Coating seeds with biocontrol bacteria-loaded sodium alginate/pectin hydrogel enhances the survival of bacteria and control efficacy against soil-borne vegetable diseases.
Int J Biol Macromol
; 279(Pt 3): 135317, 2024 Nov.
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ABSTRACT
Microbial seed coatings serve as effective, labor-saving, and ecofriendly means of controlling soil-borne plant diseases. However, the survival of microbial agents on seed surfaces and in the rhizosphere remains a crucial challenge. In this work, we embedded a biocontrol bacteria (Bacillus subtilis ZF71) in sodium alginate (SA)/pectin (PC) hydrogel as a seed coating agent to control Fusarium root rot in cucumber. The formula of SA/PC hydrogel was optimized with the highest coating uniformity of 90 % in cucumber seeds. SA/PC hydrogel was characterized using rheological, gel content, and water content tests, thermal gravimetric analysis, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Bacillus subtilis ZF71 within the SA/PC hydrogel network formed a biofilm-like structure with a high viable cell content (8.30 log CFU/seed). After 37 days of storage, there was still a high number of Bacillus subtilis ZF71 cells (7.23 log CFU/seed) surviving on the surface of cucumber seeds. Pot experiments revealed a higher control efficiency against Fusarium root rot in ZF71-SA/PC cucumber seeds (53.26 %) compared with roots irrigated with a ZF71 suspension. Overall, this study introduced a promising microbial seed coating strategy based on biofilm formation that improved performance against soil-borne plant diseases.
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Assunto principal:
Doenças das Plantas
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Sementes
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Bacillus subtilis
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Pectinas
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Cucumis sativus
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Hidrogéis
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Alginatos
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En
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Int J Biol Macromol
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Int. j. biol. macromol
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International journal of biological macromolecules
Ano de publicação:
2024
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Article
País de afiliação:
China
País de publicação:
Holanda