LILACS – Literatura Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Ciencias de la Salud

Evaluation of root-knot nematode disease control and plant growth promotion potential of biofertilizer Ning shield on Trichosanthes kirilowii in the field

Jiang, Chun-Hao; Xie, Ping; Li, Ke; Xie, Yue-Sheng; Chen, Liu-Jun; Wang, Jin-Suo; Xu, Quan; Guo, Jian-Hua.

Braz. j. microbiol; 49 (2), 2018

Abstract Biofertilizer Ning shield was composed of different strains of plant growth promotion bacteria. In this study, the plant growth promotion and root-knot nematode disease control potential on Trichosanthes kirilowii in the field were evaluated. The application of Ning shield significantly reduced ...

Agricultura/métodos, Fertilizantes, Desarrollo de la Planta, Enfermedades de las Plantas/terapia, Reguladores del Crecimiento de las Plantas/análisis, Raíces de Plantas/parasitología, Trichosanthes/química, Trichosanthes/crecimiento & desarrollo, Trichosanthes/parasitología, Tylenchoidea/crecimiento & desarrollo

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Effects of the protective, curative, and eradicative applications of chitosan against Penicillium expansum in apples

Abstract Apple is one of the most important temperate fruit to Brazil economy, and the use of synthetic chemicals has been the main method for reducing postharvest diseases, such as the blue mold, caused by Penicillium expansum. This work intends to evaluate the practical utilization of chitosan for blue...