TITLE:
Evaluation of Plant Growth Promoting Ability of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens Bc2 and Trichoderma harzianum TR In Vivo
AUTHORS:
Rababe Es-Soufi, Houda Tahiri, Aïcha El Oualkadi, Latifa Azaroual, Patrick Martin, Alain Badoc, Ahmed Lamarti
KEYWORDS:
Plant Growth Promoting, Strawberry, PGPM, Bacillus amyloliquefaciens, Trichoderma harzianum
JOURNAL NAME:
Agricultural Sciences,
Vol.11 No.3,
March
10,
2020
ABSTRACT: Bacillus amyloliquefaciens Bc2 and Trichderma harzianum TR were used to evaluate their growth-promoting activity on cultivated strawberries, under laboratory and field conditions, and we have noticed that the percentage of achene germination is important for ones treated with TR (=97%) followed by those treated with Bc2 strain (=90%) and the control (=84%). Inoculations on field showed that on untreated soil with insecticide, TR is effective and allows the development of plants and extends the duration of flowering and fruiting. On treated soil, Bc2 clearly promotes the growth and development of strawberry seedlings and its role as plant growth promoting microorganisms has been proved.