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- Title
Combatting Sugar Beet Root Rot: Streptomyces Strains' Efficacy against Fusarium oxysporum.
- Authors
Abdelghany, Walaa R.; Yassin, Abeer S.; Abu-Ellail, Farrag F. B.; Al-Khalaf, Areej A.; Omara, Reda I.; Hozzein, Wael N.
- Abstract
Sugar beet root rot disease triggered by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. radicis-betae is a destructive disease and dramatically affects the production and quality of the sugar beet industry. Employing beneficial microorganisms as a biocontrol strategy represents an eco-friendly and sustainable approach to combat various plant diseases. The distinct aspect of this study was to assess the antifungal and plant growth-promoting capabilities of recently isolated Streptomyces to treat sugar beet plants against infection with the phytopathogen F. oxysporum. Thirty-seven actinobacterial isolates were recovered from the rhizosphere of healthy sugar beet plants and screened for their potential to antagonize F. oxysporum in vitro. Two isolates SB3-15 and SB2-23 that displayed higher antagonistic effects were morphologically and molecularly identified as Streptomyces spp. Seed treatment with the fermentation broth of the selected Streptomyces strains SB3-15 and SB2-23 significantly reduced disease severity compared to the infected control in a greenhouse experiment. Streptomyces SB2-23 exhibited the highest protective activity with high efficacy ranging from 91.06 to 94.77% compared to chemical fungicide (86.44 to 92.36%). Furthermore, strain SB2-23 significantly increased plant weight, root weight, root length, and diameter. Likewise, it improves sucrose percentage and juice purity. As a consequence, the strain SB2-23's intriguing biocontrol capability and sugar beet root growth stimulation present promising prospects for its utilization in both plant protection and enhancement strategies.
- Subjects
ROOT rots; FUSARIUM oxysporum; STREPTOMYCES; SUGAR crops; PLANT diseases; SEED treatment
- Publication
Plants (2223-7747), 2024, Vol 13, Issue 2, p311
- ISSN
2223-7747
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/plants13020311