Production of volatile organic compounds by an antagonistic strain Paenibacillus polymyxa WR-2 in the presence of root exudates and organic fertilizer and their antifungal activity against Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum |
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Institution: | 1. Institute of Tropical Agriculture and Forestry, Hainan University/Key Laboratory of Green Prevention and Control of Tropical Plant Diseases and Pests (Hainan University), Ministry of Education, Haikou 570228, China;2. Laboratory of Tropical Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Faculty of Tropical Biomedicine and Laboratory Medicine, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, Hainan 571101, China |
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Abstract: | The volatile organic compounds (VOCs) produced by antagonistic microbes have great antifungal potential against soil-borne fungal pathogens. The VOCs produced by Paenibacillus polymyxa strain WR-2 in the presence of root exudates and organic fertilizer were identified and their effects on the growth and spore germination of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum were evaluated. The VOCs produced by WR-2 inhibited the growth of F. oxysporum by 38%, 36% and 40% in agar medium, sterilized soil and natural soil, respectively. This inhibitory effect was increased to 60%, 58% and 64% with the addition of organic fertilizer in agar medium, sterilized soil and natural soil, respectively. The addition of root exudates did not affect the production of antifungal VOCs by WR-2. The VOCs produced by WR-2 completely inhibited the germination of F. oxysporum spores. Out of 42 identified VOCs, seven VOCs; benzothiazole, benzaldehyde, undecanal, dodecanal, hexadecanal, 2-tridecanone and phenol were found to inhibit the growth of F. oxysporum. The results of these experiments suggest another significance of using organic fertilizer as a carrier material with the biocontrol agents to control soil-borne fungal pathogens. |
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Keywords: | Antifungal activity Biocontrol Root exudates Volatile organic compounds |
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