Author ORCID Identifier
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1318-7770
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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5176-2318
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https://orcid.org/0009-0004-3574-2124
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8495-4498
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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7049-5796
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Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2018
Abstract
Plant growth-promoting bacteria that are also capable of suppressing plant pathogenic fungi play an important role in sustainable agriculture. There is a critical need for conducting research to discover, characterize and evaluate the efficacy of new strains of such bacteria in controlling highly aggressive plant pathogens. In this study, we isolated endophytic bacteria from medicinal plants of Bangladesh and evaluated their antagonistic capacity against an important phytopathogenic fungus Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. Growth-promoting effects of those isolates on cucumber and rice seedlings were also assessed. Among 16 morphologically distinct isolates, BDR-2, BRtL-2 and BCL-1 significantly inhibited the growth of S. sclerotiorum through induction of characteristic morphological alterations in hyphae and reduction of mycelial dry weight. When cucumber and rice seeds were treated with these endophytic bacteria, seven isolates (BCL-1, BDL-1, BRtL-2, BRtL-3, BDR-1, BDR-2 and BBoS-1) enhanced seed germination, seedling vigor, seedling growth and number of roots per plant at a varying level compared to untreated controls. All isolates produced high levels of indole-3-acetic acid (6 to 63 μg/mL) in vitro. Two most potential isolates, BDR-2 and BRtL-2, were identified as Bacillus amyloliquefaciens and B. subtilis, respectively, based on the 16S rRNA gene sequencing. These results suggest that endophytic Bacillus species from native medicinal plants have great potential for being used as natural plant growth promoter and biopesticides in sustainable crop production.
Digital Commons Citation
Ansary, Waheda Rahman; Prince, Ferdous Rezwan Khan; Haque, Effi; Sultana, Farzana; West, Helen M.; Rahman, Mahbubur; Mondol, Abdul Mojid; Akanda, Abdul Mannan; Rahman, Mahfuz; Clarke, Michele L.; and Islam, Tofazzal, "Endophytic Bacillus spp. from medicinal plants inhibit mycelial growth of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum and promote plant growth" (2018). Faculty & Staff Scholarship. 3032.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/faculty_publications/3032
Source Citation
Ansary, W., Prince, F., Haque, E., Sultana, F., West, H., Rahman, M., Mondol, A., Akanda, A., Rahman, M., Clarke, M. & Islam, T. (2018). Endophytic Bacillus spp. from medicinal plants inhibit mycelial growth of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum and promote plant growth: . Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C, 73(5-6), 247-256. https://doi.org/10.1515/znc-2018-0002