Ralstonia solanacearum, a deadly pathogen: Revisiting the bacterial wilt biocontrol practices in tobacco and other Solanaceae

W Ahmed, J Yang, Y Tan, S Munir, Q Liu, J Zhang, G Ji… - Rhizosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Bacterial wilt disease caused by Ralstonia solanacearum species complex poses a great
threat to Solanaceae and flue-cured tobacco crop production worldwide. R. solanacearum …

Control Strategies of Clubroot Disease Caused by Plasmodiophora brassicae

C Struck, S Rüsch, B Strehlow - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
The clubroot disease caused by the soil-borne pathogen Plasmodiophora brassicae is one
of the most important diseases of cruciferous crops worldwide. As with many plant …

Bacillus amyloliquefaciens WS-10 as a potential plant growth-promoter and biocontrol agent for bacterial wilt disease of flue-cured tobacco

W Ahmed, G Zhou, J Yang, S Munir, A Ahmed… - Egyptian Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Background Bacterial wilt disease caused by the soilborne bacterium Ralstonia
solanacearum is a serious threat to flue-cured tobacco production. In this study, an …

Evaluation of the novel endophytic fungus Chaetomium ascotrichoides 1‐24‐2 from Pinus massoniana as a biocontrol agent against pine wilt disease caused by …

M Kamaruzzaman, L Zheng, S Zhou… - Pest Management …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, the causative agent of pine wilt disease
(PWD), is an ever‐increasing threat to Pinus forests worldwide. This study aimed to develop …

Seed coat treatment by plant-growth-promoting rhizobacteria Lysobacter antibioticus 13–6 enhances maize yield and changes rhizosphere bacterial communities

Z Dai, W Ahmed, J Yang, X Yao, J Zhang… - Biology and Fertility of …, 2023 - Springer
The plant rhizosphere is a major habitat for diverse microorganisms because of its
heterogeneous microenvironment. It is well known that an imbalance in rhizosphere …

Co-inoculation of antagonistic Bacillus velezensis FH-1 and Brevundimonas diminuta NYM3 promotes rice growth by regulating the structure and nitrification function …

J Wang, S Zhao, S Xu, W Zhao, X Zhang, Y Lei… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Microbial inoculation with plant growth-promoting microorganisms (PGPMs) is one of the
most promising technologies to solve the current global challenges. Co-inoculants is more …

Uniting the role of endophytic fungi against plant pathogens and their interaction

S Akram, A Ahmed, P He, P He, Y Liu, Y Wu, S Munir… - Journal of Fungi, 2023 - mdpi.com
Endophytic fungi are used as the most common microbial biological control agents (MBCAs)
against phytopathogens and are ubiquitous in all plant parts. Most of the fungal species …

Microbial Cross-Talk: Dissecting the Core Microbiota Associated With Flue-Cured Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) Plants Under Healthy and Diseased State

W Ahmed, Z Dai, Q Liu, S Munir, J Yang… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Bacterial wilt caused by Ralstonia solanacearum is a devastating disease of flue-cured
tobacco production which poses significant yield losses all around the world. In this study …

Characterization of a broad-spectrum antifungal strain, Streptomyces graminearus STR-1, against Magnaporthe oryzae

W Shen, R Liu, J Wang, M Yang, T Qi, G Shu… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Fungal diseases such as the devastating rice blast pose severe threats to crop production
worldwide. Biological control of crop diseases caused by fungal pathogens is an …

Microbial consortia: An engineering tool to suppress clubroot of Chinese cabbage by changing the rhizosphere bacterial community composition

J Zhang, W Ahmed, Z Dai, X Zhou, Z He, L Wei, G Ji - Biology, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Clubroot, caused by Plasmodiophora brassicae Woron, seriously affects
cruciferous plants. The pathogen survives in the soil in the form of resting spores and infects …