Mejda Daami-Remadi
Tunisia
Research Article
Comparative Efficacy of Three Tomato-Associated Rhizobacteria used Singly or in Combination in Suppressing Rhizoctonia Root Rot and Enhancing Tomato Growth
Author(s): Nada Ouhaibi-Ben Abdeljalil, David Renault, Jonathan Gerbore, Jessica Vallance, Patrice Rey and Mejda Daami-RemadiNada Ouhaibi-Ben Abdeljalil, David Renault, Jonathan Gerbore, Jessica Vallance, Patrice Rey and Mejda Daami-Remadi
Three indigenous tomato-associated rhizobacteria strains -Bacillus subtilis str. B2 KT921327, B. thuringiensis str. B10 KU158884 and Enterobacter cloacae str. B16 KT921429 - were tested singly and in combination as substrate drench for Rhizoctonia Root Root suppression and plant growth promotion on two tomato cultivars during two cropping seasons. All bacteria-based treatments were found to be more effective in suppressing disease than the fungicide on both cultivars and in both cropping seasons. The disease-suppression and growth-promotion abilities of the treatments tested varied significantly depending on pathogen presence or absence, bacterial strains, tomato cultivars and cropping years. Overall, for all trials and cultivars combined, disease suppression potential, as compared to the untrea.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/1948-5948.1000272