Bacteria able to control foot and root rot and to promote growth of cucumber in salinated soils

D. Egamberdieva, Z. Kucharova, K. Davranov, Gabriele Berg, N. Makarova, T. Azarova, W. Chebotar, I. Tikhonovich, F. Kamilova, S.Z. Validov, B. Lugtenberg

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Abstract

The aim of the present work was to test known bacterial plant growth-promoting strains for their ability to promote cucumber plant growth in salinated soil and to improve cucumber fruit yield by protecting these plants against soil-borne pathogens. Fifty-two plant-beneficial bacterial strains were evaluated for their ability to protect plants against cucumber foot and root rot after bacterization of the seeds and infestation of salinated soil with the isolated Fusarium solani pathogen. Based on the results of initial screenings, five efficient strains were selected, namely Serratia plymuthica RR-2-5-10, Stenotrophomonas rhizophila e-p10, Pseudomonas fluorescens SPB2145, Pseudomonas extremorientalis TSAU20, and P. fluorescens PCL1751. All five strains are salt tolerant since they grow well in a medium to which 3% NaCl was added. Infestation of the soil with F. solani resulted in an increase of the percentage of …
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-9
JournalBiology and Fertility of Soils
Issue number47
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011

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