Culturable Endophytes Associated with Soybean Seeds and Their Potential for Suppressing Seed-Borne Pathogens.

ABSTRACT: Seed-borne pathogens in crops reduce the seed germination rate and hamper seedling growth, leading to significant yield loss. Due to the growing concerns about environmental damage and the development of resistance to agrochemicals among pathogen populations, there is a strong demand for eco-friendly alternatives to synthetic chemicals in agriculture. It has been well established during the last few decades that plant seeds harbor diverse microbes, some of which are vertically transmitted and important for plant health and productivity. In this study, we isolated culturable endophytic bacteria and fungi from soybean seeds and evaluated their antagonistic activities against common bacterial and fungal seed-borne pathogens of soybean. A total of 87 bacterial isolates and 66 fungal isolates w

SUBMITTER: Kim J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9372111 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature