An Insight into the Endophytic Bacterial Community of Tomato after Spray Application of Propiconazole and Bacillus subtilis Strain NBRI-W9
Udit Yadav, Nasreen Bano, Sumit Kumar Bag, Suchi Srivastava, Poonam C. Singh
Abstract
Endophytes are plant inhabitants acting as its extended genome. The present study highlights the importance of maintaining plant endophytes for sustainable disease resistance in plants. The impact of chemical fungicides and biofungicides was shown on tomato endophytes, in addition to their implications on plant susceptibility to bacterial speck disease. The observations point toward the deleterious effects of systemic pesticide application on endophyte niches that disrupt their diversity and functions compromising plant immunity.
Topics & Concepts
BiologyFungicideEndophytePopulationBacillus subtilisMicrobiologyBotanyBacteriaMedicineGeneticsEnvironmental healthPlant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesPlant-Microbe Interactions and ImmunityNematode management and characterization studies