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Control of the Green Mold: in vitro Antagonistic Activity of Bacillus and Pseudomonas spp.
  • Baran Mis,
  • Kemal Karaca,
  • Rengin Eltem
Baran Mis
Ege Universitesi

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Kemal Karaca
Ege Universitesi
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Rengin Eltem
Ege Universitesi
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Abstract

During the cultivation of button mushrooms, the green mold epidemic, which causes a decrease in productivity, is a very important problem. The environmental harm of chemicals used in the control of such epidemics and the demand of consumers for organic products without chemicals have brought environmentally friendly biological control to the fore. Biological control can be achieved by the use of antagonistic microorganisms and their metabolites. In this study, the effectiveness of Bacillus and Pseudomonas spp. for the biological control of the green mold disease agent Trichoderma aggressivum subsp. in Agaricus bisporus cultivation was examined. For this purpose, the antifungal effects of Bacillus and Pseudomonas spp. against T. aggressivum strains were examined by an in vitro dual culture test and the agar well diffusion method. Then, it was determined whether the bacterial strains showing antifungal activity showed antagonistic activity against A. bisporus. Although none of the Pseudomonas spp. showed antifungal activity against T. aggressivum strains, most of the Bacillus spp. were found to have high activity. It has been concluded that Bacillus sp. Ö-4-82, which shows high antifungal activity against T. aggressivum subsp. and low antagonism against A. bisporus, may be potential biological control agents for button mushroom cultivation.
10 Jul 2024Submitted to Journal of Basic Microbiology
11 Jul 2024Submission Checks Completed
11 Jul 2024Assigned to Editor
11 Jul 2024Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
16 Jul 2024Reviewer(s) Assigned
12 Aug 2024Editorial Decision: Revise Major
16 Aug 20241st Revision Received
17 Aug 2024Submission Checks Completed
17 Aug 2024Assigned to Editor
17 Aug 2024Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
18 Aug 2024Reviewer(s) Assigned
04 Sep 2024Editorial Decision: Revise Minor
04 Sep 20242nd Revision Received
04 Sep 2024Submission Checks Completed
04 Sep 2024Assigned to Editor
04 Sep 2024Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
05 Sep 2024Reviewer(s) Assigned
13 Sep 2024Editorial Decision: Revise Minor
13 Sep 20243rd Revision Received
14 Sep 2024Submission Checks Completed
14 Sep 2024Assigned to Editor
14 Sep 2024Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
17 Sep 2024Editorial Decision: Accept