Combined application of Pseudomonas fluorescens strain LRB3W1 with a low dosage of benomyl for control of cabbage yellows caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. conglutinans |
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Authors: | Nobutaka Someya - Present address: National Agricultural Research Center for Western Region Sen-yu Zentsuji Kagawa Japan Kenichi Tsuchiya Takanobu Yoshida Masako Tsujimoto-Noguchi Hiroyuki Sawada |
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Affiliation: | a National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences, Kannondai, Ibaraki, Tsukuba, Japan |
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Abstract: | An antagonistic bacterium, Pseudomonas fluorescens strain LRB3W1, inhibited the fungal growth of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. conglutinans in vitro and suppressed cabbage yellows caused by F. oxysporum f. sp. conglutinans. Under glasshouse conditions, the bacterium survived at ca. 106-107 CFU g-1 in the cabbage rhizosphere for 4 weeks after the initial application. The chemical fungicide, benomyl, did not suppress the disease severity at low concentration (1 or 10 µg mL-1). However, the disease severity was decreased by the combined application of a low dosage of benomyl with strain LRB3W1. Combined application of a low dosage of benomyl with strain LRB3W1 was more effective than treatment with the bacterium alone. The survival of strain LRB3W1 was not influenced by the presence of benomyl. This combined use of the biocontrol agent, strain LRB3W1, and a fungicide, benomyl, should be an attractive approach for suppressing cabbage yellows in sustainable agriculture because of the reduced chemical dosages needed for disease management. |
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Keywords: | Pseudomonas fluorescens Fusarium oxysporum biocontrol Chemical fungicide Synergistic action |
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