Abstract:
Pathogens such as Fusarium oxysporum strongly affect the health of various agricultural crops like vanilla. However, despite significant economic losses caused by this pathogen there is no efficient method for its control. Therefore, we propose using rhizobacteria obtained from vanilla roots against F. oxysporum f. sp. vanillae. The results showed that there was no positive correlation between the antagonism expressed under in vitro conditions and those expressed under greenhouse conditions. The 16S rDNA gene analysis indicated that the bacterial genera tested corresponded to Sphingobacterium, Staphylococcus, Serratia, Psychrobacter, Pseudomonas and Stenotrophomonas. The in vitro antifungal activity was evaluated using three culture media (Potato Dextrose Agar, Nutrient Agar and Czapek) using the empty box technique (antagonism). Isolates of Staphylococcus xylosus BAC-JAG15, Serratia sp. BAC-JAG4 and Stenotrophomonas sp. BAC-JAG1 showed 90% in vitro antagonism against F. oxysporum in the three media tested. In the greenhouse evaluation, plants treated with these isolates initially showed symptoms of chlorosis without developing characteristic symptoms of disease produced by F. oxysporum f. sp. vanillae. This demonstrates protection provided by rhizobacteria against infection from F. oxysporum f. sp. vanillae in vanilla plants.
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23-30
DOI:
DOI not available
Published:
Journal: International Journal of Agriculture and Biology, Volume: 18, Issue: 1, Year: 2016