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Contents About the Editors Contributors Preface Chapter 1. Biological Control of Fungal Soilborne Pathogens in Strawberries Gabriele Berg Introduction Soilborne Pathogens of Strawberry Microbial Ecology of Antagonistic Microorganisms in the Strawberry Rhizosphere Screening Strategies for Antagonistic Microorganisms As Biological Control Agents Application Techniques Biological Control of Strawberry Diseases: Examples and Products Alternative or Combined Methods to Control Soilborne Pathogens Conclusion Chapter 2. Use of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi for Biocontrol of Soilborne Fungal Plant Pathogens S. Demir A. Akkopru Introduction General Concepts in the Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Status Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Horticultural Systems Arbuscular Mycorrhizas As Biocontrol Agents Conclusions Chapter 3. Arbuscular-Mycorrhiza-Mediated Plant¿Pathogen Interactions and the Mechanisms Involved Mahaveer P. Sharma Atimanav Gaur K.G. Mukerji Introduction Interaction of AM Fungi with Fungal Pathogens Associated with Horticultural Plants Interaction of AM with Soilborne Nematodes Associated with Horticultural Plants Mechanisms Involved in Control of Root Pathogens Role of AM Establishment in Triggering Defense Responses Chapter 4. The Role of Rhizobacteria in the Biological Control of Plant Diseases S. Rosas Introduction Bacterial¿Fungal Pathogen Interactions: Antibiosis Mechanisms Parasitism and Production of Extracellular Enzymes Conclusions Chapter 5. The Role of Competitive Root Tip Colonization in the Biological Control of Tomato Foot and Root Rot Sandra de Weert Kevin Eijkemans Irene Kuiper Gail M. Preston Faina D. Kamilova Paul Rainey Ine H.M. Mulders Igor Tikhonovich Guido V. Bloemberg André H.M. Wijfjes Lev Kravchenko Ben J.J. Lugtenberg Tanya Azarova Introduction Materials and Methods Results and Discussion Novel Competitive Root Tip Colonization Mutants Conclusions Chapter 6. Biological Control of Onion White Rot A. Stewart K.L. McLean Introduction Strategies for Biological Control Current Biological Control Research Integrated Disease Management Conclusions and Future Research Needs Chapter 7. Biological Control of Fruit and Vegetable Diseases with Fungal and Bacterial Antagonists: Trichoderma and Agrobacterium F. Scala A. Raio A. Zoina M. Lorito Introduction Agrobacterium spp. As a Biocontrol Agent Trichoderma spp. As a Biocontrol Agent Conclusions Chapter 8. An Overview of Biological Control of Fruit and Vegetable Diseases Ram Gopal Kapooria Introduction Sources of Biocontrol Agents Biocontrol of Vegetable Diseases Biocontrol of Fruit Diseases Postharvest Fruit and Vegetable Diseases Mechanisms of Biocontrol Commercial Biocontrol Products Conclusions Chapter 9. Novel Biological Control Methods for Gray Mold Disease of Vegetables and Fruits Using Bacillus subtilis IK-1080 Yoshihiro Taguchi Mitsuro Hyakumachi Introduction Use of B. subtilis in Japan As a Biocontrol Agent Effectiveness of B. subtilis for Control of Crop Diseases New Methods of Application of B. subtilis Formulations Petal Spraying of B. subtilis with a Fruitage-Enhancing Hormone Future Prospects and Conclusions Chapter 10. Strategies for Biocontrol of Fungal Diseases of Temperate Fruits Ting Zhou Hai Yu Deena Errampalli Introduction Development of Biological Control Agents Strategies for the Application of BCAs Delivery Systems Specific for BCAs Strategies for Enhancing Biocontrol Efficacy Conclusions Chapter 11. Biological Control of Various Diseases of Major Vegetables in Korea Youn Su Lee Min Woong Lee Introduction Biological Control of Major Vegetable Diseases in Korea Conclusions and Future Perspectives Chapter 12. The Nature of Fungal Mycoparasitic Biocontrol Agents C. Cortes-Penagos V. Olmedo-Monfil A. Herrera-Estrella Introduction Strategies of Plant Protection Biological Control: An Ecological Approach Biological Control Based on Fungal Species Fungal Antagonism in the Biological Control of Phytopathogenic Fungi Conclusions Chapter 13. Applications of Plant Tissue Culture for Studies of Fruit Tree Defense Mechanisms Eva Wilhelm Introduction In vitro Screening and Selection for Disease Resistance in Fruit Trees General Plant Defense Mechanisms Chestnut (Castanea spp.) and the Major Pathogens Limitations and Problems Conclusions Chapter 14. Microbial Chitinases: Effective Biocontrol Agents Sandhya Chandran Binod Parmeswaran Ashok Pandey Introduction Chitinase As a Biocontrol Agent Microbial Sources of Chitinases Classification of Chitinases Production Methods for Chitinases Mechanisms of Biocontrol by Chitinases Commercialization of Chitinases As Biocontrol Agents Conclusion Chapter 15. Fungal Phytopathogen Suppression Using Siderophorogenic Bioinoculants S.B. Chincholkar B.L. Chaudhari M.R. Rane P.D. Sarode Introduction Siderophore-Mediated Biocontrol Mechanisms Competition for Iron Induced Systemic Resistance Conclusion Index Contributors Akkopru A. University of Yuzuncu Yil, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Plant Pathology, 65080, Van/TURKEY, Phone: + 904322251868, Fax: 904322251867 E-mail: emdem@hotmail.com; emrademir@yyu.edu.tr Azarova Tanya All-Russia Research Institute for Agricultural Microbiology, Podbelsky Shossee 3, Pushkin 8, Saint Petersburg, 189620, Russian Federatian Berg Gabriele Universität Rostock, FB Biowissenschaften, Mikrobiologie, Albert-Einstein-Str. 3, 18051, Rostock Tel. ++49 381 498 6154, Fax. ++49 381 498 6152 E-mail : gabriele.berg@biologie.uni-rostock.de Bloemberg Guido V. All-Russia Research Institute for Agricultural Microbiology, Podbelsky Shossee 3, Pushkin 8, Saint Petersburg, 189620, Russian Federatian Chandran Sandhya Biotechnology Division, Regional Research Laboratory, CSIR. Trivandrum- 695 019 (India), Tel: 91-471-2495949, 2515279, Fax: 91-471-2491712, E-mail: pandey@csrrltrd.ren.nic.in Chaudhari B.L. School of Life Sciences, North Maharashtra University, PO Box 80, Jalgaon 425001, MS, India Cortes-Penagos C. Escuela de Quimico-Farmacobiologia, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolas de Hidalgo, Tzintzuntzan 173, Morelia, Mich. 58324, MEXICO, Phone:52/443/3142809, Fax (52)/443/3142809. E-mail : neocces@yahoo.com de Weert Sandra Institute Biology, Leiden University, Clusius Laboratory, Wassenaarseweg 64, 2333, AL Leiden, The Netherlands, Phone: +31 715275075, Fax: +31 715275088, E-mail: weert@rulbim.leidenuniv.nl Demir S. University of Yuzuncu Yil, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Plant Pathology, 65080, Van/TURKEY, Phone: + 904322251868, Fax: 904322251867 E-mail: emdem@hotmail.com; emrademir@yyu.edu.tr Eijkemans Kevin Hogeschool Leiden, Zernikedreef 11, 2333 CK, Leiden, The Netherlands Errampalli Deena Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Southern Crop Protection and Food Research Centre, 4902 Victoria Avenue North, Vineland Station Ontario, Canada L0R 2E0; Tel: 1-905-562-4113; Fax : 1-905-562-433; E-mail: errampallid@agr.gc.ca Gaur Atimanav Bioresources and Biotechnology Division, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road New Delhi ¿110003, INDIA. agaur@teri.res.in Herrera-Estrella A. Department of Plant Genetic Engineering, Centro de Investigación y Estudios Avanzados, Apartado Postal 629, Irapuato, Gto. 36500, MEXICO, Phone:52/462/6239600, Fax (52)/462/6245849. aherrera@ira.cinvestav.mx Hyakumachi Mitsuro Laboratory of Plant Disease Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Gifu University, Yanagido 1-1, Gifu, 501-1193 Japan, Tel & Fax: 81-58-293-284, E-mail: hyakumac@cc.gifu-u.ac.jp Kamilova Faina D. All-Russia Research Institute for Agricultural Microbiology, Podbelsky Shossee 3, Pushkin 8, Saint Petersburg, 189620, Russian Federatian Kapooria Ram Gopal Department of Biological Sciences, University of Zambia, Box 32379, Lusaka Zambia, Tel: 260-1-291531, E-mail: rkapooria@natsci.unza.zm Kravchenko Lev All-Russia Research Institute for Agricultural Microbiology, Podbelsky Shossee 3, Pushkin 8, Saint Petersburg, 189620, Russian Federatian Kuiper Irene Nederlands Forensisch Instituut, Volmerlaan 17, 2288 GD, Rijswijk, The Netherlands Lee Min Woong Department of Biology, Dongguk University, Seoul 100-715, Korea Lee Youn Su Division of Applied Plant Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 200-701, Korea Lorito M. Dipartimento di Arboricoltura, Botanica e Patologia vegetale and CNR-IPP, Facoltà di Agraria, Università degli Studi di Napoli ¿Federico II¿, Via Università 100, 80055 Portici, Italy, Tel.: +39-081-39376 (main office)/ 081 -2539370, Fax: +39-081-2539339 / 081-7755320 , E-mail: lorito@unina.it Lugtenberg J.J. Service XS B.V., Wassenaarseweg 72, 2333 AL Leiden, The Netherlands McLean K.L. National Centre for Advanced Bio-Protection Technologies, P O Box 84, Lincoln University, Canterbury, New Zealand, Tel: 64 3 325 3696, Fax: 64 3 325 3864, Email: Mcleankl@lincoln.ac.nz Mulders Ine H.M. All-Russia Research Institute for Agricultural Microbiology, Podbelsky Shossee 3, Pushkin 8, Saint Petersburg, 189620, Russian Federatian Olmedo-Monfil V. Department of Plant Genetic Engineering, Centro de Investigación y Estudios Avanzados, Apartado Postal 629, Irapuato, Gto. 36500, MEXICO, Phone:52/462/6239600, Fax (52)/462/6245849. E-mail : volmedo@ira.cinvestav.mx Pandey Ashok Biotechnology Division, Regional Research Laboratory, CSIR. Trivandrum- 695 019 (India), Tel: 91-471-2495949, 2515279, Fax: 91-471-2491712, E-mail: pandey@csrrltrd.ren.nic.in Parmeswaran Binod Biotechnology Division, Regional Research Laboratory, CSIR. Trivandrum- 695 019 (India), Tel: 91-471-2495949, 2515279, Fax: 91-471-2491712, E-mail: pandey@csrrltrd.ren.nic.in Preston Gail M. Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3RB, UK Rainey Paul Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, South Park Road, Oxford OX1 3RB, UK and School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand Raio A. Dipartimento di Arboricoltura, Botanica e Patologia vegetale and CNR-IPP, Facoltà di Agraria, Università degli Studi di Napoli ¿Federico II¿, Via Università 100, 80055 Portici, Italy, Tel.: +39-081-39376 (main office)/ 081 -2539370, Fax: +39-081-2539339 / 081-7755320 , E-mail: lorito@unina.it Rane M.R. School of Life Sciences, North Maharashtra University, PO Box 80, Jalgaon 425001, MS, India Rosas S. Lab Fisiologia Vegetal., Fac Cs Exactas Fco Qcas y Naturales., Campus Universitario 5800 , Río Cuarto (Cba), ARGENTINA, E mail:srosas@exa.unrc.edu.ar Sarode P.D. School of Life Sciences, North Maharashtra University, PO Box 80, Jalgaon 425001, MS, India Scala F. Dipartimento di Arboricoltura, Botanica e Patologia vegetale and CNR-IPP, Facoltà di Agraria, Università degli Studi di Napoli ¿Federico II¿, Via Università 100, 80055 Portici, Italy, Tel.: +39-081-39376 (main office)/ 081 -2539370, Fax: +39-081-2539339 / 081-7755320 , E-mail: lorito@unina.it Sharma Mahavee P. Bioresources and Biotechnology Division, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road New Delhi ¿110003, INDIA E-mail : mahaveer@teri.res.in Stewart A. Centre Director, Bio-Protection, PO Box 84, Lincoln University, Canterbury, New Zealand, Tel: (64) (3) 325 3697, Fax: (64) (3) 325 3843, E mail: Stewarta@lincoln.ac.nz Taguchi Yoshihiro Gifu Research Institute for Agricultural Sciences, Matamaru 729, Gifu, 501-1152, Japan Tikhonovich Igor All-Russia Research Institute for Agricultural Microbiology, Podbelsky Shossee 3, Pushkin 8, Saint Petersburg, 189620, Russian Federatian Wijfjes André H.M. Service XS B.V., Wassenaarseweg 72, 2333 AL Leiden, The Netherlands Wilhelm Eva Biotechnology, Environmental and Life Science Division, ARC Seibersdorf research GmbH, A-2444 Seibersdorf, Austria, Tel: + 43 50 550 3621, Fax: + 43 50 550 3444, Email : Eva.Wilhelm@arcs.ac.at Yu Hai Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Food Research Program, 93 Stone Road West, Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1G 5C9, Tel: 1-519-829-2400 ext.3118, Fax: 1-519-829-2600, E-mail: zhout@agr.gc.ca Zhou Ting Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Food Research Program, 93 Stone Road West, Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1G 5C9, Tel: 1-519-829-2400 ext.3118, Fax: 1-519-829-2600, E-mail: zhout@agr.gc.ca Zoina A. Dipartimento di Arboricoltura, Botanica e Patologia vegetale and CNR-IPP, Facoltà di Agraria, Università degli Studi di Napoli ¿Federico II¿, Via Università 100, 80055 Portici, Italy, Tel.: +39-081-39376 (main office)/ 081 -2539370, Fax: +39-081-2539339 / 081-7755320 , E-mail: lorito@unina.it Preface Since prehistoric times and after man started performing agriculture practices, control of plant diseases has remained a challenge to human kind. In spite of large-scale application of agrochemicals and pesticides since long, number of plant diseases is still beyond the control. Every year agricultural losses due to pests and pathogens are causing enormous economic losses and exports are restricted owing to poor quality. Adverse short and long-term effects of agrochemicals on the ecosystem have prompted exploration of natural alternative for the biocontrol of plant diseases on sustainable basis. Safety and environmental concerns have forced the withdrawal of a number of synthetic agrochemicals from the market. As biological control alone is a logical path forward to sustainable ecosystem, there is no viable alternative except to give it a fair chance to prove its ability. The use of biological control strategies offers several advantages over the chemical control since it is economical, self perpetuating and usually free from residual side effects. Biological approaches for biocontrol envisages, principles, concepts, mechanisms and current practices using predators, antagonistic microbes, rhizosphere microflora, genetic engineering etc. The book consists of fifteen chapters. The first chapter deals with antagonistic action of rhizosphere microbes in control of soil-borne pathogens of strawberries. Chapter two and three discuss role of AMF in control of soil borne pathogens and the mechanisms involved in the process. The fourth chapter emphasizes on the role of rhizobacteria in the biocontrol of soil-borne pathogens. Different mechanisms involved in the control are discussed. The fifth chapter highlights the importance of competitive root tip colonization in control of foot and root rot of tomato by bacteria producing antifungal metabolites. Utlization of organic acids as nutritional basis of competitive tomato root-tip colonization by biocontrol strain Pseudomonas florescence WCS 365 has been discussed. Chapter six discusses strategies for use of biocontrol agents in control of white rot of onion. Chapter seven highlights biological control of fruit and vegetable diseases using Trichoderma and Agrobacterium as antagonists. Eighth chapter describes use of phyllosphere, rhizosphere and manure based microbes, as biocontrol agents for control of fruit and vegetable disease. The chapter nine describes biological control of gray mold disease of fruits and vegetables using Bacillus subtitles IK-1080. Chapter ten highlights the strategies used for developing effective biocontrol systems in controlling major fungal diseases of fruits in temperate regions. Chapter eleven describes biological control of vegetable diseases in Korea. Chapter twelve discusses mycoparasitism as a criteria for biological control. Parasistism among fungi is generally called mycoparasitism. The phenomenon is common among all groups of fungi, from simple chytrids to higher basidiomycetes. Chapter thirteen emphasizes on the application of plant tissue culture in biocontrol. Tissue culture methods offer possibilities for precisely controlling physical and chemical environments, thus providing a good system for studying plant-microbe interactions. Plant tissue culture, combined with in vitro manipulation of cells, has opened entirely new approaches to disease control, crop production, propagation and preservation. Chapters fourteen and fifteen describes biocontrol tools like microbial chitinases and siderophores. We are the thankful to Dr. Robert M. Owen; Dr. Amarjit S. Batra and Dr. Bill Plamer at Haworth Press Inc., NY for their encouragement, active support, cooperation and dedicated assistance in editorial structuring. We are looking forward to working together towards future volumes and enhancing the literature on various aspects of Plant Disease Management. We are also thankful to several of our colleagues and students who helped us in various ways during the preparation of this book. We are grateful to our contributors who responded instantaneously to our request for writing comprehensive reviews as well as sticking to time schedule. It was because of their active cooperation that we completed this uphill task in the stipulated time. The articles are original and some aspects have been included for the first time in any book on plant pathgology. Since these chapters have been written by independent authors, there is possibility of slight overlap/repetition of certain facts but this is unavoidable in task like this. We are sure that this volume will act as a catalyst in ushering newer ideas in providing meaningful solutions to intricate problems in Plant Disease Biocontrol Technology. We also hope that the information provided in this book will be of immense value to scholars, scientists, agriculturists-plant pathologists, administrators and enlightened farmers for the biological control of plant diseases. A word of appreciation is also due to Mr. Mohd Akhtar, Vision Graphics (India) for active cooperation in preparing the electronic copies of the text of the chapters.
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication:
Phytopathogenic microorganisms -- Biological control.