The Effect of Biochars and Endophytic Bacteria on Growth and Root Rot Disease Incidence of Fusarium Infested Narrow-Leafed Lupin ( Lupinus angustifolius L.)

• Published in: Microorganisms (Basel) Vol. 8; no. 4; p. 496
• Main Authors: Egamberdieva, Dilfuza, Shurigin, Vyacheslav, Alaylar, Burak, Ma, Hua, Müller, Marina E H, Wirth, Stephan, Reckling, Moritz, Bellingrath-Kimura, Sonoko Dorothea
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 31-03-2020; MDPI
• Subjects: Agricultural production; Bacteria; biochar; Biological control; Charcoal; Corn; Corn silage; Deoxyribonucleic acid; Disease control; DNA; Endophytes; Environmental conditions; Experiments; Fungi; Fusarium; Laboratories; legumes; lupin; Microorganisms; Nitrogen; Pathogens; Plant diseases; Plant growth; Pseudomonas putida; Pyrolysis; Root rot; Sandy soils; Seeds; Signs and symptoms; Soil amendment; Weight; Detroit Michigan; United States > US; Germany; Fusarium; legumes; biological control; biochar; lupin; root rot
• ISSN: 2076-2607; 2076-2607
• DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms8040496

The effects of biochar on plant growth vary depending on the applied biochar type, study site environmental conditions, microbial species, and plant-microbial interactions. The objectives of the present study were therefore to assess 1) the response of growth parameters of lupin and root disease incidence to the application of three biochar types in a loamy sandy soil, and 2) the role of endophytic bacteria in biological control of root rot disease incidence in lupin after the amendment of soil with different biochar types. As biochar types we tested (i) hydrochar (HTC) from maize silage, (ii) pyrolysis char from maize (MBC), and (iii) pyrolysis char from wood (WBC) at three different concentrations (1%, 2%, and 3% of char as soil amendments). There were no significant effects in lupin shoot and root growth in soils amended with WBC at any of the concentrations. MBC did not affect plant growth except for root dry weight at 2% MBC. HTC char at 2% concentration, significantly increased the root dry weight of lupin by 54-75%, and shoot dry weight by 21-25%. Lupin plants grown in soil amended with 2% and 3% WBC and MBC chars showed 40-50% and 10-20% disease symptoms, respectively. Plants grown in soil without biochar and with HTC char were healthy, and no disease incidence occurred.
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