Non-invasive Raman spectroscopy for monitoring metabolite changes in tomato plants infected by phytoplasma

• Published in: Analytical methods Vol. 17; no. 24; pp. 562 - 568
• Main Authors: Pandolfi, Lorenzo, Miotti, Niccolò, Faglia, Guido, Pennacchio, Carlo, Ponzoni, Andrea, Ciuffo, Marina, Palmano, Sabrina, Schillaci, Martino, Gobbi, Emanuela, Turina, Massimo, Baratto, Camilla
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Royal Society of Chemistry 19.06.2025
• Subjects: Carotenoids; Carotenoids - analysis; Carotenoids - metabolism; Chlorophyll - analysis; Chlorophyll - metabolism; Crops; Economic importance; Food production; Infections; Insects; Metabolites; Monitoring; Pathogens; Phytoplasma; Phytoplasma - physiology; Plant bacterial diseases; Plant Diseases - microbiology; Plant protection; Polymerase chain reaction; Polyphenols; Polyphenols - analysis; Polyphenols - metabolism; Precision agriculture; Raman spectra; Raman spectroscopy; Solanum lycopersicum - metabolism; Solanum lycopersicum - microbiology; Spectroscopy; Spectrum analysis; Spectrum Analysis, Raman - methods; Tomatoes

The increasing demand for food production requires innovative approaches to protect crops from pathogens that significantly reduce yield and quality. Phytoplasmas, persistent bacterial pathogens transmitted by phloem-feeding insects, cause severe damage to economically important crops, including tom...