Management of Black Root Disease-Causing Fungus Fusarium solani CRP1 by Endophytic Bacillus siamensis CNE6 through Its Metabolites and Activation of Plant Defense Genes
Pralay Shankar Gorai, Ranjan Ghosh, Suvranil Ghosh, Smriti Samanta, Animesh Sen, Suraj Panja, Surendra K. Gond, Narayan Chandra Mandal
Abstract
The present work was undertaken to explore an effective biocontrol agent against the destructive black root rot disease of chickpea. We have used an efficient bacterial endophyte, CNE6, which can colonize in the chickpea root system, produce secondary metabolites and enzymes to degrade pathogenic cellular integrity, inhibit pathogenic establishment by rupturing biofilm formation, and induce host immunity upon treatment.
Topics & Concepts
BiologyFusarium solaniMicrobiologySecondary metaboliteRoot rotPlant defense against herbivoryMyceliumFusariumBotanyBiochemistryGenePlant-Microbe Interactions and ImmunityNematode management and characterization studiesLegume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis