Mycorrhiza

, Volume 22, Issue 4, pp 289–296 | Cite as

Suppression of the root-knot nematode [Meloidogyne incognita (Kofoid & White) Chitwood] on tomato by dual inoculation with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria

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Abstract

Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi and plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) have potential for the biocontrol of soil-borne diseases. The objectives of this study were to quantify the interactions between AM fungi [Glomus versiforme (Karsten) Berch and Glomus mosseae (Nicol. & Gerd.) Gerdemann & Trappe] and PGPR [Bacillus polymyxa (Prazmowski) Mace and Bacillus sp.] during colonization of roots and rhizosphere of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill) plants (cultivar Jinguan), and to determine their combined effects on the root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita, and on tomato growth. Three greenhouse experiments were conducted. PGPR increased colonization of roots by AM fungi, and AM fungi increased numbers of PGPR in the rhizosphere. Dual inoculations of AM fungi plus PGPR provided greater control of M. incognita and greater promotion of plant growth than single inoculations, and the best combination was G. mosseae plus Bacillus sp. The results indicate that specific AM fungi and PGPR can stimulate each other and that specific combinations of AM fungi and PGPR can interact to suppress M. incognita and disease development.

Keywords

Glomus mosseae Glomus versiforme Bacillus polymyxa Bacillus sp. Disease control 
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Acknowledgments

This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (30871737) and the Sub-project in Industry Program of Ministry of Agriculture (nyyzx 07-050-5).

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Runjin Liu
    • 1
  • Mei Dai
    • 1
  • Xia Wu
    • 1
  • Min Li
    • 1
  • Xingzhong Liu
    • 2
  1. 1.Institute of Mycorrhizal BiotechnologyQingdao Agricultural UniversityQingdaoChina
  2. 2.Key Laboratory of Systematic Mycology and Lichenology, Institute of MicrobiologyChinese Academy of SciencesBeijingChina

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