Journal of Plant Pathology & Microbiology

Walid Hamada

Publications

• Research Article
  Bio-suppression of Fusarium Wilt Disease in Potato Using Nonpathogenic Potato-associated Fungi
  Author(s): Boutheina Mejdoub-Trabelsi, Rania Aydi Ben Abdallah, Nawaim Ammar, Zeineb Kthiri, Walid Hamada and Mejda Daami-Remadi Boutheina Mejdoub-Trabelsi, Rania Aydi Ben Abdallah, Nawaim Ammar, Zeineb Kthiri, Walid Hamada and Mejda Daami-Remadi
  
  Ten nonpathogenic Aspergillus spp. and Penicillium spp. isolates, naturally occurring within healthy potato plants and previously selected based on their ability to suppress Fusarium dry rot disease, were evaluated for their in vitro antifungal potential against Fusarium sambucinum, F. oxysporum and F. graminearum and their effects against Fusarium wilt severity and on plant growth and production. Tested through the dual culture technique on PDA medium, all isolates tested had significantly decreased Fusarium spp. growth relative to the untreated control. Growth inhibition, achieved after 7 days of incubation at 25°C, varied from 32.3 to 42.9% using Aspergillus spp. and from 44.1 to 59.6% with Penicillium spp. The highest inhibition, by about 55-59%, was noted using isolates E.36.11 (P. chrysogenum) and E.39.11 (Penicillium sp.). Competition, myco.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2157-7471.1000347

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