Biological control of important fungal diseases of potato and raspberry by two Bacillus velezensis strains.

ABSTRACT: Stem canker and black scurf caused by Rhizoctonia solani are the important diseases in potato, while spur blight caused by Didymella applanata is a major disease in red raspberry. In Western Siberia, both crops are grown predominantly in small-scale farming that requires maximal usage of biological products for plant protection instead of chemicals. We evaluated two promising Bacillus velezensis strains BZR 336 g and BZR 517 isolated in the south of Russia (45°1'N, 38°59'E) for their biological control potentials against the potato and red raspberry diseases under the more severe weather conditions of Western Siberia (55°1'N, 82°55' E). We tested two techniques to apply biocontrol agents: (1) coating the seeds (potato tubers) and (2) spraying over the plants (raspberry

SUBMITTER: Asaturova A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8210809 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature