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Unravelling <i>Aspergillus</i>-<i>Fusarium</i> co-culture impact on biometry of <i>Fusarium</i> basal rot in onion

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Last updated: 09 Mar 2025

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Plant Pathology and Plant Protection

Abstract

Onion basal rot, a serious and persistent disease problem caused by Fusarium proliferatum, results in severe yield reductions, impacting both quantity and quality of onion worldwide. Fusarium proliferatum penetrates roots leading to decay and wilting of the onion plant. It is important to manage this disease to minimize its effects. Here, we investigated the bioactivity of co-culture extract of Aspergillus ochraceus-F. proliferatum (AF) against F. proliferatum responsible for Fusarium basal rot (FBR) in a greenhouse experiment. The results demonstrated that the AF co-culture extract treatment reduced the percentage of infected plants to 0% and significantly enhanced all growth parameters in infected onion plants. Moreover, the treatment with AF co-culture extract performed the highest values in infected onion plant with total pigments of 3.24 mg/g, carbohydrates of 48.95 mg/g, proteins of 105.23 mg/g, phenolics of 41.64 mg/g, and flavonoids of 8.03 mg/g compared with monocultures extracts and chemical fungicide treatments, and healthy control plant. This establishes that fungal co-cultures bioagents represent a promising prospect as substitutes to chemical fungicides beside ameliorating plant growth.

DOI

10.21608/aasj.2025.347654.1179

Keywords

<i>Fusarium</i> basal rot, Onion, Co-culture, greenhouse, growth parameters

Authors

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Hassane

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M. A.

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Department of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Assiut Branch, Assiut 71524, Egypt

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abdallahhassane@azhar.edu.eg

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First Name

M.

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Abdelrahem

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M. M.

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Department of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Assiut Branch, Assiut 71524, Egypt

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mohammedabdel-rahem.42@azhar.edu.eg

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N.

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Abo-Dahab

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F.

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Department of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Assiut Branch, Assiut 71524, Egypt

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abodahabn@azhar.edu.eg

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First Name

M.

Last Name

Abouelela

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E.

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Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy (Boys), Al-Azhar University, Cairo 11884, Egypt

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m_abouelela@azhar.edu.eg

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Volume

7

Article Issue

3

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53121

Issue Date

2024-12-01

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2024-10-18

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2024-12-01

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65

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83

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2535-1680

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2535-1699

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414,579

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764

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Archives of Agriculture Sciences Journal

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Unravelling <i>Aspergillus</i>-<i>Fusarium</i> co-culture impact on biometry of <i>Fusarium</i> basal rot in onion

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09 Mar 2025