Biointensive management of blast disease of rice

Blast of rice caused by Pyricularia grisea (Cooke.) Sacc. (Teleomorph :Magnaporthe oryzae) is a serious disease of rice and causes considerable reduction in yield. Overdose and untimely application of chemical fungicides disturb the rice ecosystem, pollute the environment and induce resistant mutants of the pathogen. An ecofriendly integrated disease management programme should be implemented to avoid overuse of a single control method and fight against genetic resistance. Salicylic acid (0.01ml/ l) and Benzoic acid (0.01ml/ l) proved superior in inducing disease resistance among different inducers tested at Regional Agricultural Research Station, Pattambi, Palakkdad district, under Kerala Agricultural University under green house conditions. As an integrated approach, Palmarosa oil + Carbendazim and Palmarosa oil+ Salicylic acid were the most effective treatments .Compatibility studies under in vitro conditions showed that Trichoderma harzianum and fluorescent pseudomonad were compatible to each other, and also palmarosa oil and Neemazal were compatible with Trichoderma harzianum and Fluorescent pseudomonad. For the management of blast disease under field conditions with high B:C ratio, Palmarosa oil (0.1%) + Carbendazim (0.1%)was the best treatment followed by Trichoderma (2%) + Fluorescent pseudomonad (2%)+ Palmarosa oil (0.1%).

PENGENDALIAN PENYAKIT LAYU BAKTERI NILAM MENGGUNAKAN PSEUDOMONAD FLUORESEN

<p>ABSTRAK<br />Penelitian pengendalian penyakit layu bakteri nilam (Ralstonia<br />solanacearum) menggunakan pseudomonad fluoresen di kebun petani<br />nilam Desa Situak Pasaman Barat, Sumatera Barat telah dilakukan pada<br />bulan Oktober 2003 sampai dengan Juni 2004. Penelitian ini bertujuan<br />untuk mendapatkan pseudomonad fluoresen yang berpotensi untuk<br />mengendalikan penyakit layu bakteri, dan meningkatkan pertumbuhan<br />dan produksi nilam. Isolat pseudomonad fluoresen Pf 63, Pf 90, Pf 91, Pf<br />147, dan Pf 180 sebagai perlakuan diisolasi dari rizosfer nilam sehat, dan<br />diseleksi berdasarkan kemampuan antagonistik terhadap R.<br />solanacearum secara in vitro di Laboratorium Bakteriologi Tumbuhan<br />Fakultas Pertanian UGM. Isolat pseudomonad fluoresen tersebut<br />diintroduksikan ke nilam dan diadaptasikan selama 1 minggu sebelum<br />ditanam. Tanaman yang telah diperlakukan dengan isolat pseudomonad<br />fluoresen ditanam pada kebun yang telah terinfeksi dengan patogen pada<br />bulan Oktober 2003. Percobaan disusun dalam rancangan acak kelompok<br />(RAK) dengan 6 ulangan. Parameter pengamatan adalah masa inkubasi,<br />intensitas penyakit, pertumbuhan tanaman dan produksi minyak nilam.<br />Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa isolat pseudomonad fluoresen<br />dapat mengendalikan penyakit layu bakteri dengan perpanjangan masa<br />inkubasi 6-52 hari dan penekanan intensitas penyakit 31,11 – 50,56%.<br />Disamping itu isolat pseudomonad fluoresen dapat mempengaruhi<br />peningkatan pertumbuhan tanaman yaitu tinggi tanaman (6,7 – 26,3 cm),<br />jumlah daun (4,6 – 30,1 daun/tanaman) dan berat kering daun (24,5 –<br />154,3 g/tanaman), dan produksi minyak nilam terutama jumlah minyak<br />(4,8 – 22,3 ml/tanaman). Hasil percobaan ini menunjukkan bahwa isolat<br />Pf 91 mempunyai kemampuan antagonistik tertinggi dalam mengen-<br />dalikan penyakit layu bakteri di lapangan.<br />Kata kunci : Nilam, Pogostemon cablin Benth, penyakit layu, bakteri,<br />pengendalian hayati, pseudomonad fluoresen</p><p><br />ABSTRACT<br />Controlling bacterial wilt disease on patchouli plant with<br />fluorescent pseudomonad<br />The study of controlling bacterial wilt disease on patchouli plant<br />(Ralstonia solanacearum) with fluorescent pseudomonad was carried out<br />in a farmer’s field in Situak Village West Pasaman, West Sumatera from<br />October 2003 to June 2004. The aims of the study were to find out the<br />effectiveness of fluorescent pseudomonad for controlling bacterial wilt<br />disease, increasing plant growth and production. Isolates of fluorescent<br />pseudomonad Pf 63, Pf 90, Pf 91, Pf 147 and Pf 180 as treatments were<br />isolated from the rhizosphere of healthy patchouli plant, and selected<br />based on antagonistic activity on R. solanacearum in vitro at the<br />Laboratory of Plant Bacteriology, Faculty of Agriculture, UGM. The<br />isolates were inoculated on patchouli plant and adapted for one week<br />before planting. The plants treated with fluorescent pseudomonad<br />isolates were planted in the field infected with pathogen on October<br />2003. The experiment was arranged in a randomized block design<br />(RBD) with six replications. The assessment parameters were incubation<br />period, disease intensity, plant growth and production of patchouli plants.<br />The results showed that fluorescent pseudomonad isolates could control<br />the bacterial wilt disease and delay the incubation period 6-52 days and<br />decrease the disease intensity 31,11–50,56%. In addition fluorescent<br />pseudomonad isolates could affect the increase of plant growth, i.e. plant<br />height ( 6,7 – 26,3 cm ), leaf numbers (4,6 – 30,1 leaves/plant) and dry<br />weight of leaves (24,5 – 154,3 g/plant), and plant production, especially<br />oil content (4,8 – 22,3 ml/plant). The results of the experiment showed<br />that Pf 91 isolate had the highest antagonistic activity on controlling the<br />bacterial wilt disease on field.<br />Key words : Patchouli, Pogostemon cablin Benth, wilt disease,<br />bacterial, biological control, fluorescent pseudomonad</p>

PENGENDALIAN PENYAKIT LAYU BAKTERI NILAM MENGGUNAKAN Bacillus spp. DAN Pseudomonad fluoresen

<p>ABSTRAK</p><p>Penelitian pengendalian penyakit layu bakteri nilam (Ralstoniasolanacearum) menggunakan Bacillus spp. dan Pseudomonad fluoresen dikebun petani nilam di Nagari Kajai, Pasaman Barat, Sumatera Barat telahdilakukan pada bulan Mei sampai November 2006. Penelitian ini bertujuanuntuk mendapatkan Bacillus spp. dan Pseudomonad fluoresen yangberpotensi untuk mengendalikan penyakit layu bakteri, dan meningkatkanpertumbuhan dan produksi nilam. Isolat Bacillus spp. Bc 26; Bc 80 dan Bc81 dan Pseudomonad fluoresen Pf 101; Pf146 dan Pf 170 dalam bentukkombinasi sebagai perlakuan yang diisolasi dari rizosfer nilam sehat, dandiseleksi berdasarkan kemampuan antagonistik terhadap R. solanacearumsecara in vitro di laboratorium dan in planta di rumah kaca KP BalittroLaing Solok. Isolat Bacillus spp. dan Pseudomonad fluoresen tersebutdiintroduksikan ke nilam dan dibiarkan selama 1 minggu sebelum ditanam.Tanaman yang telah diperlakukan dengan isolat Bacillus spp. danPseudomonad fluoresen ditanam pada kebun nilam yang telah terinfeksioleh bakteri patogen pada bulan Mei 2006. Perlakuan yang diuji disusundalam rancangan acak kelompok (RAK) dengan 3 ulangan. Parameterpengamatan adalah perkembangan penyakit layu bakteri meliputi masainkubasi dan intensitas penyakit, pertumbuhan dan produksi tanaman.Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kombinasi isolat Bacillus spp. Bc26dan Pseudomonad fluoresen Pf101 dapat mengendalikan penyakit layubakteri nilam lebih baik dibandingkan dengan isolat Bacillus spp. Bc 26dan Pseudomonad fluoresen Pf 101 secara terpisah dan isolat Bacillus spp.dan Pseudomonad fluoresen lainnya secara kombinasi dan terpisah.Kombinasi isolat Bacillus spp. Bc 26 dan Pseudomonad fluoresen Pf 101dapat menunda masa inkubasi gejala penyakit layu bakteri dari 21 harisetelah tanam (HST) menjadi 63 HST dan menekan intensitas penyakitlayu bakteri dari 63,90% menjadi 14,67%. Di samping itu kombinasikedua isolat tersebut dapat meningkatkan pertumbuhan tanaman sepertitinggi tanaman dari 35,53 cm menjadi 52,77 cm, jumlah daun total dari32,00 daun/tanaman menjadi 104,67 daun/tanaman, jumlah tunas dari10,33 tunas/tanaman menjadi 25,33 tunas/tanaman, berat basah daun dari16,20 g/petak menjadi 81,73 g/petak dan berat kering daun dari 5,44 g/petak menjadi 27,15 g/petak. Hasil percobaan ini menunjukkan bahwakombinasi isolat Bacillus spp. Bc 26 dan Pseudomonad fluoresen Pf 101mempunyai kemampuan tertinggi dalam mengendalikan penyakit layubakteri dan meningkatkan pertumbuhan tanaman nilam di lapang.</p><p>Kata kunci: Pogostemon cablin Benth, penyakit layu bakteri,pengendalian, Bacillus spp., Pseudomonad fluorescent</p><p>ABSTRACT</p><p>Use of Bacillus sp. and Fluorecent Pseudomonad to Control Bacterial Wilt Disease on Patchouli Plant</p><p>The study of controlling bacterial wilt disease on patchouli plant(Ralstonia solacearum) with Bacillus spp. and Fluorescent pseudomonadwas carried out in farmer field in Kajai Village, West Pasaman, WestSumatra from May to November 2006. The aims of the study were to findout the effectiveness of Bacillus spp. and Fluorescent pseudomonad forcontrolling bacterial wilt disease, and increasing plant growth andproduction. Isolates of Bacillus spp. Bc 26, Bc 80, and Bc 81, andFluorescent pseudomonad Pf 101, Pf 146 and Pf 170 in combination orseperation as treatments were isolated from the rhizosphere of healthypatchouli plant, and selected based on antagonistic activity on R.solanacearum in vitro at the laboratory and in planta at green house of KP.Balittro Laing Solok. Isolates were inoculated on patchouli plant andremained for one week before planting. The plants, treated with Bacillusspp. and Fluorescent pseudomonad isolates, were planted in the fieldinfected with pathogen bacterial in May 2006. The treatment was arrangedin a randomized block design (RBD) with three replications. Theassessment parameters were incubation period, disease intensity, plantgrowth and production of patchouli plants. The results showed thatcombination of Bacillus spp. and Fluorescent pseudomonad could controlthe bacterial wilt disease better than Bacillus spp. Bc 26 and Fluorescentpseudomonad seperately, and the other Bacillus spp. and Fluorescentpseudomonad either in combination or separation. Combination ofBacillus spp. Bc26 and Fluorescent pseudomonad Pf 101 delayed theincubation period from 21 to 63 days and decreased the disease intensity ofbacterial wilt from 63.90 to 14.67%. In addition combination of bothisolates could affect the increase of plant growth, i.e plant height from35.53 to 52.77 cm, total numbers of leaves from 32.00 to 104 leaves/plant,budding numbers from 10.33 to 25.33 budding/plant, wet weight of leavesfrom 16.20 to 81.73 g/plot, and dry weight of leaves from 5.44 to 27.15g/plot. The results of the experiment showed that Bacillus spp. Bc 26 andFluorescent pseudomonad Pf 101 isolates have the highest activity oncontrolling the bacterial wilt disease and increase the growth of patchouliplant in the field.</p><p>Key words: Patchouli, Pogostemon cablin Benth, bacterial wilt disease,biological control, Bacillus spp., Fluorescent pseudomonad</p>

Morphological and Physiological Diversity of Native Fluorescent Pseudomonads from Eastern India

The potential negative effect of agrochemicals on the global environment and the cost associated with production lead to research for replacing the chemical fertilizers with bacterial inoculants. Pseudomonas fluorescens an important biocontrol agent because of its ability to induce plant growth and fungicidal/fungistatic activity. The native population of these rhizobacteria plays an important role in sustainable agriculture as they majorly dominate the rhizosphere. In the present study native, twenty-six fluorescent Pseudomonad cultures were isolated from the rhizospheric soil samples collected from the different locations of Zone 3A, Bihar and evaluated for their morphological and physiological diversity. Among the sixteen fluorescent pseudomonads tested, twelve of them produced round to oval colonies on Kings B medium. Of the sixteen isolates ascertained WHSB was produced maximum (51.33 x10‑8) number of colonies on Kings B medium followed by MSSB (28.33 X10‑8), BRKH (26.67 x10‑8) and TMSB (26.00 x10‑8). Fluorescent pseudomonad isolates varied slightly in their colony colour like green, dull-white, whitish-yellow and yellow on culture medium, the pH of 7.5 and glucose as a carbon source found best for the growth of fluorescent pseudomonads. The present work may use to develop effective formulations of potential fluorescent pseudomonads for management of soil-borne plant pathogens.

In Vitro Investigation of Biopriming on Seed Quality Parameters in Green Gram [Vigna radiata (L.)]

The in vitro investigation was conducted during the kharif 2017 in the Department of Seed Science and Technology, College of Agriculture, Vijayapura. The experiment comprised of nine biopriming treatments along with control. The experiment was laid out in CRD with three replications. The seeds were subjected to in vitro studies and data was analysed statistically. The seed bioprimed with Rhizobium leguminosarum @ 20 per cent recorded higher seed germination percentage (90.50 %), shoot length (19.27 cm), root length (12.38 cm), seedling length (31.65 cm), seedling dry weight (373.0 mg), seedling vigour index I (2864), seedling vigour index II (33.75), dehydrogenase enzyme activity (1.010 OD value) and lower electrical conductivity (0.107 dS m-1) followed by Pseudomonas fluorescens @ 20 per cent, Fluorescent pseudomonad sp. @ 20 per cent as compared to control.

Screening of Fluorescent Pseudomonad Isolates Against Sclerotium Rolfsii Sacc., of Soybean (Glycine Max)

An attempt was made to isolate and characterize Fluorescent pseudomonads from the rhizosphere soil samples and further screening of the isolates for their antagonistic properties against Sclerotium rolfsii Sacc., of soybean. The isolates were subjected for morphological, biochemical and functional characterization. All the isolates exhibited fluorescence under UV light. Cells were rods and gram negative. All the isolates produced clear zone of P- solubilization (TCP) (18.80-21.71mm diameter) on Pikovskaya’s agar medium. The fluorescent pseudomonads produced significantly varying quantities of IAA (19.97 mg to 28.89 mg IAA/25 ml of broth) and GA (18.52 µg per 25 ml broth). All the isolates showed antagonistic activity against Sclerotium rolfsii. The per cent inhibition ranged from 36.85 to 70.37. Under pot culture experiment, lowest PDI was observed in DFP48 followed by DFP47, among the FP isolates. These isolates also showed maximum peroxidase activity and also plant growth promotional activities.