Combining endophytic fungi and bacteria for the biocontrol of Radopholus similis (Cobb) Thorne and for effects on plant growth |
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Authors: | Nancy P. Chaves Luis E. Pocasangre Fritz Elango Franklin E. Rosales Richard Sikora |
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Affiliation: | aCentro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE), Turrialba, Costa Rica;bBioversity International/CATIE, Turrialba, Cartago, Costa Rica;cEARTH University, Costa Rica;dUniversity of Bonn, Germany |
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Abstract: | Eight endophytic fungal and bacterial isolates with antagonistic activity against Radopholus similis were evaluated in vivo for their individual and combined effects on biocontrol of R. similis and on the growth of “Grand Naine” cultivar banana plantlets in the greenhouse. Penetration efficiency (PE) of R. similis was between 3 and 21% in 29 biological agents (BAs) treatments, less than the 29% of the nematode-alone control (p ≤ 0.0001); 24 of the BAs treatments did not differ from the PE of 5% for a nematicide control. Twenty nine BAs treatments exhibited antagonistic activity against nematodes which reduced final population levels between 18 and 93%, relative to those on nematode-alone control plants (p ≤ 0.0001), and 14 BAs treatments were statistically similar to the nematicide treatment (88% reduction). Twenty four BAs treatments had increments of plant root biomass ranging from 20 to 58%, greater than the control plants; 37% of the treatments with single and combined BAs inoculations had root length increments ranging from 29 to 54% compared with control and chemical treatment. The nematicide, Terbufos 10GR, did not affect plant growth. |
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Keywords: | Pseudomonas Bacillus Fusarium Trichoderma Biocontrol Plant growth promotion |
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