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Home » Blue light inhibits immune response of potato to late blight disease

Blue light inhibits immune response of potato to late blight disease

Blue light inhibits immune response of potato to late blight disease

12 Jan 2022

Blue light is important for plants but it inhibits immunity to late blight
“This advancement highlights that varying light treatments could have a direct impact on plant health and the ability to respond to pathogen attack”
Blue light is important for plants but it inhibits immunity to late blight

Daylight is made from a spectrum of wavelengths and plants possess receptors that can detect red and blue light. Blue light is important for plant growth and yet inhibits the immune response of potato plants to Phytophthora infestans, making them more susceptible to potato late blight, a research team featuring plant scientists from the James Hutton Institute has discovered.

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