Biological control of Rhizoctonia solani Damping-off with a bacterium symbiotically associated with Steinernema abbasi

Vagelas, I. K., Kapsalis, A., Gravanis, F. T. and Gowen, S.R. (2004) Biological control of Rhizoctonia solani Damping-off with a bacterium symbiotically associated with Steinernema abbasi. IOBC Bulletin, 27(1). pp. 285-289.

Abstract/Summary

Rhizoctonia solani is a causal agent of damping-off of may cultivated plants. An isolate of the bacterium Pseudomonas oryzihabitans, symbiotically associated with the entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema abbasi, strongly inhibited the pathogen in vitro. The bacterium was firmly attached onto fungus mycelia and degraded the cell walls of the pathogen. In greenhouse experiments, bacterial suspension in sterile water applied in the soil, effectively controlled damping-off of radish.