Journal of Plant Pathology & Microbiology

Nicola Sante Iacobellis

Publications

• Research Article
  Potential Biocontrol Effect of the Phylloplane Bacterium Bacillus mojavensis ABC-7 on the Olive Knot Disease
  Author(s): Nadia Ghanney, Pietro Locantore, Sabrine Nahdi, Ali Ferchichi and Nicola Sante Iacobellis Nadia Ghanney, Pietro Locantore, Sabrine Nahdi, Ali Ferchichi and Nicola Sante Iacobellis
  
  Olive knot disease, caused by Pseudomonas savastanoi pv. savastanoi, is one of the most important biotic stress for olive cultivation in most olive cultivation areas, particularly in Mediterranean countries. It conducts to intense damage in olive groves, causing heavy production losses. Bacillus mojavensis A-BC-7, a natural colonizer of symptomless olive phylloplane, was determined as potential biocontrol agent against olive knot disease strain ITM317- Rif, a mutant strain resistant to Rifampicin (100 ppm). Bioassays on one-year-olive plants were carried out to survey the antagonism of A-BC-7 controlling knot development and pathogen populations when co-inoculated with the pathogen on stems with different ratios. Results showed that A-BC-7 was able to decrease knot weights and pathogen population size, producing less necrotic tumors. In particular, when we applied .. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2157-7471.1000337

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