| Title |
Bacillus subtilis based-formulation for the control of postbloom fruit drop of citrus
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|---|---|
| Published in |
World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, November 2016
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| DOI | 10.1007/s11274-016-2157-6 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Mariana Nadjara Klein, Aline Caroline da Silva, Katia Cristina Kupper |
| Abstract |
Postbloom fruit drop (PFD) caused by Colletotrichum acutatum affects flowers and causes early fruit drop in all commercial varieties of citrus. Biological control with the isolate ACB-69 of Bacillus subtilis has been considered as a potential method for controlling this disease. This study aimed to develop and optimize a B. subtilis based-formulation with a potential for large-scale applications and evaluate its effect on C. acutatum in vitro and in vivo. Bacillus subtilis based-formulations were developed using different carrier materials, and their ability to control PFD was evaluated. The results of the assays led to the selection of the B. subtilis based-formulation with talc + urea (0.02 %) and talc + ammonium molybdate (1 mM), which inhibited mycelial growth and germination of C. acutatum. Studies with detached citrus flowers showed that the formulations were effective in controlling the pathogen. In field conditions, talc + urea (0.02 %) provided 73 % asymptomatic citrus flowers and 56 % of the average number of effective fruit (ANEF), equating with fungicide treatment. On the contrary, non-treated trees had 8.8 % of asymptomatic citrus flowers and 0.83 % ANEF. The results suggest that B. subtilis based-formulations with talc as the carrier supplemented with a nitrogen source had a high potential for PFD control. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 50 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 11 | 22% |
| Student > Master | 7 | 14% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 6 | 12% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 5 | 10% |
| Other | 2 | 4% |
| Other | 4 | 8% |
| Unknown | 15 | 30% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 21 | 42% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 4 | 8% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 3 | 6% |
| Environmental Science | 2 | 4% |
| Engineering | 2 | 4% |
| Other | 4 | 8% |
| Unknown | 14 | 28% |
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