Abstract
FluorescentPseudomonas isolates were obtained from Pythium-diseased tulip roots or rhizospheres. A selection of these isolates was tested for root rot-suppressing capabilities, using tulip cultivar Paul Richter (ice-tulip) as host andPythium ultimum P17 as pathogen. With isolate E11.3 root rot suppression was consistently found, but the extent of the effects varied from experiment to experiment. Beneficial effects were obtained after introduction of the bacteria either by mixing them through the soil or by dipping the bulbs in a bacterial suspension, immediately before planting. Application of bacteria in methylcellulose also reduced disease, but is of no practical value as methylcellulose by itself increased disease. In steamed soil, disease was more severe than in natural soil. In both circumstances, however, beneficial effects of bacterization with E11.3 were observed.
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Fluorescerende pseudomonaden werden geïsoleerd van tulpewortels of uit de rhizosfeer daarvan. Een aantal van deze isolaten is getoetst op wortelrot-onderdrukkend vermogen in een experimenteel systeem met tulpecultivar Paul Richter (vriestulp) als waardplant enPythium ultimum isolaat P17 als pathogeen. Wortelrotonderdrukking werd consequent waargenomen na bacterisatie metPseudomonas isolaat E11.3; de mate waarin rotonderdrukking optrad verschilde echter van experiment tot experiment. Bacterisatie vond plaats òf door de bacteriën door de grond te mengen òf door de bollen vlak voor het planten in een bacteriesuspensie te dompelen. Met beide methoden werden positieve resultaten bereikt. Toedienen van bacteriën in methylcellulose leidde ook tot reductie van de ziekte, maar heeft geen practische betekenis aangezien methylcellulose op zich de ziekte doet toenemen. Wortelrot was ernstiger in gestoomde dan in nietgestoomde grond, maar in beide omstandigheden werkte E11.3 wortelrotonderdrukkend.
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Weststeijn, E.A. Fluorescent Pseudomonas isolate E11.3 as biocontrol agent for Pythium root rot in tulips. Netherlands Journal of Plant Pathology 96, 261–272 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02000168
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