Plant Pathol J > Volume 23(2); 2007 > Article
The Plant Pathology Journal 2007;23(2):109-112.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5423/PPJ.2007.23.2.109    Published online June 30, 2007.
Root-Dipping Application of Antagonistic Rhizobacteria for the Control of Phytophthora Blight of Pepper Under Field Conditions
Mee Kyung Sang, Ji Yeon Oh, Ki Deok Kim
Abstract
This study was to examine the efficacy of a root-dipping application of antagonistic bacterial strains for the control of Phytophthora blight of pepper caused by P. capcisi, and to evaluate their plant growth-promoting effects in the field in 2005 and 2006. The candidate antagonistic rhizobacterial strains CCR04, CCR80, GSE09, ISE13, and ISE14 were treated by dipping plant roots with bacterial suspensions prior to transplanting. The candidate rhizobacterial strains CCR04, CCR80, GSE09, and ISE14 significantly (P = 0.05) reduced the disease incidence and the area under the disease progress curves when compared to buffer-treated controls in at least a year test. The metalaxyl (fungicide- treated control) resulted in one of the lowest disease incidences among the treatments in both years. Moreover, the strains CCR04, CCR80, GSE09, and ISE13 significantly (P = 0.05) increased the fruit weights and/or numbers of peppers in at least a year test compared to the buffer-treated controls. These results suggest that the antagonistic rhizobacterial strains CCR04, CCR80, and GSE09 could be efficient biocontrol agents by controlling Phytophthora blight of pepper and promoting the plant growth when treated with rootdipping at transplanting.
Key Words: antagonistic bacteria, biocontrol, pepper, Phytophthora capsici, plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria


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