Journal Title
Title of Journal: Symbiosis
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Springer Netherlands
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Authors: Ishwar Prakash Sharma A K Sharma
Publish Date: 2016/05/18
Volume: 71, Issue: 3, Pages: 175-183
Abstract
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi AMF and plant growth promoting rhizobacteria PGPR have potential to control soilborne diseases including plantparasitic nematodes First the effects of dual inoculation of mycorrhiza Rhizophagus irregularis and two stains of pseudomonads Pseudomonas jessenii strain R62 and Pseudomonas synxantha strain R81 on tomato Solanum lycopersicum cv PT3 growth were tested Further the physiological and biochemical changes caused by these beneficial organisms during infection by the rootknot nematode Meloidogyne incognita were studied The experiment was conducted under glass house conditions and carried out up to one month after nematode inoculation Plants treated with dual or individual inoculation of AMF and PGPR showed significantly enhanced plant growth and reduced nematode infection In addition they exhibited potent activity of phenolics 28 and defensive enzymes ie peroxidase PO 126 fold polyphenyloxidase PPO 135 fold and superoxide dismutase SOD 109 fold while a significant reduction in malondialdehyde MDA 163 fold and hydrogen peroxide H2O2 130 fold content was recorded when compared to the nematodeinfected plants These findings indicate the feasibility of AMF and PGPR individually or in combinations as potential biocontrol agents for the management of rootknot nematodes
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