Journal
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PLANT PATHOLOGY
Volume 126, Issue 3, Pages 417-422Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10658-009-9550-z
Keywords
Bacillus megaterium; Biological control; Nematicidal volatiles; Meloidogyne incognita; Root-knot nematodes
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Funding
- National Key Sciences and Technology Programme for Water Solutions [2008ZX07102-004]
- NSFC [30970100, 30760002]
- Department of Science and Technology of Yunnan Province [2008GA012, 2006C0005M]
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A member of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria, Bacillus megaterium YMF3.25, was demonstrated to be an efficient biocontrol agent (BCA) against root-knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita. Results from three-compartmented Petri dish tests and a pot experiment indicated that the bacterial culture could significantly inhibit the hatch of eggs and reduce infection of the nematode through production of nematicidal volatiles. After analysis by gas chromatograph/mass spectrometer and confirmation with commercial pure compounds, the nematicidal volatiles produced by the bacterium were characterised to include mainly the benzeneacetaldehyde, 2-nonanone, decanal, 2-undecanone and dimethyl disulphide, which were active against to both juveniles and eggs at the concentration of 0.5 mmol. Six compounds (phenyl ethanone, nonane, phenol, 3,5-dimethoxy-toluene, 2,3-dimethyl- butanedinitrile and 1-ethenyl-4-methoxy- benzene) with nematicidal activityies of 30%-63% also contributed to nematicidal efficacy of the bacterium.
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