Biocontrol of cantaloupe damping-off disease caused by Fusarium semitectum by using formulations of antagonistic fungi

Authors

  • M. Sallam Nashwa Plant Pathology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Assiut University, 71526 Assiut
  • N. Riad Shaimaa Plant Pathology Research Institute, Agricultural Res. Center, Giza, Egypt
  • M. S. Mohamed Plant Pathology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Assiut University, 71526 Assiut
  • A. Seef Eleslam Plant Pathology Research Institute, Agricultural Res. Center, Giza, Egypt

Keywords:

Damping-off, cantaloupe, Trichoderma spp, Fusarium semitectum, F. concolar formulation

Abstract

Antagonistic capability of 19 isolates of fungi isolated from rizosphere of cantaloupe plants was tested in vitro against growth of Fusarium semitectum isolate the causal pathogen of damping- off of cantaloupe. Trichoderma viride (isolate no. 17), T. harzianum (isolate no. 19) and Fusarium concolar  (isolate no.4) showed  significant  percentage of inhibition  against  to  F. semitectum. The effect of carrier formulations of antagonistic fungi (talc based powder and rice bran) on damping-off of cantaloupe were tested under greenhouse and field conditions.  In greenhouse experiments, application of antagonistic fungi with rice bran formulation two weeks before planting caused the highest percentage of survival plants in pre and post damping-off (83.33 and 75%, respectively), whereas application of talc based powder formulation significantly increased percentage of plant survival at the time of planting in pre and post damping-off (91.67 and 75%, respectively). In field experiments, application of tested formulations of antagonistic fungi to infested soil with F. semitectum two weeks before planting resulted in higher percentage of plant survival in pre and post damping-off in both tested

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2014-02-16

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Sallam Nashwa, M., Riad Shaimaa, N., Mohamed, M. S., & Seef Eleslam, A. (2014). Biocontrol of cantaloupe damping-off disease caused by Fusarium semitectum by using formulations of antagonistic fungi. Journal of Phytopathology and Disease Management, 1(1), 5–15. Retrieved from https://ppmj.net/index.php/ppmj/article/view/1.1.2

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Vol. (1), Issue (1)

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