Effectiveness of Chemical Sanitizers against Typhimurium in Nutrient Film Technique (NFT) Hydroponic Systems: Implications for Food Safety, Crop Quality, and Nutrient Content in Leafy Greens.

Hydroponic farming systems play an increasingly important role in the sustainable production of nutrient-rich foods. The contamination of surfaces in hydroponic fresh produce production poses risks to the food safety of crops, potentially endangering public health and causing economic losses in the industry. While sanitizers are widely used in commercial hydroponic farms, their effectiveness against human pathogens on surfaces and their impact on plant health and quality are not known.

First Report of Diaporthe fruit rot and stem canker of hydroponic cucumber caused by sp. in the United States.

Multiple Diaporthe spp. cause root and fruit rots or stem lesions on Cucumis spp.: (syn.

A Quantitative PCR Method to Detect the Tomato Corky Root Rot Pathogens, and .

Corky root rot is an important disease in tomato production systems and is caused by and (formerly Types 1 and 2, respectively). The corky root rot pathogens are slow growing and difficult to isolate and quantify in soil and plant tissue. A multiplex hydrolysis probe-based qPCR assay was designed to allow for simultaneous detection and quantification of and with a competitive internal control to indicate if qPCR inhibitors are present.