Aims: In the study, seven Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) Azotobacter species were screened against three strains of Fusarium verticillioides to test its antifungal activity. Azotobacter strains were tested for the degradation of fumonisin produced by F. verticillioides.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAntifungal efficacy of against trichothecene-producing spp. was investigated in maize, sorghum, and wheat. The three cereals were subjected to four treatments as control (T1), alone (T2), combination of and treatment (T3), and only (T4).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGlobally, billions of people are experiencing food insecurity and malnutrition. The United Nations has set a global target to end hunger by 2030, but we are far from reaching it. Over the decade, climate change, population growth and economic slowdown have impacted food security.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPlant pathogens have agricultural impacts on a global scale and resolving the timing and route of their spread can aid crop protection and inform control strategies. However, the evolutionary and phylogeographic history of plant pathogens in Eurasia remains largely unknown because of the difficulties in sampling across such a large landmass. Here, we show that turnip mosaic potyvirus (TuMV), a significant pathogen of brassica crops, spread from west to east across Eurasia from about the 17th century CE.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAntifungal efficacy of on infection, total seedlings mass, root and shoot length, and seed germination in maize, sorghum, and wheat were investigated. Antifungal efficacy of against , , and showed a significant reduction in growth and infection incidence (up to 50%) in all the three treated cereals. However, challenge inoculation of spp.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWorld J Microbiol Biotechnol
January 2014
A total of 14 Azotobacter strains were isolated from different paddy cultivating soils with pH ranging from 6.5 to 9.5 by using serial dilution agar plate method.
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