Suppressive effects of some isolates of Bacillus subtilis var. natto against gray mold of strawberry.
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- 1 January 2012
- journal article
- Published by The Phytopathological Society of Japan in Japanese Journal of Phytopathology
- Vol. 78 (2) , 104-107
- https://doi.org/10.3186/jjphytopath.78.104
Abstract
The efficacy of Bacillus subtilis var. natto, a beneficial food microbe, was tested as a control for gray mold of strawberry. When five isolates of Bacillus subtilis var. natto were cultured with the gray mold fungus on potato sucrose agar plates, all isolates inhibited fungal growth. Isolate No. 2, which was the most inhibitory of the fungus in vitro, reduced disease progress in both detached leaves and flowers. These results suggest that isolate No. 2 of B. subtilis var. natto has potential as biological control agent of gray mold of strawberry plants.Keywords
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