Biological control of Fusarium solani f. sp. phaseoli the causal agent of root rot of bean using Bacillus subtilis CA32 and Trichoderma harzianum RU01

Root rot, caused by Fusarium solani f. sp. phaseoli, is one of the main root diseases impacting production of common bean in Sri Lanka. Rhizobacteria were screened in dual Petri plate assays to select antagonistic strains against F. solani f. sp. phaseoli. B. subtilis CA32 effectively antagonized t...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Saman Abeysinghe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Ruhuna 2007-09-01
Series:Ruhuna Journal of Science
Subjects:
Online Access:http://rjs.ruh.ac.lk/index.php/rjs/article/download/41/35