Abstract
The potato cyst nematode Globodera rostochiensis is an important pest of potato (Solanum tuberosum). Pseudomonas fluorescens F113, which produces 2,4-diacetylphloroglucinol (DAPG), was investigated as a potential biocontrol agent against G. rostochiensis. Exposure of nematode cysts to the pseudomonad, under in vitro conditions or in soil microcosms, almost doubled the ability of the eggs to hatch. The percentage of mobile juveniles was reduced threefold following their incubation in the presence of the pseudomonad, both in vitro and in soil. Results obtained with a transposon-induced DAPG-negative biosynthetic mutant of F113 and its complemented derivative with restored DAPG synthesis showed that the ability of strain F113 to produce DAPG was responsible for the increase in hatch ability and the reduction in juvenile mobility. Similar effects on egg hatch ability and juvenile mobility of G. rostochiensis were obtained in vitro by incubating nematode cysts and juveniles, respectively, in the presence of synthetic DAPG. DAPG-producing P. fluorescens F113 is proposed as a potential biocontrol inoculant for the protection of potato crops against the potato cyst nematode.
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