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Title

Overcoming Detrimental Potato Fungi in potato fields with the Secondary Metabolites of Naturally Occurring Steptomyces

Authors

Hansan Jones, Brigham Young University - Provo
Jacob Anderson, Brigham Young University - ProvoFollow
Erik Kemp, Brigham Young University - Provo
Brad Geary, Brigham Young University - Provo
Matthew Madsen, Brigham Young University - Provo
Ryan Stewart, Brigham Young University - Provo

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Keywords

potato diseases, biological control, pythium

Abstract

• Fungal disease Silver scurf can cause 13% water loss and give poor aesthetic appeal, both of which reduce farmers profits (1,2).
• Pythium leak can result in up to 50% total loss of potatoes in storage (3)
• Streptomyces is the right candidate to mitigate or eliminate these losses because of its ability to survive in soil (4) and its history as a proven biocontrol for other plant pathogens (5).

BYU ScholarsArchive Citation

Jones, Hansan; Anderson, Jacob; Kemp, Erik; Geary, Brad; Madsen, Matthew; and Stewart, Ryan, "Overcoming Detrimental Potato Fungi in potato fields with the Secondary Metabolites of Naturally Occurring Steptomyces" (2022). Library/Life Sciences Undergraduate Poster Competition 2022. 11.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/library_studentposters_2022/11

Document Type

Poster

Publication Date

2022-3

Language

English

College

Life Sciences

Department

Microbiology and Molecular Biology

University Standing at Time of Publication

Junior

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