Title : Selection of consortium of non-Indigenous plant growth promoting bacteria to control Meloidogyne spp. and to enhance yield of tomato
Abstract:
Meloidogyne spp. cause root knot disease on tomato. This disease difficult to control, because it has many host in different families. Plant growth promoting bacteria (PGPB). PGBP applied in consortium has the potential as a biological control agent through various mechanisms of pathogen suppression and improvement of plant nutrition. The aim of the best PGPB consortium to control Meloidogyne spp. and increase tomato plant production. Experimental research using a completely randomized design (CRD) consisting of 9 treatments with 8 replications.observations showed that all PGPB consortium treatments were able to inhibit the development of Meloidogyne spp nematodes and increase tomato growth. Of the nine treatments tested, treatment G (B. thuringiensis strain MRSNRZ.3.1 + B. subtilis strain MRTDUMBE.3.2.1 + B. mycoides strain MRSNUMBE.2.2 + B. waihenstephanensis strain RBTLL.3.2 + B. cereus strain MRPLUMBE.1.3 + Bacillus sp strain MRSPRZ.1.1 + Pseudomonas hibiscicola strain MRTLDRZ.2. .2 + Achromobakter insolitus strain MRBPUMBE.1.3) was the most effective treatment in suppressing Meloidogyne spp. nematodes, and increasing the growth and yield of tomato plants.
