An Insight into the Endophytic Bacterial Community of Tomato after Spray Application of Propiconazole and Bacillus subtilis Strain NBRI-W9.

ABSTRACT: Propiconazole (PCZ) is a commonly sprayed fungicide against fungal pathogens. Being systemic in action, it reaches subcellular layers and impacts the endophytes. Although PCZ is a fungicide, it is hypothesized to exert an inhibitory effect on the bacterial endophytes. Therefore, this study aims to get an insight into the perturbations caused by the systemically acting antifungal agents PCZ and Bacillus subtilis (W9) and the consequences thereof. The current study compared the 16S rRNA microbial diversity, abundance, and functions of the endophytic bacterial community of tomato in response to PCZ, W9, and PCZ+W9 application. The implications of these treatments on the development of bacterial speck disease by Pseudomonas syringae were also studied. The culturable endophyte population fluctu

SUBMITTER: Yadav U 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9602357 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature