Bacterial mixture from greenhouse soil as a biocontrol agent against root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita, on oriental melon.
The biological control efficacy of a greenhouse soil bacterial mixture of Lactobacillus farraginis, Bacillus cereus, and Bacillus thuringiensis strains with antinematode activity was evaluated against the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita. Two control groups planted in soil drenched with sterile distilled water or treated with the broadspectrum carbamate pesticide carbofuran were used for comparison. The results suggest that the bacterial mixture is effective as a biocontrol agent against the root-knot nematode.
Department of Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Yeungnam University, Kyongsan, Kyeongbuk 712-749, Korea.
Byoung Joo
BJ
Seo
V J Rejish
VJ
Kumar
Rather Irfan
RI
Ahmad
Byung-Chun
BC
Kim
Wan
W
Park
So-Deuk
SD
Park
Se-Eun
SE
Kim
Sang-Dal
SD
Kim
Jeongheui
J
Lim
Yong-Ha
YH
Park
D000818:Animals; D001409:Bacillus cereus / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D001413:Bacillus thuringiensis / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D019662:Cucurbitaceae / Q000469:parasitology*; D007778:Lactobacillus / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D010572:Pest Control, Biological / Q000379:methods*; D010935:Plant Diseases / Q000469:parasitology; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000469:parasitology; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D014431:Tylenchoidea / Q000254:growth & development / Q000382:microbiology*