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Effect of seed treatment ofArachis hypogaea withBacillus subtilis on nodulation in biocontrol of southern blight (Sclerotium rolfsii) disease

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The employment of formulatedBacillus subtilis for peanut seeds (Arachis hypogaea cv. ‘Shulamit’) counteracted the destructive effects of the seedborne pathogenSclerotium (Athelia)rolfsii on the nodulation, leghemoglobin and nitrogenase activity of peanuts. Moreover, the changes in crop vigor index, total nitrogen content and survivability of bothRhizobium spp. andB. subtilis have been related to compatibility and even an occasional synergism between them.

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  1. Seed Pathology Department, Plant Pathology Research Institute, Agriculture Research Center, Giza, Egypt

    E. F. Abd-Allah

  2. Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt

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Abd-Allah, E.F., El-Didamony, G. Effect of seed treatment ofArachis hypogaea withBacillus subtilis on nodulation in biocontrol of southern blight (Sclerotium rolfsii) disease. Phytoparasitica 35, 8–12 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02981055

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