IOBC-WPRS Bulletin Vol. 117, 2016

Contribution of biocontrol agents to sustainable agriculture: do insights from microbiome research and BCA “omics” pay off

David M. Weller, Linda S. Thomashow

Pages: 2-6

Dissecting induced systemic resistance by Pseudomonas spp. from the WCS collection

Peter A. H. M. Bakker, Ke Yu, Ioannis A. Stringlis, Corné M. J. Pieterse, and Roeland L. Berendsen

Pages: 8

Pea broth promotes cell motility and biocontrol activity of Lysobacter capsici AZ78 nd upregulates genes related to biogenesis of type IV pili

Selena Tomada, Gerardo Puopolo, Michele Perazzolli, Nazia Loi, Ilaria Pertot

Pages: 9-13

The potato microbiome and its potential impact on late blight resistance

Mout De Vrieze, Ramona Gloor, Josep Massana Codina, Adithi Ravikumar Varadarajan, Brice Dupuis, Christian H. Ahrens, Aurélie Gfeller, Aurélien Bailly, Laure Weisskopf

Pages: 14

Antibacterial and antifungal activity of Pseudomonas donghuensis P482is based on an overlapping genetic background

Sylwia Jafra, Magdalena Jabłońska, Dorota M. Krzyżanowska, Adam Ossowicki, Tomasz Maciąg, Magdalena Rajewska

Pages: 15

Different antifungal effects of Bacillus subtilis and Pantoea agglomeranson 2 grapevine cultivars against Grapevine Trunk Diseases pathogens,Neofusicoccum parvum and Phaeomoniella chlamydospora

Awatef Rezgui, Jessica Vallance, Asma Ben Ghnaya Chakroun, Emilie Bruez, Najla Sadfi Zouaoui, Patrice Rey

Pages: 16

Unravelling induced immune response in grapevine by beneficial bacteriaand efficacy of ISR against Botrytis cinerea in both controlled and vineyard conditions

Aziz Aziz, Charlotte Gruau, Bas Verhagen, Sandra Villaume, Fanja Rabenoelina, Christophe Clément, Fabienne Baillieul, Patricia Trotel-Aziz

Pages: 17

Persistence of Salmonella in agricultural soil is strongly influenced by its bacterial community

Jasper Schierstaedt, Eva Fornefeld, Sven Jechalke, Adam Schikora, Rita Grosch, Kornelia Smalla

Pages: 18

Study on the mechanisms of action of Bacillus cereus AR156: induced systemic resistance to bacterial disease

Chunhao Jiang, Zhihang Fan, Dacheng Wang, Jianhua Guo

Pages: 19-20

The rhizobacterium Pseudomonas chlororaphis PCL1606 doesn´t have PGPR activity as additional mechanism to biocontrol

Sandra Tienda, Carmen Vida, Eva Arrebola, Antonio de Vicente, Francisco M. Cazorla

Pages: 21

The impact of the outbreak of Tuta absoluta in tomato in Nigeria

Michael Oke

Pages: 22

Biological characteristics of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens AK-0 and disease suppression of Korean ginseng root rotcaused by Cylindrocarpon destructans (Zins.)

Young Soo Kim, Kotnala Balaraju, Wonsu Cheon, Yongho Jeon

Pages: 23

Indigenous soil bacteria: an alternative strategy to protect against potato diseases

Florent Licciardi, Simon Caulier

Pages: 24

Biological control of Ralstonia solanacearum and growth promoting of chili pepperusing indigenous West Sumatra isolates of Bacillus cereus

Yulmira Yanti, Fuji Febria Astuti, Chainur Rahman Nasution

Pages: 25

Biocontrol of Aphanomyces euteiches root rot in legumes by Streptomyces sp. Z321 isolated from Moroccan ecosystems

Brahim Oubaha, Ahmed Nafis, Mustapha Barakate

Pages: 26

Use of the omic and NGS technologies to develop and improve biopesticidesbased on yeast’s against postharvest diseases of fruits

M. Haissam Jijakli, Sébastien Massart, Abdoul Razack Sare

Pages: 28-30

Approaches to the development of biocontrol agent Penicillium frequentansisolate 909 for brown rot control on stone fruit

Belen Guijarro, Antonieta De Cal, Inmaculada Larena, Paloma Melgarejo

Pages: 31-36

Genome and transcriptome analyses of the mycoparasite Clonostachys rosea highlights mycotoxin tolerance as a key biocontrol trait

Kristiina Nygren, Mukesh Dubey, Mikael Durling, Dan Funck Jensen, Magnus Karlsson

Pages: 37-40

Transcriptomic responses of the biocontrol yeast Pichia anomala to aflatoxigenic Aspergillus flavus

Sui-Sheng Hua

Pages: 41-44

Effect of two mitoviruses (FcMV1 and FcMV2-2) on the virulence of Fusarium circinatum and laccase activity

Emigdio Jordán Muñoz-Adalia, J. Asdrubal Flores-Pacheco, Pablo Martínez-Álvarez, Jorge Martín-García, Mercedes Fernández, Julio J. Diez

Pages: 45

Effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) on the growth and health status of tomato plants (Lycopersicon esculentum Miller)

A. Jamiołkowska, A. Hamood Thanoon, A. Księżniak

Pages: 46-48

Management of chickpea wilt (Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. ciceris) using Trichoderma spp.

Merkuz Abera Admassu

Pages: 49

The antifungal activity of Artemisia herba-alba aqueous extract and essential oils against mycotoxigenic fungus

Nasrine Salhi, Bahi eddine Rahmani, Madiha Benouaar, Khadidj Amraoui, Bissati Samia, Valeria Terzi

Pages: 50

Effect of Penicillium rubens strain 212 proteins on controlling Fusarium wilt in tomato plants

María Carreras, Yolanda Herranz, Antonieta De Cal, Paloma Melgarejo, Inmaculada Larena

Pages: 51-55

Investigating the biocontrol potential of dark septate endophytes against plant fungal pathogens

Wael Yakti, Philipp Franken

Pages: 56

Safe crops, better health and higher income: Ground-truths from the development and scaling up of aflatoxin biocontrol in Africa

Ranajit Bandyopadhyay, Peter J. Cotty

Pages: 58-61

Bacillus subtilis CH13: a highly effective biocontrol agent for the integrated management of plant diseases

Natalia Malfanova, Andrey Shcherbakov, Alexander Zaplatkin, Alexey Zavalin, Vladimir Chebotar

Pages: 62-66

From bioassays to field trials: screening and selection of microbes for control of Rhizoctonia root rot on wheat

Stephen Barnett, Christopher Franco

Pages: 67-71

Bumble bees & Gliocladium: Potential partners in the biocontrol of internal fruit rot in sweet pepper

Soraya França, Sarah Van Beneden, Liesbet Van Herck, Bart Van Calenberge, Sanne Van Gool, Rob Moerkens

Pages: 72

Developing a new biocontrol strategy against brown rot in stone fruit in Europe

Neus Teixidó, Rosario Torres, Amparo Gotor, Antonieta De Cal, Belén Guijarro, Josep Usall

Pages: 73

Incorporation of a microbial fungicide into a chemical fungicide program for the control of black sigatoka disease in banana plants

Valeska Villegas Escobar, Vicente Rey, Sandra Mosquera, Jaime Andres Gutierrez, Javier Danilo Sánchez

Pages: 74-78

Effect of integrating fungicide and biocontrol foliar sprays on maize grain yield and fumonisin content

Edgar Zanotto, Rafaela Araújo Guimarães, Lidia Almeida Salum Zanotto, Jose da Cruz Machado, Itamar Soares Melo, Renzo Garcia Von Pinho, Felipe Augusto Moretti Ferreira Pinto, Paulo Henrique Oliveirsa Sá Fortes, Henrique Novaes Medeiros, Flávio Henrique Vasconcelos de Medeiros

Pages: 79-82

Are there regional differences in the susceptibility of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum strains to Coniothyrium minitans?

Philippe C. Nicot, Félicie Avril, Magali Duffaud, Christel Leyronas, Claire Troulet, François Villeneuve and Marc Bardin

Pages: 83-87

Integration of biocontrol agents and thermotherapy to control Fusarium fujikuroi on rice seeds

Slavica Matic, Angelo Garibaldi, Maria Lodovica Gullino, Davide Carmelo Spadaro

Pages: 88-91

Biocontrol of olive anthracnose by Aureobasidium pullulans

Franco Nigro, Ilaria Antelmi, Rossella Labarile, Valentina Sion, Isabella Pentimone

Pages: 92-94

Biological control of chestnut blight: an interplay between chestnut, fungus Cryphonectria parasitica and Cryphonectria hypovirus 1

Mirna Curkovic-Perica, Marin Ježić, Ljiljana Krstin, Zorana Katanić, Lucija Nuskern, Igor Poljak, Marilena Idžojtić

Pages: 95-97

Use of a plant oil extract biostimulant to control grapevine fungal diseases

Anthony Bellée, Marie-Cécile Dufour, Gwenaelle Comont, Gilles Taris, Olivier André, Marie-France Corio-Costet

Pages: 98

Potential contribution of biological control to integrated management of plant diseases in UK gardens

Matthew Cromey, Rebekah Robinson, Guy Barter, Gerard Clover

Pages: 99

Impact of use of Trichoderma spp. on greenhouse tomato crop and the bio control of late blight caused by Phytophthora infestans (Mont.) de Bary

Messgo-Moumene Saida

Pages: 100

Management of groundnut stem and root rot complex by using Trichoderma harzianum Th3 at field level

Pratibha Sharma, Prashant P. Jambhulkar and Manokaran Raja

Pages: 101-105

Over 30 years of research, more than 15 years of using Bacillus subtilis and production of other beneficial microbes by ABiTEP – a vision of a sustainable agriculture becomes reality

Kristin Dietel, Helmut Junge

Pages: 106

In vitro and in vivo co-inoculation of soil biocontrol microbial agents: methods for the evaluation of their persistence and performance

Loredana Canfora, Eligio Malusà, Cezary Tkaczuk, Małgorzata Tartanus, Barbara H. Łabanowska, Anna Benedetti, Flavia Pinzari

Pages: 107-111

In vitro screening of Trichoderma species isolates for potential bio-control of black foot disease causing pathogens in grapevine nurseries

Lizel Mostert, Wynand van Jaarsveld, Francois Halleen

Pages: 112

Protection of apple and pear flowers against fire blight infections using biocontrol organisms applied via bumble bees

Serge Remy, Bart Cottyn, Jolien Smessaert, Maxime Eeraerts, Shanna Peeters, Miche Claes, Martine Maes, Guy Smagghe, Wannes Keulemans, Olivier Honnay, Hilde Schoofs, Tom Deckers

Pages: 113

Biological control methods for soil-borne pathogens in organic onion production – the on-farm study

Emmi Kuivainen, Sari Iivonen

Pages: 114

Biological control of potato diseases: control of Phytophthora infestans and Alternaria solani by indigenous Belgian bacteria

Gil Colau

Pages: 115

Influence of mode of application and strain effect on the antagonist efficacy of bacterial strains to control the fungal pathogen Neofusicoccum parvum in grapevine

Patrice Rey, Rana Haidar

Pages: 116

Opportunistic endophytism of Trichoderma spp. and its biocontrol activity against Rhizoctonia solani causing sheath blight in rice

Pratibha Sharma, Verna C. Leon, Manokaran Raja, R. Thava Prakasa Pandian, Shaily Javeria, Prashant P. Jambhulkar

Pages: 117-121

Pythium oligandrum root colonization of grafted vines and protection against the Grapevine Trunk Disease pathogen, Phaeomoniella chlamydospora

Amira Yacoub, Jonathan Gerbore, David Renault, Candido da Costa Daniele, Remy Guyoneaud, Patrice Rey

Pages: 122-127

Effects of selected sebacinoid endophytic fungi on tomato plant health

Negar Ghezel Sefloo, Siegrid Steinkellner, Karin Hage-Ahmed

Pages: 128

Efficacy of biopesticides on root diseases and pests in hydroponic production of vegetables

Anissa Poleatewich, Travis Cranmer, Rose Buitenhuis, Michael Brownbridge

Pages: 129

EUCLID: Leveraging IPM for sustainable production of fruit and vegetable crops in partnership with China

Philippe Nicot, Marc Bardin, Christel Leyronas, Nicolas Desneux

Pages: 130

PGPR induces resistance against soft rot on Chinese green mustard

Natthiya Buensanteai, Mathukorn Sompong, Chanon Saengchan, Piyaporn Phansak, Kanjana Thumanu

Pages: 131-135

Suppressive soils: back on the radar screen

Linda S. Thomashow, David M. Weller

Pages: 137-138

Microbiome studies give new insights in Rhizoctonia-suppressive microbial communities

Ruth Gomez Exposito, Joeke Postma, Irene de Bruijn, Jos M. Raaijmakers

Pages: 139

Microbial profiling of a suppressiveness-induced agricultural soil amended with composted almond shells lead to isolation of new biocontrol agents

Carmen Vida, Antonio De Vicente, Francisco Cazorla

Pages: 140-143

Abundance of plant beneficial pseudomonads in the rhizosphere of winter wheat grown in different agricultural management systems

Francesca Dennert, Jana Schneider, Nicola Imperiali, Dmitri V. Mavrodi, Olga V. Mavrodi, Fabio Mascher, Paul Mäder, Raphaël Charles, Christoph Keel, Monika Maurhofer

Pages: 144-148

Effect of biochar on pre-emergence damping-off in nursery growth media and its influence on microbial community structure

Amit K. Jaiswal, Yigal Elad, Ellen R. Graber, Eddie Cytryn, Omer Frenkel

Pages: 149-153

Effect of agricultural management on the soil and rhizosphere microbiome and its implications for soil health

Doreen Babin, Margarita Bosnak, Martin Sandmann, Jörg Geistlinger, Rita Grosch, Kornelia Smalla

Pages: 154

Survival of Stenocarpella spp. in maize debris and soil suppressiveness to maize ear rot pathogens

Felipe Augusto Moretti Ferreira Pinto, Henrique Novaes Medeiros, Victor Biazzotto Correia Porto, Carolina da Silva Siqueira, José da Cruz Machado, Jürgen Köhl, Flávio Henrique Vasconcelos de Medeiros

Pages: 155-159

Involvement of rhizobacteria in Fusarium wilt suppressiveness of soil induced by Allium plants cultivation

Tomoki Nishioka, Haruhisa Suga, Masafumi Shimizu

Pages: 160

Influence of temperature and culture media on growth, lipopeptide production and antagonistic activity of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens Bs006

Carlos Andres Moreno Velandia, Joseph Kloepper, Marc Ongena, Laurent Franzil, Alba Marina Cotes Prado

Pages: 161

Effects of the biological activity in the antagonistic potential of soil to Fusarium Head Blight of wheat

Fabienne Legrand, Adeline Picot, Sophie Cliquet, Georges Barbier, Olivier Cor, Gaétan Le Floch

Pages: 162-166

Gaeumannomyces graminis suppression and microorganisms involved in the decline of disease in southern Chile

Paola Durán, Jacquelinne Acuna, Milko Jorquera, Sharon Viscardi, María de la Luz Mora, Orlando Andrade

Pages: 167-171

Toward dissecting naturally occurring soil suppressiveness to Ceratocystis paradoxa

Pages: 172-175

Metagenomic analyses of soil microbiomes in a long-term organic farming experiment and its ecological implications

Guo-Chun Ding, Mohan Bai, Hui Han, Huixiu Li, Ting Xu, Ji Li

Pages: 176

A protein derivative stimulates grapevine resistance and the natural phyllosphere microbiota against downy mildew

Michele Perazzolli, Martina Cappeletti,, Andrea Nesler, Livio Antonielli, Massimo Pindo, Gerardo Puopolo, Ilaria Pertot

Pages: 178-182

Designing efficient bacterial mixtures from extreme habitats to protect crops in a cultivar-specific manner

Christin Zachow, Henry Müller, Ralf Tilcher, Gabriele Berg

Pages: 183-184

Plant species and soil type independent rhizosphere competence and biocontrol activity of Pseudomonas jessenii RU47 under field conditions

Susanne Schreiter, Kornelia Smalla and Rita Grosch

Pages: 185

Potential candidates for AHL-interacting proteins in plants

Abhishek Shrestha, Sebastian T. Schenk, Cassandra Hernández-Reyes, Adam Schikora

Pages: 186

Ecology of bacterial antagonists and their complex interaction with the pathogen and the host plant rhizosphere microbiome

Tarek Elsayed, Susanne Schreiter, Guo-Chun Ding, Rita Grosch, Samuel Jehan Auguste Jacquiod, Søren Sørensen and Kornelia Smalla

Pages: 187-188

Menaces from the plant microbiome

Leo van Overbeek

Pages: 189-190

Effect of compost treatments on matched growing media and root microbiome samples in a Pythium-cucumber system

Victoria Ferguson-Kramer, Dagmar Werren, Kornelia Smalla, Maria R. Finckh, Christian Bruns

Pages: 191

Bacterial endophytes from seeds of conifers with potential role in biocontrol: microbiome analysis

Elena Shcherbakova, Evgeniy Andronov, Andrei Shcherbakov, Vladimir Chebotar, Albert Kanarskiy

Pages: 192-199

Comparative analysis of the root microbiomes of Verticillium longisporum resistant and susceptible rapeseed lines

Stefanie P. Glaeser, Christian Obermeier, Ebru A. Aydogan, Hossain Haghighi, Rod Snowdon, Peter Kämpfer

Pages: 200-203

Linking the belowground microbial composition, diversity and activity to soilborne disease suppression and growth promotion of tomato amended with biochar

Amit K. Jaiswal, Yigal Elad, Ellen Graber, Eddie Cytryn, Omer Frenkel

Pages: 204

Evaluation of the antifungal activity of the protein and non-protein extracts of Trichoderma asperellum and Trichoderma atroviride culture filtrates against Phytophthora infestans (Mont.) de Bary

Messgo-Moumene Saida

Pages: 205

Use of Trichoderma spp. isolates in the biocontrol of Botrytis cinerea, causal agent of gray mold of tomato Solanum lycopersicum (Mill.) in Algeria

Messgo-Moumene Saida

Pages: 206

Testing the efficiency of some fungal isolates and bacteria in the inhibition of the growth of some of the causative fungi of root rots of grains and legumes

Omran Youssef

Pages: 207-208

Antifungal activity of a Moroccan plant extract against pathogenic fungi Pyrenophora teres, the causal agent of Net Blotch of barley

Karima Taibi, Fatiha Bentata, Labhilili Mustapha, Ilyass Maafa, Fatima Ezzehra El Alaoui-Faris, Aicha El Aissami

Pages: 209

Analysing the bioactive potential of the endomicrobiome of New Zealand’s medicinal plant Pseudowintera colorata

Neeraj Purushotham, Hayley Ridgway, Eirian Jones, Jana Monk

Pages: 210

Long term (in)stability of vegetative incompatibility type diversity and hypovirulence in Cryphonectria parasitica populations

Marin Ježić, Jelena Mlinarec Novosel, Lucija Nuskern, Mirta Tkalec, Zorana Katanić, Rosemary Vuković, Ljiljana Krstin, Igor Poljak, Marilena Idžojtić, Mirna Ćurković-Perica

Pages: 211-213

Plant endophytes in tomato studied by omic techniques

Alessandro Bergna, Christin Zachow, Gabriele Berg

Pages: 214

Contribution to the study of the biological activity of Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum L. (Aizoaceae) on phytopathogenic fungi

K. Taibi, I. Maafa, H. Hajji, F. Bentata, M. Labhilili , F. E. El Alaoui Faris, A. El Aissami

Pages: 215

Combining cultivation-dependent and -independent approaches to select effective bacterial biocontrol agents

Alessandro Passera, Giovanni Venturini, Paola Casati, Fabio Quaglino, Piero Bianco

Pages: 216-219

The grapevine phyllosphere as potential source for BCAs against downy mildew (Plasmopara viticola)

Christina Morauf, Christin Zachow, Henry Müller, Christina Donat, Marc Lemmens, Gabriele Berg

Pages: 220

Taking a look at the inside of trees, does irrigation water quality have an effect on fungal endophytes in Citrus sinensis (orange) trees?

Maayan Grinberg-Baran, Lior Blank, Yigal Elad, Stefan J. Green, David Ezra

Pages: 221-225

Comparison of different inoculum methods for infection with Verticillium dahliae and Fusarium oxysporum

Sneha Gulati, Rita Grosch, Max-Bernhard Ballhausen

Pages: 226

Involvement of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria Burkholderia phytofirmans PsJN sigma factors in reducing disease susceptibility of Arabidopsis thaliana against a Pseudomonas syringae DC3000 virulent strain

Raúl Donoso, Tania Timmermann, Bernardo González, Thomas Ledger

Pages: 227

Biocontrol potential and efficiency compared of one medicinal plant on the major pathogens of cereals and legumes

Fatiha Bentata, Aicha El Aissami, Mohamed Benchacho, Hajar El Ghiati, Ilyass Maafa, Younes Ghaouti, Jamila Bouarda, Naima Essaouaadi, Jamal Ibijbijen, Mustapha Labhilili

Pages: 228

In vitro evaluation of the impact of four Moroccan medicinal plants on five phytopathogenic fungi

Hadda Hajji, I. Maafa, K. Taibi, F. Bentata, M. Labhilili, E. Abdennebi, A. El Aissami

Pages: 229

Elucidating the etiology of apple replant disease: a microbial ecology approach

Alicia Balbín-Suárez, Felix Mahnkopp, Traud Winkelmann, Kornelia Smalla

Pages: 230-232

Controlling the root microbiome by soil management and break crops

Susanne Schreiter, Sally Hilton, Tim H. Mauchline, Christopher van der Gast, Ian M. Clark, Penny Hirsch, Gary Bending

Pages: 233

Fluorescent pseudomonads for joint disease and pest control: just a dream or a real perspective?

Monika Maurhofer, Pascale Flury, Nicola Imperiali, Pilar Vesga, Beat Ruffner, Peter Kupferschmied, Maria Péchy-Tarr, Geoffrey Jaffuel, Francesca Dennert, Tobias Löser, Celine Terrettaz, Nora Aellen, Jana Schneider, Guido Bloemberg, Ted Turlings, Monica Höfte, Christoph Keel

Pages: 235-237

Identification and characterization of volatile organic compounds active against barley pathogens

Caroline De Clerck, Amine Kaddes, Marie Fiers, Lucie Jallais, Olivier Parisi, Marie-Laure Fauconnier, Sébastien Massart, M. Haissam Jijakli

Pages: 238-241

Differential antagonism of individual isolates and mixtures of yeasts against Fusarium and Trichoderma

Florian Freimoser, Maja Hilber-Bodmer

Pages: 242-246

New formulations for Candida sake CPA-1 with biodegradable coatings to improve their survival and efficacy under stress conditions

Anna Carbó, Rosario Torres, Josep Usall, Cristina Solsona, Elena Costa, Neus Teixidó

Pages: 247

Screening criteria for the development of biocontrol products for control of plant diseases

Jürgen Köhl, Lina Russ

Pages: 248-251

Trichome O-acyl sugars protects N. attenuata against both native fungal pathogens and a specialist herbivore

Van Thi Luu

Pages: 252-253

Seed treatment with biological control agents against Verticillium wilt in oilseed rape

Daria Rybakova, Maria Schmuck, Riccardo Mancinelli, Gabriele Berg

Pages: 254-257

Plant disease control by metabolites of fatty acids in bacteria

Katsuya Ohno, Hiroko Takagi, Kumiko Takada, Toru Nakai

Pages: 258-260

Sulphur-containing volatiles: new weapons in the fight against plant diseases

Aurélien Bailly, Mout De Vrieze, Aurélie Gfeller, Laure Weisskopf

Pages: 261

Biological control of the date palm tree borers, Oryctes spp.

Mohammed Khalaf, Hussain Alrubeai

Pages: 262

Combined control of Locusta migratoria manilensis by dissemination of Metarhizium anisopliae using Carabus smaragdinus as the vector

Xinghu Qin, Zehua Zhang

Pages: 263

Bacteria and bacteriophages based biocontrol product against SRE in potato tubers

Tomasz Maciąg, Robert Czajkowski, Dorota Krzyżanowska, Joanna Siwińska, Sylwia Jafra

Pages: 264

N-acyl-homoserine lactones play an important role in the biological activities of the endofungal bacterium Rhizobium radiobacter RrF4

Ibrahim Alabid, Jafargholi Imani, Stefanie Glaeser, Elke Stein, Dan Li, Michael Rothballer, Anton Hartmann, Karl-Heinz Kogel

Pages: 265

Efficacy of postharvest treatments by nebulisation of biological control organisms against Botrytis cinerea fruit rot on pear

Tanja Vanwalleghem, Donald Dekeyser, David Nuyttens, Alemayehu Ambaw Tsige, Pieter Verboven, Wendy Van Hemelrijck, Dany Bylemans

Pages: 266-270

Control of Plasmodiophora brassicae by combining antagonists, organic amendments, and cultivation practices

Matthias Lutz, Jürgen Krauss, Brigitte Baur, Reto Neuweiler

Pages: 271-275

Search for microorganisms which can disrupt communication between plant pathogenic bacteria causing hairy roots disease in greenhouse vegetables

Marta Streminska, Ineke Stijger

Pages: 276-280

Are Sphagnum-species potential antagonists of pathogens?

Riina Muilu-Mäkelä, Anu-Teija Kuovi, Tuuli Aro, Jenni Tienaho, Niko Silvan, Robert Franzen, Matti Karp, Tytti Sarjala

Pages: 281-286

Extremophile plants as source of biopesticides against European damageable plant pathogens

Sofiene Ben Kaab, Olivier Parisi, Riadh Ksouri, Haissam Jijakli

Pages: 287-288

In vitro control of Mycosphaerella arachidis Deighton, the early leaf spot disease pathogen of groundnut, by extracts from six medicinal plants

Matthew Omoniyi Adebola, Jude E. Amadi

Pages: 289-293

Biological efficiency of polyethylene plastics and Idefix (65.6% cupric hydroxide) injection against tomato bacterial leaf spot (Ralstonia solanacearum) and their effects on soil microorganisms in Burkina Faso

G. Kambou, S. A. Hema, H. Boro, L. Ouedraogo

Pages: 294

Burkholderia phytofirmans PsJN confers grapevine resistance against Botrytis cinerea by a better ressource mobilization rather than a direct antimicrobial effect

Lidiane Miotto, Cedric Jacquard, Christophe Clement, Essaid Ait Barka, Lisa Sanchez

Pages: 295

Effect of nettle manure and bio-compost extracts on in vitro and in vivo mycelial growth on Botrytis cinerea, causative agent of grey mold

Meriem Louanchi, Massinissa Hammad, Louiza Abdellaoui, Mohamed Ouslimane Louaguenouni

Pages: 296-297

Replacing chemical seed treatments by a tailored mixture of microbial strains to secure germination of Styrian Oil Pumpkin

Eveline Adam, Henry Müller, Johanna Winkler, Gabriele Berg

Pages: 298

Resistance management in Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner) by recombinant Cry1Ac – entomocidal toxin of Bacillus thuringiensis

Jigar V. Shah, Sanjay S. Ingle

Pages: 299

Dynamics of signaling and signal perception in microbe – host interactions

Anton Hartmann

Pages: 301-304

Between field trials and large scale field application – the registration process for biocontrol products and its challenges

Christina Donat

Pages: 305

MIP diversity from Trichoderma harzianum, and transcriptional regulation during its mycoparasitic association with Fusarium solani in olive trees

Maroua Ben Amira, Ali Khouaja, Hatem Chaar, Mohamed Ali Triki, Nicole Brunel-Michac, Valérie Pujade-Renaud, Jean-Louis Julien, Daniel Auguin, Jean-Stéphane Venisse

Pages: 306

Screening of rhizospheric petroleum hydrocarbon degrading bacteria

Amel Hassan

Pages: 307

Evaluation of antagonistic mixtures to control Neofusicoccum australe and Diplodia seriata on grapevine pruning wounds

Valeria Arriagada, Luz M. Pérez, Mauricio Ramírez, Javiera Molina, Jaime R. Montealegre

Pages: 308

Biocontrol microorganisms of Botryosphaeria spp. elicit defense and growth promotion in vine seedlings

Luz M. Pérez, Valeria Arriagada, Mauricio Ramírez, Javiera Molina, Jaime R. Montealegre

Pages: 309

Characterization and biocontrol properties of Lactuca sativa rhizosphere microbiota in an aquaponic system

Gilles Stouvenakers, Sébastien Massart, M. Haïssam Jijakli

Pages: 310

Repeated applications of a non-pathogenic Streptomyces strain enhance the development of soil suppressiveness to potato common scab

Lea Hiltunen, Jani Kelloniemi, Jari Valkonen

Pages: 311

Attitudes of farmers towards biological control principles in Lublin

Talal Saeed Hameed, Barbara Sawicka

Pages: 312

Biological control against the Fusarium wilt of pea (Pisum sativum) using non-pathogenic Fusarium oxysporum

Aoumria Merzoug, F. Benfreha, L. Belabid

Pages: 313

Effects of arbuscular mycorrhiza fungi and Striga hermonthica seed bank size on parasitism and growth of sorghum

Suha Hassan Ahmed, Migdam Elsheikh Abdelgani, Abdel Gabar El Tayeb Babiker

Pages: 314

Screening and evaluation of chitosan from different sources for the control of yam anthracnose caused by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides (Penz.) Penz. & Sacc.

Jofil Mati-Om

Pages: 315

Endophytic plant growth-promoting bacterium Kosakonia radicincitans: An integrated fermentation and formulation

Fredy Mauricio Cruz Barrera, Desiree Jakobs-Schönwandt, Matthias Becker, Beatrice Berger, Silke Ruppel, Anant Patel, Kristin Dietel, Helmut Junge

Pages: 316

Development of application protocols for BCAs against soil-borne diseases is a top priority research need from practice: Recommendations of the EIP-AGRI Focus Group on soil-borne diseases

Soraya França, Jane Debode, Ilaria Pertot

Pages: 317

Measuring gene expression levels in the plant-associated bacterium Ochrobactrum sp. A44 – an RT-qPCR based assay for monocultures and complex samples

Dorota Krzyzanowska, Anna Supernat, Tomasz Maciag, Sylwia Jafra

Pages: 318

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