Emerging microbial biocontrol strategies for plant pathogens

SFS Ab Rahman, E Singh, CMJ Pieterse, PM Schenk - Plant Science, 2018 - Elsevier
To address food security, agricultural yields must increase to match the growing human
population in the near future. There is now a strong push to develop low-input and more …

Disease scenario and management of major sugarcane diseases in India

R Viswanathan, GP Rao - Sugar Tech, 2011 - Springer
Sugarcane is a major commercial crop grown in tropical and subtropical regions of the
country. During the last 100 years, the country has witnessed epidemics of various diseases …

Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria for sustainable agricultural practices with special reference to biotic and abiotic stresses

S Shameer, T Prasad - Plant Growth Regulation, 2018 - Springer
The most common, devastating problem in agriculture is plant (pathogenic) diseases and
abiotic conditions which have a profound effect on growth and yield of the plant resulting in …

Induction of defense-related proteins in tomato roots treated with Pseudomonas fluorescens Pf1 and Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici

V Ramamoorthy, T Raguchander, R Samiyappan - Plant and soil, 2002 - Springer
Pseudomonas fluorescens isolate Pf1 was found to protect tomato plants from wilt disease
caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici. Induction of defense proteins and …

Induction of systemic resistance in rice against sheath blight disease by Pseudomonas fluorescens

R Nandakumar, S Babu, R Viswanathan… - Soil Biology and …, 2001 - Elsevier
Two Pseudomonas fluorescens strains viz., PF1 and FP7 which inhibited the mycelial
growth of sheath blight fungus Rhizoctonia solani and increased the seedling vigour of rice …

Enhancing resistance of tomato and hot pepper to Pythium diseases by seed treatment with fluorescent pseudomonads

V Ramamoorthy, T Raguchander… - European journal of plant …, 2002 - Springer
Twenty isolates of fluorescent pseudomonads were evaluated for their ability to control
dam**-off in tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) and hot pepper (Capsicum annuum) …

Biological control of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Lib.) de Bary by Pseudomonas and Bacillus species on canola petals

WGD Fernando, S Nakkeeran, Y Zhang, S Savchuk - Crop protection, 2007 - Elsevier
Four bacterial strains, Pseudomonas chlororaphis (PA-23), Bacillus amyloliquefaciens
(BS6), Pseudomonas sp.(DF41) and B. amyloliquefaciens (E16) which had been found to …

Seed bio-priming with Pseudomonas fluorescens isolates enhances growth of pearl millet plants and induces resistance against downy mildew

SN Raj, NP Shetty, HS Shetty - International Journal of Pest …, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
Biopriming pearl millet seeds with Pseudomonas fluorescens isolates resulted in improved
growth of the plants and also induction of resistance against downy mildew disease caused …

Evidence that the Biofungicide Serenade (Bacillus subtilis) Suppresses Clubroot on Canola via Antibiosis and Induced Host Resistance

R Lahlali, G Peng, BD Gossen, L McGregor… - …, 2013 - Am Phytopath Society
This study investigated how the timing of application of the biofungicide Serenade (Bacillus
subtilis QST713) or it components (product filtrate and bacterial cell suspension) influenced …

Lytic enzymes induced by Pseudomonas fluorescens and other biocontrol organisms mediate defence against the anthracnose pathogen in mango

R Vivekananthan, M Ravi, A Ramanathan… - World Journal of …, 2004 - Springer
Talc-based bioformulations containing cells of Pseudomonas fluorescens, Bacillus subtilis
and Saccharomyces cerevisiae were evaluated for their potential to attack the mango …