Potential biocontrol and superlative plant growth promoting activity of indigenous Bacillus mojavensis PB-35(R11) of soybean (Glycine max) rhizosphere
Disease control using microbes that exhibit beneficial effects on plants to strengthen the host is a foremost requirement in agriculture. The aim of the present study is to search for an effective biocontrol agent against Rhizoctonia solani endowed with high plant growth potential. A total of 95 bac...
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Published in: | SN applied sciences Vol. 1; no. 10; p. 1143 |
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Main Authors: | , , , |
Format: | Journal Article |
Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing
01-10-2019
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Summary: | Disease control using microbes that exhibit beneficial effects on plants to strengthen the host is a foremost requirement in agriculture. The aim of the present study is to search for an effective biocontrol agent against
Rhizoctonia solani
endowed with high plant growth potential. A total of 95 bacterial strains were isolated from the soybean plant rhizosphere and screened in vitro against
R. solani
by dual culture technique, revealing that strain PB-35(R11) was the most efficient for controlling
R. solani
with 54.835% inhibition. Isolate PB-35 was identified by 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) gene sequencing as
Bacillus mojavensis
. It was observed that, in order to effectively control
R. solani
in vitro,
B. mojavensis
produced volatile metabolites. Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) analysis revealed the presence of aldehyde (CHO) group (1739.79 cm
−1
), acetyl group (1896.03 cm
−1
), and cyanide group (2360.87 cm
−1
) in the crude extract of isolate PB-35(R11). Furthermore, the siderophore, indole acetic acid (IAA), catalase, oxidase, and chitinase production ability as well as phosphate solubilization potential of PB-35(R11) make it beneficial for crop growth and soil biofortification. |
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ISSN: | 2523-3963 2523-3971 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s42452-019-1149-1 |