Effect of macrophyte biomass-based vermicompost and vermicompost tea on plant growth, productivity, and biocontrol of Fusarium wilt disease in tomato

IF 3.4 Q2 BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Biocatalysis and agricultural biotechnology Pub Date : 2024-07-05 DOI:10.1016/j.bcab.2024.103320

Ali Mohd Yatoo , Md Niamat Ali , Zahoor Ahmad Baba , Abdullah S. Alsohim , M. Muthukumaran , R.Z. Sayyed

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Abstract

Vermicompost (VC) products have grown in popularity in plant nutrition and are widely used to improve plant growth and suppress plant diseases. In addition, the choice of chemical-free food and increased public concern for human health and the environment due to the impacts of hazardous inorganic fertilizers have motivated farmers to seek safer and more eco-friendly alternatives. The present study aimed to evaluate the plant-growth-promoting and biocontrol potential of macrophyte biomass-based VC products in tomato plants. The results indicated that tomato plants treated with VC + vermicompost tea (VCT) resulted in 30.74% higher plant height, 20.70% more leaves, 29.05% more fruits, and 61.26% higher total yield than the control plants. In addition, VC products significantly reduced disease incidence by 35–60%, whereas the untreated control had the highest wilt incidence (75%). The study concludes that VC products produced from free-floating aquatic weed biomass (Azolla, Lemna, and Salvinia) could be used as a potential alternative to inorganic fungicides to manage Fusarium wilt disease and as bioinoculants to improve the growth and yield of tomato plants for sustainable crop production.

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基于大型生物质的蛭石堆肥和蛭石茶对植物生长、产量和番茄镰刀菌枯萎病生物防治的影响

蛭石堆肥（VC）产品在植物营养方面越来越受欢迎，被广泛用于改善植物生长和抑制植物病害。此外，人们对无化学物质食品的选择，以及公众对有害无机肥料对人类健康和环境影响的日益关注，促使农民寻求更安全、更环保的替代品。本研究旨在评估基于巨藻生物质的 VC 产品对番茄植株生长的促进作用和生物防治潜力。结果表明，与对照植物相比，使用 VC + 蛭石堆肥茶（VCT）处理的番茄植株株高增加了 30.74%，叶片增加了 20.70%，果实增加了 29.05%，总产量增加了 61.26%。此外，VC 产品大大降低了 35-60% 的病害发生率，而未经处理的对照组枯萎病发生率最高（75%）。该研究得出结论，从自由漂浮的水生杂草生物量（Azolla、Lemna 和 Salvinia）中生产出的 VC 产品可作为无机杀菌剂的潜在替代品来管理镰刀菌枯萎病，也可作为生物接种剂来改善番茄植株的生长和产量，从而实现作物的可持续生产。

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Biocatalysis and agricultural biotechnology Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Agronomy and Crop Science

CiteScore

7.70

自引率

2.50%

发文量

308

审稿时长

48 days

期刊介绍： Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology is the official journal of the International Society of Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology (ISBAB). The journal publishes high quality articles especially in the science and technology of biocatalysis, bioprocesses, agricultural biotechnology, biomedical biotechnology, and, if appropriate, from other related areas of biotechnology. The journal will publish peer-reviewed basic and applied research papers, authoritative reviews, and feature articles. The scope of the journal encompasses the research, industrial, and commercial aspects of biotechnology, including the areas of: biocatalysis; bioprocesses; food and agriculture; genetic engineering; molecular biology; healthcare and pharmaceuticals; biofuels; genomics; nanotechnology; environment and biodiversity; and bioremediation.