Research Article, J Plant Physiol Pathol Vol: 2 Issue: 1
Impact of the Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and Bacteria on Biocontrol of White Root Rot in Fruit Seedlings
Andre Freire Cruz1,2*, William Rosa de Oliveira Soares2 and Luiz Eduardo Bassay Blum2 | |
1Kyoto Prefectural University, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, 1-5 Shimogamohangi-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8522, Japan | |
2Universidade de Brasília, Departamento de Fitopatologia, Campus Universitário Darcy Ribeiro, CEP 70910‑900 Brasília, DF, Brazil | |
Corresponding author : Andre Freire Cruz Kyoto Prefectural University, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, 1-5 Shimogamohangi-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8522, Japan Fax: 81-75-7035694 E-mail: andre@kpu.ac.jp |
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Received: December 24, 2013 Accepted: January 20, 2014 Published: January 27, 2014 | |
Citation: Cruz AF, Soares WRO, Blum LEB (2014) Impact of the Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and Bacteria on Biocontrol of White Root Rot in Fruit Seedlings. J Plant Physiol Pathol 2:1. doi:10.4172/2329-955X.1000114 |
Abstract
Impact of the Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and Bacteria on Biocontrol of White Root Rot in Fruit Seedlings
This currently investigation aimed to evaluate the synergistic effect of the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus (AMF), Gigaspora margarita, and the bacteria Paenibacillus rhizospherae on the alleviation of white root rot of Japanese apricot (Prunus mume) seedlings. Three experiments were carried out to evaluate that. In the first one, J.apricot “Nanko” seedlings were inoculated with (5, 10 and 20 %)inoculums containing the pathogen Rosellinia necatrix (NRBC 5954). In the second experiment the same kind of seedlings were submitted to four treatments: Control (C), AMF (A), Bacteria (B), AMF+Bacteria (A+B). Disease severity, root infection and AMF colonization were evaluated in this experiment.