Abstracts
Abstract
A non-pathogenic agrocin-producing native isolate of Agrobacterium tumefaciens strain UHFBA-218 was tested as a biological control agent against the peach crown gall. This strain was compatible with all the recommended pesticides used in stone fruits in the integrated pest management (IPM) module, except for copper oxychloride, which was detrimental to its growth. Upon artificial co-inoculation of 4-wk-old plants of tomato var. Solan Gola with A. tumefaciens strain UHFBA-218 and tumorigenic A. tumefaciens strain Peach 2E-10, out of the 27 isolates recovered, six were transconjugants showing selective acquisition of tumorigenic factors as made evident by amplification with ipt and virD2 primers, whereas the rest of the isolates did not acquire any of these tumorigenic factors. A white stone powder-based formulation of this isolate (103.3 × 108 cfu g-1) retained appreciable viability for up to 6 months at room temperature. When peach roots and seeds were soaked in cell suspensions of different doses of a white stone powder-based bioformulation of UHFBA-218 before planting in the field, the number of plants with tumours was reduced, with the lowest incidence of crown gall being observed in the 0.1% UHFBA-218 root dip treatment, i.e. 1.48% and 0.80% during the years 2013 and 2014, respectively. No incidence of crown gall was observed in the three seed dip treatments, i.e. 30-min dip in UHFBA-218 followed by 1 h of shade drying, stratified seeds dipped for 30 min in 0.1% suspensions of strains UHFBA-218 or K84 followed by 1 h of shade drying before sowing, as compared with 14.76% incidence in untreated plants.
Keywords:
- antagonistic potential,
- bioformulation,
- dose,
- incidence,
- native agrocin-producing isolate,
- non-pathogenic Agrobacterium tumefaciens,
- selective acquisition,
- transconjugants
Résumé
Un isolate indigène non pathogène de la souche UHFBA-218 d’Agrobacterium tumefaciens produisant de l’agrocine a été testé comme agent de lutte biologique contre la galle du collet de la pêche. Cette souche était compatible avec tous les pesticides recommandés pour les fruits à noyaux dans le module de lutte antiparasitaire intégrée (LAI), à l’exception de l’oxychlorure de cuivre qui était nuisible à sa croissance. Parmi les 27 isolats recouvrés, la co-inoculation artificielle de plants de tomate var. Solan Gola âgés de 4 sem avec la souche UHFBA-218 d’A. tumefaciens et la souche Peach 2E-10 d’A. tumefaciens tumorigène a résulté en six isolats transconjugants pouvant faire l’acquisition sélective de facteurs tumorigènes tel que démontré par l’amplification des amorces ipt et virD2, tandis que le reste des isolats ne possédaient pas de facteurs tumorigènes. Un mélange à base de poudre de pierre blanche de cet isolat (103.3 × 108 cfu g-1) a conservé une durabilité appréciable pendant jusqu’à 6 mois à température ambiante. Lorsque les racines ou les graines de pêche était trempées dans une suspension cellulaire comprenant différentes doses du biomélange d’UHFBA-218 à base de poussière de pierre blanche avant d’être plantées en champs, le nombre de plants avec tumeurs était réduit, la plus faible incidence de la galle du collet étant observée avec le traitement de trempage des racines dans 0,1 % de UHFBA-218, soit 1,48 % et 0,80 % en 2013 et 2014, respectivement. Aucune incidence de galle du collet n’a été observée dans les trois traitements de trempage de graines, soit un trempage de 30 min dans UHFBA-218 suivi d’un séchage à l’ombre pendant 1 h, un trempage de 30 min des graines stratifiées dans des suspensions de 0,1 % des souches UHFBA-218 ou K84 suivi d’un séchage à l’ombre pendant 1 h avant l’ensemencement, comparativement à une incidence de 14,76 % dans les plants non traités.
Mots-clés :
- acquisition sélective,
- Agrobacterium tumefaciens non pathogène,
- agrocine,
- bioformulation,
- dose,
- incidence,
- isolat indigène,
- potentiel antagoniste,
- transconjugants
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