Abstract:
To explore the potential of the control synergism of
B. pumilus AR03 combined with seven tested fungicides against tobacco bacterial wilt, the toxicity of seven fungicides and AR03 strain against
Ralstonia.solanacearum and the bio-compatibility of fungicides with AR03 were measured by the improved inhibition zone method and the plate colony-counting method, and the synergistic effect was determined by the Horsfall method. The results of
in vitro toxicity test indicated that seven fungicides and AR03 all exhibited a good inhibitory effect on the growth of
R. solanacearum, and the virulence of seven fungicides were trichloroiso cyanuric acid>chloroisobromine cyanuric acid plus copper sulfate>thiodiazole copper>bromothalonil plus cuppric nonyl phenolsulfonate> Metalaxyl plus thiram> thiadiazole zinc>Zhongshengmycin, and the half-maximal inhibitor concentration (EC
50) ranged from 101.02-212.70 mg/L.
B. pumilus AR03 also had a good inhibition rate (26.13%-73.54%) in a dose dependent manner at the concentration from 1.0×10
5 to 1.0×10
9 cfu/mL. Results from the bio-compatibility test showed that AR03 had good biocompatibility with thiodiazole copper, Metalaxyl plus thiram, thiadiazole zinc, while thiodiazole copper performed the best. When the test concentration of 100 mg/L, the number of colonies was greater than 1×10
7 cfu/mL. The mixture of thiodiazole copper (EC
50=175.21 mg/L) and AR03 (EC
50=6.84×10
6 cfu/mL) in the volume ratio of 5:5 behaved a notable inhibitory and synergistic effect against
R. solanacearum and yielded an
IR value of 1.482. The results of
in vivo experiment showed that the control effect of the combination was significantly higher than that of thiodiazole copper and AR03 strain treatment alone. More importantly, the usage volume of thiodiazole copper in the mixture was half of the single agent, which greatly reduced the use of chemical agents.