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Pathogenicity of Bacillus Strains to Cotton Seedlings and Their Effects on Some Biochemical Components of the Infected Seedlings

  • Aly, Aly A. (Plant Pathology Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center) ;
  • El-Mahdy, Omima M. (Faculty of Education, Department of Biological and Geological Sciences, Ain Shams University) ;
  • Habeb, Marian M. (Plant Pathology Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center) ;
  • Elhakem, Abeer (Department of Biology, College of Sciences and Humanities, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University) ;
  • Asran, Amal A. (Plant Pathology Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center) ;
  • Youssef, Maryan M. (Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Plant Pathology, Cairo University) ;
  • Mohamed, Heba I. (Faculty of Education, Department of Biological and Geological Sciences, Ain Shams University) ;
  • Hanafy, Rania S. (Faculty of Education, Department of Biological and Geological Sciences, Ain Shams University)
  • Received : 2021.11.28
  • Accepted : 2022.01.26
  • Published : 2022.04.01
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Abstract

Pathogenicity of eight Bacillus strains to seedlings of four cotton cultivars was evaluated under greenhouse conditions. Each of the tested cultivars was individually treated with powdered inoculum of each bacterial strain. Untreated seeds were planted as control treatments in autoclaved soil. Effects of the tested strains on levels and activities of some biochemical components of the infected seedlings were also assayed. The biochemical components included total soluble sugars, total soluble proteins, total free amino acids, peroxidase, polyphenol oxidase, phenols, and lipid peroxidation. ANOVA showed that Bacillus strain (B) was a very highly significant source of variation in damping-off and dry weight. Cotton cultivar (V) was a nonsignificant source of variation in damping-off while it was a significant source of variation in dry weight. B × V interaction was a significant source of variation in damping-off and a nonsignificant source of variation in dry weight. Bacillus strain was the most important source of variation as it accounted for 59.36 and 64.99% of the explained (model) variation in damping-off and dry weight, respectively. The lack of significant correlation between levels and activities of the assayed biochemical components and incidence of damping-off clearly demonstrated that these biochemical components were not involved in the pathogenicity of the tested strains. Therefore, it was hypothesized that the pathogenicity of the tested strains could be due to the effect of cell wall degrading enzymes of pathogenic toxins. Based on the results of the present study, Bacillus strains should be considered in studying the etiology of cotton seedling damping-off.

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