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ArticleBMC plant biology2024

Use of ginger extract and bacterial inoculants for the suppression of Alternaria solani causing early blight disease in Tomato.

Sajjad Hyder, Amjad Shahzad Gondal, Anam Sehar, Aimen Razzaq Khan, Nadia Riaz, Zarrin Fatima Rizvi, Rashid Iqbal, Mohamed S Elshikh, Khaloud M Alarjani, Muhammed Habib Ur Rahman and 1 more

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Article in BMC plant biology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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11 authors at 8 institutions in 3 countries.

Sajjad HyderDepartment of Botany, Government College Women University Sialkot, Sialkot, 51310, Pakistan. sajjad.hyder@gcwus.edu.pk.
Amjad Shahzad GondalDepartment of Plant Pathology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, 60000, Pakistan.
Anam SeharDirectorate of Student Affairs and Student Counselling Service - SA&C, Lahore Garrison University Lahore, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan.
Aimen Razzaq KhanDepartment of Botany, Government College Women University Sialkot, Sialkot, 51310, Pakistan.
Nadia RiazDepartment of Botany, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan.
Zarrin Fatima RizviDepartment of Botany, Government College Women University Sialkot, Sialkot, 51310, Pakistan.
Rashid IqbalDepartment of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan. rashid.iqbal@iub.edu.pk.
Mohamed S ElshikhDepartment of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. 2455, 11451, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Khaloud M AlarjaniDepartment of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. 2455, 11451, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Muhammed Habib Ur RahmanInstitute of Crop Science and Resource Conservation (INRES), University of Bonn, Bonn-53115, Germany.
Muhammad RizwanInstitute of Crop Science and Resource Conservation (INRES), University of Bonn, Bonn-53115, Germany. m.rizwan@uni-bonn.de.
Government College Women University SialkotKing Saud University · SAUniversity of Bonn · DEBahauddin Zakariya University · PKIslamia University of Bahawalpur · PKLahore College for Women University · PKLahore Garrison University · PKUniversity of Management and Technology · PK

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Abstract

Early blight (EB), caused by Alternaria solani, is a serious problem in tomato production. Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria promote plant growth and inhibit plant disease. The present study explored the bio-efficacy of synergistic effect of rhizobacterial isolates and ginger powder extract (GPE) against tomato EB disease, singly and in combination. Six fungal isolates from symptomatic tomato plants were identified as A. solani on the basis of morphological features i.e., horizontal septation (6.96 to 7.93 µm), vertical septation (1.50 to 2.22 µm), conidia length (174.2 to 187.6 µm), conidial width (14.09 to 16.52 µm), beak length (93.06 to 102.26 µm), and sporulation. Five of the twenty-three bacterial isolates recovered from tomato rhizosphere soil were nonpathogenic to tomato seedlings and were compatible with each other and with GPE. Out of five isolates tested individually, three isolates (St-149D, Hyd-13Z, and Gb-T23) showed maximum inhibition (56.3%, 48.3%, and 42.0% respectively) against mycelial growth of A. solani. Among combinations, St-149D + GPE had the highest mycelial growth inhibition (76.9%) over the untreated control. Bacterial strains molecularly characterized as Pseudomonas putida, Bacillus subtilis, and Bacillus cereus and were further tested in pot trials through seed bacterization for disease control. Seeds treated with bacterial consortia + GPE had the highest disease suppression percentage (78.1%), followed by St-149D + GPE (72.2%) and Hyd-13Z + GPE (67.5%). Maximum seed germination was obtained in the bacterial consortia + GPE (95.0 ± 2.04) followed by St-149D + GPE (92.5 ± 1.44) and Hyd-13Z + GPE (90.0 ± 2.04) over control (73.8 ± 2.39) and chemical control as standard treatment (90.0 ± 2). Ginger powder extracts also induce the activation of defence-related enzymes (TPC, PO, PPO, PAL, and CAT) activity in tomato plants. These were highly significant in the testing bacterial inoculants against A. solani infection in tomato crops.

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Agricultural InoculantsPlant ExtractsSolanum lycopersicumZingiber officinaleAlternariaAnimalsBacteriaPlant DiseasesPowdersginger extractPlant ExtractsPowdersAlternaria solaniBacterial inoculantsEarly blight diseaseGinger extractPlant growth promotionTomato crop

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PMID38383294
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