Combining Different Potato-Associated Pseudomonas Strains for Improved Biocontrol of Phytophthora infestans.

ABSTRACT: Late blight caused by Phytophthora infestans is considered as the most devastating disease of potato and is a re-emerging problem worldwide. Current late blight control practices rely mostly on synthetic fungicides or copper-based products, but growing awareness of the negative impact of these compounds on the environment has led to the search for alternative control measures. A collection of Pseudomonas strains isolated from both the rhizosphere and the phyllosphere of potato was recently characterized for in vitro protective effects against P. infestans. In the present study, we used a leaf disk assay with three different potato cultivars to compare the disease inhibition capacity of nine selected Pseudomonas strains when applied alone or in all possibl

SUBMITTER: De Vrieze M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6215842 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature