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Biocontrol Agent, Biofumigation, And Grafting With Resistant Rootstock Suppress Soil-Borne Disease And Improve Yield Of Tomato In West Virginia, Mahfuz Rahman, Tofazzal Islam, Lewis Jett, James Kotcon
Biocontrol Agent, Biofumigation, And Grafting With Resistant Rootstock Suppress Soil-Borne Disease And Improve Yield Of Tomato In West Virginia, Mahfuz Rahman, Tofazzal Islam, Lewis Jett, James Kotcon
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Organic tomato growers in West Virginia and neighboring states suffer serious economic losses each year due to soil-borne wilt diseases caused by fungal pathogens including Verticillium dahliae. This study determined the efficacies of biological control agents (BCAs – Serenade SOIL and Prestop), bio-fumigants and transplants grafted to a resistant rootstock in suppressing wilt disease in heirloom tomato cv. Mortgage Lifter in a certified organic production system in West Virginia in two consecutive years. Prestop and Serenade treatments resulted in higher seedling vigor at the early stage. However, within 40 days of field set in the fungal pathogen infested soil, grafted …
Bacilli As Sources Of Agrobiotechnology: Recent Advances And Future Directions, Zerihun T. Dame, Mahfuz Rahman, Tofazzal Islam
Bacilli As Sources Of Agrobiotechnology: Recent Advances And Future Directions, Zerihun T. Dame, Mahfuz Rahman, Tofazzal Islam
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The group bacilli represent the Gram-positive ubiquitous spore-forming bacteria. Their diversity, versatility and the ability of producing diverse secondary metabolites including enzymes created enormous potential for applications in agriculture, biotechnology, environment and medicine. The bacilli are considered as one of the most studied groups of bacteria providing plant growth-promotion and biocontrol of multiple diseases reflecting their vital role in enhancing plants’ tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses. Some of the Bacillus species are available commercially as phytostimulants, biopesticides, and biofertilizers. Genetically engineered plants such as maize, cotton, brinjal with endotoxins producing genes from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) has revolutionized agriculture. Many …