Effects of rhizobacteria <Emphasis Type="Italic">Paenibacillus polymyxa</Emphasis> APEC136 and <Emphasis Type="Italic">Bacillus subtilis</Emphasis> APEC170 on biocontrol of postharvest pathogens of apple fruits |
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| Authors: | Young Soo Kim Kotnala Balaraju Yongho Jeon |
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| Institution: | 1.Department of Bioresource Sciences,Andong National University,Andong,Korea;2.Agricultural Science and Technology Research Institute,Andong,Korea |
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| Abstract: | In this study, plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) were evaluated as potential biocontrol agents against postharvest pathogens of apple fruits. In vitro bioassays revealed that, out of 30 isolates screened, isolates APEC136 and APEC170 had the most significant inhibitory effects against the mycelial growth of several fungal pathogens. Analysis of 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) sequences identified the two effective isolates as Paenibacillus polymyxa and Bacillus subtilis, respectively. The two strains showed greater growth in brain-heart infusion broth than in other growth media. Treatment of harvested apples with suspensions of either strain reduced the symptoms of anthracnose disease caused by two fungal pathogens, Colletotrichum gloeosporioides and Colletotrichum acutatum, and white rot disease caused by Botryosphaeria dothidea. Increased productions of amylase and protease by APEC136, and increased productions of chitinase, amylase, and protease by APEC170 might have been responsible for inhibiting mycelial growth. The isolates caused a greater reduction in the growth of white rot than of anthracnose. These results indicate that the isolates APEC136 and APEC170 are promising agents for the biocontrol of anthracnose and white rot diseases in apples after harvest, and suggest that these isolates may be useful in controlling these diseases under field conditions. |
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