Biocontrol Potential of Raw Olive Mill Waste Against <i>Verticillium dahliae</i> in Vegetable Crops.

ABSTRACT: Verticillium wilt caused by the soil-borne fungus Verticillium dahliae causes severe losses to a broad range of economically important crops worldwide. Chemical disease management is ineffective; thus, alternative control strategies are needed. Olive-producing countries face the challenge of managing olive mill wastewater (OMW) in an environmentally friendly and agronomically beneficial manner. The proper use of OMW supported by scientific research has been proposed as a valuable means for successful disease management. In this respect, we tested whether soil application of raw OMW can protect vegetable crops against V. dahliae and investigated the potential disease-suppressive mechanisms. OMW inhibited significantly fungal growth, sporulation, hyphae width, and conidial and

SUBMITTER: Soultatos SK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11944966 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature