Biocontrol of Avocado Dematophora Root Rot by Antagonistic Pseudomonas fluorescens PCL1606 Correlates With the Production of 2-Hexyl 5-Propyl Resorcinol

A collection of 905 bacterial isolates from the rhizospheres of healthy avocado trees was obtained and screened for antagonistic activity against Dematophora necatrix, the cause of avocado Dematophora root rot (also called white root rot). A set of eight strains was selected on the basis of growth i...

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Main Authors: Francisco M. Cazorla, Simon B. Duckett, Ed T. Bergström, Sadaf Noreen, Roeland Odijk, Ben J. J. Lugtenberg, Jane E. Thomas-Oates, Guido V. Bloemberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The American Phytopathological Society 2006-04-01
Series:Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions
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Online Access:https://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/MPMI-19-0418