title: Success evaluation of the biological control of Fusarium wilts of cucumber, banana, and tomato since 2000 and future research strategies.
abstract: The Fusarium wilt caused by Fusarium oxysporum strains is the most devastating disease of cucumber, banana, and tomato. The biological control of this disease has become an attractive alternative to the chemical fungicides and other conventional control methods. In this review, the research trends and biological control efficiencies (BCE) of different microbial strains since 2000 are reviewed in detail, considering types of microbial genera, inoculum application methods, plant growth medium and conditions, inoculum application with amendments, and co-inoculation of different microbial strains and how those affect the BCE of Fusarium wilt. The data evaluation showed that the BCE of biocontrol agents was higher against the Fusarium wilt of cucumber compared to the Fusarium wilts of banana and tomato. Several biocontrol agents mainly Bacillus, Trichoderma, Pseudomonas, nonpathogenic Fusarium, and Penicillium strains were evaluated to control Fusarium wilt, but still this lethal disease could not be controlled completely. We have discussed different reasons of inconsistent results and recommendations for the betterment of BCE in the future. This review provides knowledge of the biotechnology of biological control of Fusarium wilt of cucumber, banana, and tomato in a nut shell that will provide researchers a beginning line to start and to organize and plan research for the future studies.
authors.affiliation: a Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Solid Organic Waste Utilization, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University , Nanjing, Jiangsu Province , P. R. China.
authors.forename: Waseem
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Raza
authors.affiliation: a Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Solid Organic Waste Utilization, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University , Nanjing, Jiangsu Province , P. R. China.
authors.forename: Ning
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ling
authors.affiliation: a Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Solid Organic Waste Utilization, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University , Nanjing, Jiangsu Province , P. R. China.
authors.forename: Ruifu
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: a Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Solid Organic Waste Utilization, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University , Nanjing, Jiangsu Province , P. R. China.
authors.forename: Qiwei
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: a Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Solid Organic Waste Utilization, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University , Nanjing, Jiangsu Province , P. R. China.
authors.forename: Yangchun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: a Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Solid Organic Waste Utilization, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University , Nanjing, Jiangsu Province , P. R. China.
authors.forename: Qirong
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Shen
mesh_terms: D018553:Cucumis sativus / Q000254:growth & development / Q000382:microbiology; D005670:Fusarium; D018551:Solanum lycopersicum / Q000254:growth & development / Q000382:microbiology; D028521:Musa / Q000254:growth & development / Q000382:microbiology; D010572:Pest Control, Biological; D010935:Plant Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*
keywords: Biocontrol agents; Fusarium wilt; biological control; co-inoculation; inoculation methods; plant growth conditions