Journal
MICROORGANISMS
Volume 9, Issue 2, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9020234
Keywords
bacterial inoculum; biocontrol; endophytic bacteria; epiphytic bacteria; Pseudomonas protegens MP12; rhizospheric bacteria; Vitis vinifera
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- University of Verona [CUP: B31I17000180003]
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The study found that endophytic inoculation allowed the bacterium to colonize the vine cuttings and spread to young leaves during forcing. Epiphytic inoculation on leaves was effective in controlling Botrytis cinerea infection. Further research is needed to explore the bacterium's colonization stability in vineyards.
An evaluation was conducted of the colonization of Pseudomonas protegens MP12, a plant-growth promoting and antagonistic strain, inoculated in vine plants during a standard process of grapevine nursery propagation. Three in vivo inoculation protocols (endophytic, rhizospheric, and epiphytic) were implemented and monitored by means of both culture-dependent and independent techniques. Endophytic treatment resulted in the colonization of the bacterium inside the vine cuttings, which spread to young leaves during the forcing period. Microscopy analysis performed on transformed dsRed-tagged P. protegens MP12 cells confirmed the bacterium's ability to penetrate the inner part of the roots. However, endophytic MP12 strain was no longer detected once the plant materials had been placed in the vine nursery field. The bacterium also displayed an ability to colonize the rhizosphere and, when the plants were uprooted at the end of the vegetative season, its persistence was confirmed. Epiphytic inoculation, performed by foliar spraying of cell suspension, was effective in controlling artificially-induced Botrytis cinerea infection in detached leaves. The success of rhizospheric and leaf colonization in vine plants suggests potential for the future exploitation of P. protegens MP12 as biofertilizer and biopesticide. Further investigation is required into the stability of the bacterium's colonization of vine plants under real-world conditions in vineyards.
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