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First report isolation, molecular identification and biological control of Pantoea leaf blight on Phaseolus vulgaris caused by Pantoea eucrina using Trichoderma species in Egypt

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Last updated: 25 Dec 2024

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Botany and genetic sciences

Abstract

This study aimed to isolate and identify the bacteria causing severe naturally occurring blight on leaves of common beans sprayed in several places under the governorate of Qena, both physiologically and molecularly. Four isolates were obtained from infected bean plants; however, the isolates' levels of pathogenicity varied.  Isolate P-1 was the most virulent one against bean plants under greenhouse conditions. Molecularly, Isolate P-1 showed 99.55% similarity with the type strain of Pantoea eucrina (Accession N0. NR116246T). Trichoderma harzianum and T. viride in vitro and in vivo were evaluated for the protection of bean plants against Pantoea leaf blight. Both biocontrol agents had an inhibitory effect on pathogen growth in in vitro experiments. In a pot experiment conducted in a greenhouse, the soil treated with Trichoderma harzianum and T. viride showed significant reductions in the number of bacterial pathogens and diseases. To our knowledge, this is the first report of isolation of the bacterium Pantoea eucrina from bean in Egypt and examined Trichoderma harzianum and T. viride in vitro and in vivo for controlling Pantoea leaf blight pathogen. It could be concluded that Pantoea eucrina, a new emergency plant pathogen, was originally isolated from Phaseolus vulgaris in Egypt for the first time and caused severe bean leaf blight in Upper Egypt. In vitro and in vivo applications of Trichoderma harzianum and T. viride have the potential to suppress bacterial pathogens, and disease incidence rates, and decrease pathogen populations in the leaves of treated bean plants

DOI

10.21608/svuijas.2024.261541.1331

Keywords

Pantoea eucrina, molecular identity, leaf blight, Phaseolus vulgaris

Authors

First Name

Naglaa

Last Name

Hassan

MiddleName

M.

Affiliation

Department of Agricultural Botany (Plant Pathology), Faculty of Agriculture, South Valley University, 83523 Qena, Egypt.

Email

naglaa.hassan@agr.svu.edu.eg

City

Qena

Orcid

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First Name

Rafat

Last Name

Khalaphallah

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Department of Agricultural Botany (Microbiology), Faculty of Agriculture, South Valley University, 83523 Qena, Egypt

Email

r.shipat@agr.svu.edu.eg

City

Qena

Orcid

0000-0001-6351-252X

Volume

6

Article Issue

1

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45931

Issue Date

2024-01-01

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2024-01-08

Publish Date

2024-03-13

Page Start

25

Page End

35

Print ISSN

2636-3801

Online ISSN

2636-381X

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https://svuijas.journals.ekb.eg/article_345755.html

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1,132

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SVU-International Journal of Agricultural Sciences

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https://svuijas.journals.ekb.eg/

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First report isolation, molecular identification and biological control of Pantoea leaf blight on Phaseolus vulgaris caused by Pantoea eucrina using Trichoderma species in Egypt

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25 Dec 2024