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Pak. J. Bot., 48(3): 1299-1303, 2016. |
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EVALUATION OF BIOCONTROL POTENTIAL OF EPIPHYTIC FLUORESCENT PSEUDOMONAS ASSOCIATED WITH HEALTHY FRUITS AND VEGETABLES AGAINST ROOT ROT AND ROOT KNOT PATHOGENS OF MUNGBEAN.
HABIBA1, RUBINA NOREEN2, SYED ABID ALI3, VIQAR SULTANA4, JEHAN ARA1 AND SYED EHTESHAMUL-HAQUE2
Abstract: Endophytic and rhizospheric fluorescent Pseudomonas have widely been used as biological control agents against soilborne plant pathogens. In this study, fifteen epiphytic fluorescent Pseudomonas isolated from the surfaces of citrus (grapefruit, orange and lemon) melon and tomato fruits were characterized for their in vitro activity against root rotting fungi viz., Macrophomina phaseolina, Fusarium solani, F. oxysporum and Rhizoctonia solani and nematicidal activity against the second stage juveniles of Meloidogyne javanica. Out of fifteen Pseudomonas isolates HAB-16, HAB-1 and HAB-25 inhibited the growth of all the test fungi and showed maximum nematicidal activity against second stage juvenile of M. javanica. Based on their effective in vitro activity nine epiphytic fluorescent Pseudomonas were evaluated for their growth promoting ability and biocontrol activity in screen house on mungbean. Pseudomonas isolates (HAB-13, HAB-2, HAB-4, HAB-1, HAB-14, HAB-9, HAB-7 and HAB-25) used as soil drench greatly reduced the root rot-root knot infection and thereby enhanced plant growth, root nodulation and yield in mungbean. Besides, rhizospheric and endophytic, epiphytic fluorescent Pseudomonas associated with healthy fruits may be used as biocontrol agent against root rotting fungi, besides, using for the mangemnet of postharvest diseases.
1Postharvest & Food Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Food Science & Technology, University of Karachi, Karachi 75270, Pakistan 2 Agricultural Biotechnology & Phytopathology Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi 75270, Pakistan 3HEJ Research Institute of Chemistry & ICCBS, University of Karachi, Karachi 75270, Pakistan 4 Biotechnology & Drug Development Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, University of Karachi, Karachi 75270, Pakistan Corresponding author’s email: ehtesham12@hotmail.com |
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