Hernández-Castillo1 FD, RH Lira-Saldivar2, L Cruz-Chávez1, G Gallegos-Morales1, ME Galindo-Cepeda1, E Padrón-Corral1, M Hernández-Suárez2
Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.77, pp. 241-252, 2008, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2008.77.241
Abstract Potato crop requires more fungicides than any other crop in Mexico to prevent and control several diseases. More than 21,3% of the total available fungicides are required for cropping potato. High quantities of synthetic pesticides are intended to control Phytophthora infestans and Rhizoctonia solani fungi. As a result, this produces severe health problems and ecosystem disturbances. There is then an urgent need for finding new options for sustainable management of potato crop diseases. Several experiments were conducted under laboratory, greenhouse, and field conditions, to: (1) analyze the antifungal effect of bacteria strains of the genus Bacillus, and their… More >
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