Title: Determination of mycoflora of pea (Pisum sativum ) seeds and the effects of Rhizobium leguminosorum on fungal pathogens of peas
Abstract: Mycoflora of pea seeds and the effectiveness of Rhizobium leguminosarum on important seed-borne pathogens were determined. Mycoflora were changed according to seed groups with or without surface sterilization. The most common isolated fungi were Fusarium spp., Alternaria spp., Macrophomina phaseolina, Phytophthora megasperma , Rhizoctonia solani and Sclerotium rolfsii. R. leguminosarum showed antagonistic effect on Fusarium oxysporum and P. megasperma by 66.3 and 62.1%, respectively, in dual culture test in vitro . R. leguminosarum application reduced disease severity of P. megasperma , R. solani , F. oxysporum and S. rolfsii by 52.9, 50, 67.9 and 52%, respectively. Results indicated that R. leguminosarum showed effects on plant pathogenic fungi and could be used as biocontrol agent.
Publication Year: 2011
Publication Date: 2011-07-06
Language: en
Type: article
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