Fire Blight Disease Caused by Erwinia amylovora on Rosaceae Plants in Kyrgyzstan and Biological Agents to Control This Disease - Advances in Microbiology

AiM > Vol.6 No.11, September 2016

Fire Blight Disease Caused by Erwinia amylovora on Rosaceae Plants in Kyrgyzstan and Biological Agents to Control This Disease ()

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DOI: 10.4236/aim.2016.611080 2,815 Downloads 6,344 Views Citations

Author(s)

Tinatin Doolotkeldieva, Saykal Bobusheva

Affiliation(s)

Plant Protection Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

ABSTRACT

Erwinia amylovora species were isolated from the blossoms, exudates, infected fruits, leaves and bent branches of diseased apple, pear and hawthorn trees, selected in the Chy, Osh and Jalal Abad regions. Biochemical and pathogenicity tests, alongside PCR analyses, were conducted to identify the local isolates of Erwinia amylovora. The alternative antagonistic microorganisms which combat bacterium E. amylovora were tested within in vitro and in vivo conditions. The results revealed the ability of Streptomyces antagonistic bacteria to decrease fire blight severity on pear and apple trees during the first stage of the fire blight disease in leaf tissues. Streptomyces strain C1-4 suppressed E. amylovora disease symptoms in the leaf tissues and excised apple and pear shoots. The incidence of fire blight on leaves was reduced by about 70% with two applications of bacterial antagonists. Further studies at different locations in Kyrgyzstan, using large scale application, would allow for stronger recommendations to be made, including studies and recommendations on their ability to prevent disease and to use them as main components in an integrated pest management program.

KEYWORDS

Biological Control Agents, Fire Blight, Erwinia amylovora, Antagonistic Bacteria

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Doolotkeldieva, T. and Bobusheva, S. (2016) Fire Blight Disease Caused by Erwinia amylovora on Rosaceae Plants in Kyrgyzstan and Biological Agents to Control This Disease. Advances in Microbiology, 6, 831-851. doi: 10.4236/aim.2016.611080.

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