Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
Table 3.1
Examples of bacteria and fungi registered or commercially marketed as biological control agents for control of soil- and seed-borne plant pathogens.
Antagonist
Target pathogen(s)/Activity
Disease/Host
Product name and source
Bacteria
Agrobacterium radiobacter
Agrobacterium tumefaciens
causing
root galls
Ornamentals and other plants
sensitive to
A. tumefaciens
root
galls
Norback 84-C, Galltrol-A, Nogall, Diegall,
Dygall (Becker Underwood Pty Ltd., Australia;
Bio-Care Technology Pty Ltd., Australia; New
BiProducts Inc., USA; AgBiChem Inc., USA;
Agbioresearch Ltd., New Zealand)
Bacillus cereus
BP01
Plant-growth promotion
Cotton
Mepplus (MicroFlo Co. LLC, USA)
Bacillus pumilus
GB34
Fusarium
spp.
, Rhizoctonia solani
Soybean
YieldShield concentrate; GB34 Biological
Fungicide (Gustafson LLC, USA)
Bacillus licheniformis
SB3086
Numerous pathogens, especially
Sclerotinia homeocarpa
Ornamentals, turf
EcoGuard, Green Releaf (Novozymes
Biologicals Inc., USA)
Bacillus subtilis
Pythium damping-off
Tomato
Cillus, Green-all G (Greenbiotech Co, Korea)
Rhizoctonia solani, Fusarium
spp
.,
Alternaria
spp. and
Aspergillus
spp
.
pathogens
Root rots and seedling diseases
generally
Kodiak, Epic, Concentrate, Kodiak HB, Quantum
4000, System 3 (Gustafson LLC, USA)
Fusarium
spp.
, Verticillium
spp
.,
Rhizoctonia solani,
and
Pythium
spp.
pathogens
Various vegetable and fi eld crops
PHYTOVIT WG (Prophyta Biologischer
Pfl anzenschutz GmbH, Germany)
B. subtilis
GB03
Fusarium
spp.
, Phytophthora
spp.
,
Pythium
spp
., Rhizoctonia solani
Ornamentals, turf, dry and snap
bean, cotton, peanut, soybean,
wheat and barley
Companion, Kodiak (Growth Products Ltd.,
USA; Gustafson LLC, USA; Bayer CropScience
LP, USA)
B. subtilis
MBI600
Alternaria
spp.
, Aspergillus
spp.
,
Fusarium
spp
., Pythium
spp.
,
Rhizoctonia solani
Alfalfa, dry/snap beans, peanut,
soybean, fi eld crops, turf, cotton
HiStick N/T, Pro-mix, Subtilex; Subtilex
HB (Becker Underwood Inc., USA; Premier
Horticulture Inc., Mexico)
B. subtilis subsp.
amyloliquefaciens
FZB24
Fusarium
spp
., Rhizoctonia solani
Various vegetables and ornamentals
Taegro, Tae-Technical (Earth Biosciences Inc.,
USA)
