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Suppression of rice blast by preinoculation with avirulent Pyricularia oryzae and the nonrice pathogen Bipolaris sorokiniana

Avirulent isolates of Pyricularia oryzae and isolates of Bipolaris sorokiniana, a nonrice pathogen, were used to suppress rice blast caused by P. oryzae. In greenhouse experiments, both fungi substantially reduced leaf blast when applied 24 h or more before the pathogen. B. sorokiniana, but not avir...

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Published in:Phytopathology 1998-07, Vol.88 (7), p.735-739
Main Authors: Manandhar, H.K. (Nepal Agricultural Research Council, Lalitpur, Nepal.), Jorgensen, H.J.L, Mathur, S.B, Smedegaard-Petersen, V
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Language:English
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Summary:Avirulent isolates of Pyricularia oryzae and isolates of Bipolaris sorokiniana, a nonrice pathogen, were used to suppress rice blast caused by P. oryzae. In greenhouse experiments, both fungi substantially reduced leaf blast when applied 24 h or more before the pathogen. B. sorokiniana, but not avirulent isolates of P. oryzae, systemically reduced disease in leaf 5 when applied to whole plants at the four-leaf stage. In field experiments, both fungi were able to reduce neck blast significantly. No increase in grain yield was obtained by using avirulent isolates of P. oryzae, whereas five sprays with B. sorokiniana from seedling to heading stages increased the grain yield in two of three experiments conducted at two locations in Nepal. The significant increase in yield was observed under high inoculum pressure of P. oryzae. Induced resistance is suggested to be involved in the suppression of disease
ISSN:0031-949X
1943-7684
DOI:10.1094/PHYTO.1998.88.7.735