Biological Control of Fusarium‐wilt in Carnation With Serratia liquefaciens and Hafnia alvei Isolated from Rhizosphere of Carnation

Baruch Sneh*, Orna Agami, Ralph Baker

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Abstract

Serratia liquefaciens provided better protection of carnations from infection by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. dianthi, than did Hafnia alvei. The protection occurred when the bacterial isolates were applied to the cuttings before rooting, but not when applied to the root system of rooted cuttings. S. liquefaciens was recovered from carnation stem segments along the stem up to the top after 60 days but after 120 days they were recovered only up to 2.5cm. Zones of inhibition of Fusarium‐conidia sprayed on agar plates previously incubated with stem segments appeared around the bacterial colonies of S. liquifaciens after additional incubation for 24—48h.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)271-276
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Phytopathology
Volume113
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 1985

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