaeraeMicrobacterium phyllosphaeraee1other
Outcome
IAAe1
Value
8.12 ng·mg−1e1

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Fragaria x ananassa
Fragaria ×ananassa · TaxonIvar Leidus · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“strawberry seedlings (Fragaria × ananassa ‘Hongyan’)”

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“the strain M. phyllosphaerae could produce 22.32 μg·mg−1 indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) after 24 h in a consecutive culture system and still maintain the IAA at 8.12 ng·mg−1 in seedlings”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Salicylic acid in seedlings increased by 293% after inoculation with V. soli.

Taxon
Fragaria × ananassaFragaria ×ananassae0
Treatment
inoculating with V. solie1
Interactor
V. soliVariovorax solie1other
Outcome
salicylic acid (SA)e1
Direction
increasede1
Value
293%e1

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Fragaria x ananassa
Fragaria ×ananassa · TaxonIvar Leidus · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“strawberry seedlings (Fragaria × ananassa ‘Hongyan’)”

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“the salicylic acid (SA) and jasmonic acid (JA) hormones of the seedlings increased by 293% and 35.3% after inoculating with V. soli and M. phyllosphaerae, respectively”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Jasmonic acid in seedlings increased by 35.3% after inoculation with M. phyllosphaerae.

Taxon
Fragaria × ananassaFragaria ×ananassae0
Treatment
M. phyllosphaeraee1
Interactor
M. phyllosphaeraeMicrobacterium phyllosphaeraee1other
Outcome
jasmonic acid (JA)e1
Direction
increasede1
Value
35.3%e1

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Fragaria x ananassa
Fragaria ×ananassa · TaxonIvar Leidus · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“strawberry seedlings (Fragaria × ananassa ‘Hongyan’)”

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“the salicylic acid (SA) and jasmonic acid (JA) hormones of the seedlings increased by 293% and 35.3% after inoculating with V. soli and M. phyllosphaerae, respectively”

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Associationauthor interpretationoriginal resultmeasured

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SA accumulation might have had a positive relation with biomass in strawberry seedlings under powdery mildew infection.

Taxon
strawberry seedlingsFragaria ×ananassae0
Compound
SAe1
Outcome
biomasse1
Direction
positive relatione1
Qualifier
under powdery mildew infectione1

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Fragaria x ananassa
Fragaria ×ananassa · TaxonIvar Leidus · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“strawberry seedlings (Fragaria × ananassa ‘Hongyan’)”

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“the accumulation of SA might have had a positive relation with biomass, whereas JA was negative under powdery mildew infection”

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Associationauthor interpretationoriginal resultmeasured

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JA was negatively related to biomass in strawberry seedlings under powdery mildew infection.

Taxon
strawberry seedlingsFragaria ×ananassae0
Compound
JAe1
Outcome
biomasse1
Direction
negativee1
Qualifier
under powdery mildew infectione1

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Fragaria x ananassa
Fragaria ×ananassa · TaxonIvar Leidus · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“strawberry seedlings (Fragaria × ananassa ‘Hongyan’)”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 218–270 · show in text ↑
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“the accumulation of SA might have had a positive relation with biomass, whereas JA was negative under powdery mildew infection”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1150–1276 · show in text ↑

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