Table 2.
Screening of bacterial endophytes against soil-borne fungal pathogens.
| Crop | Plant part | No. of total isolates | Number of isolates antagonistic against | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. solani | S. rolfsii | F. oxysporum f.sp. ciceri | All the three pathogens | |||
| Chickpea | Leaf | 15 | 06 (02) | 05 (02) | 03 (01) | 03 (01) |
| Stem | 19 | 09 (02) | – | – | – | |
| Root | 15 | 01 | – | – | – | |
| Tomato | Leaf | 08 | 03 (03) | 01 | 01 (01) | 01 |
| Stem | 16 | – | 02 | – | – | |
| Root | 06 | 03 (02) | 04 (02) | 03 (02) | 03 (01) | |
| Wheat | Leaf | 09 | – | 03 | – | – |
| Stem | 13 | 04 | 02 | 02 | 02 | |
| Root | 32 | 03 | 03 (01) | 02 | 02 | |
| Berseem | Leaf | 15 | 06 | 02 | 01 | 01 |
| Stem | 10 | 05 (03) | 04 (04) | – | – | |
| Root | 16 | 03 | 02 | – | – | |
| Mustard | Leaf | 12 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Stem | 08 | – | 01 | – | – | |
| Root | 07 | 02 (01) | 03 (02) | 02 | 02 | |
| Potato | Leaf | 14 | 02 (02) | 03(02) | 02(02) | 02(01) |
| Stem | 17 | 01 | 02 | – | – | |
| Root | 09 | 06 (01) | 02 | – | – | |
| Green pea | Leaf | 07 | – | 06 (02) | – | – |
| Stem | 01 | – | – | – | – | |
| Root | 06 | – | – | – | – | |
| Total | 255 | 55 (16) | 45 (15) | 16 (06) | 16 (03) | |
The value in the brackets shows the number of isolates showing strong inhibition (>5 mm radius of zone of inhibition) against the pathogen.