Plant disease management: leveraging on the plant-microbe-soil interface in the biorational use of organic amendments

AO Akanmu, OO Babalola, V Venturi… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Agriculture is faced with many challenges including loss of biodiversity, chemical
contamination of soils, and plant pests and diseases, all of which can directly compromise …

Bacillus velezensis: phylogeny, useful applications, and avenues for exploitation

AA Adeniji, DT Loots, OO Babalola - Applied Microbiology and …, 2019 - Springer
Some members of the Bacillus velezensis (Bv) group (eg, Bv FZB42T and AS3. 43) were
previously assigned grou** with B. subtilis and B. amyloliquefaciens, based on the fact …

Selecting lipopeptide‐producing, Fusarium‐suppressing Bacillus spp.: Metabolomic and genomic probing of Bacillus velezensis NWUMFkBS10.5

AA Adeniji, OS Aremu, OO Babalola - MicrobiologyOpen, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The results of this study indicate that the maize rhizosphere remains a reservoir for microbial
strains with unique beneficial properties. The study sought to provide an indigenous Bacillus …

Characterization and antagonistic potentials of selected rhizosphere Trichoderma species against some Fusarium species

OM Olowe, L Nicola, MD Asemoloye… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Trichoderma fungi have been proved as efficient bioagents with great antifungal properties
while many species in the plant's rhizospheres have been characterized as plant growth …

Weapons hidden underneath: bio-control agents and their potentials to activate plant induced systemic resistance in controlling crop Fusarium diseases

KJ Nguvo, X Gao - Journal of plant diseases and protection, 2019 - Springer
Fusarium is a genus among the major pathogens affecting cereals production worldwide. At
present, the control of Fusarium diseases in farm largely relies on the use of chemical …

Novel research on nanocellulose production by a marine Bacillus velezensis strain SMR: a comparative study

SS Abouelkheir, MS Kamara, SM Atia, SA Amer… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Bacterial nanocellulose (BNC) is a nanofibrillar polymer that possesses unique
characteristics such as high chemical purity, mechanical strength, flexibility, and …

Isolation of lipopeptide antibiotics from Bacillus siamensis: a potential biocontrol agent for Fusarium graminearum

Y Huang, X Zhang, H Xu, F Zhang… - Canadian Journal of …, 2022 - cdnsciencepub.com
Fusarium head blight (FHB), a destructive fungal disease that can cause damage to various
crops and reduce yield and quality, is primarily caused by several species of the soil-borne …

Transmitting silks of maize have a complex and dynamic microbiome

EM Khalaf, A Shrestha, J Rinne, MDJ Lynch… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
In corn/maize, silks emerging from cobs capture pollen, and transmit resident sperm nuclei
to eggs. There are> 20 million silks per US maize acre. Fungal pathogens invade …

Selection of bacteria and fungi for control of soilborne seedling diseases of maize

T Pfeiffer, A von Galen, P Zink, S Hübner… - Journal of Plant …, 2021 - Springer
Plant-based screening experiments were conducted with the aim of identifying biocontrol
bacteria and fungi for seed treatment of maize. Candidate microorganisms were evaluated …

Pseudomonas fulva HARBPS9.1: candidate anti-Fusarium agent in South Africa

AA Adeniji, OS Aremu, DT Loots… - European Journal of Plant …, 2020 - Springer
Phytopathogens causing mycotoxicoses in maize are a potential threat to grain quality and
availability in many maize producing countries including South Africa. The use of natural …