Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-1-2005

Abstract

The effects of Pseudomonas putida ATH2-1RI/9 and Acidovorax delafieldii ATH2-2RS/1 on rhizosphere colonization, cyanide production, and growth of velvetleaf and corn was examined. When formulated in alginate beads and inoculated onto velvetleaf and corn plants (109 CFU/plant), only P. putida ATH2-1RI/9 consistently reduced velvetleaf growth. Neither isolate inhibited corn growth. Interestingly the levels of P. putida ATH2-1RI/9 in the velvetleaf rhizosphere were 1000-fold higher (7 × 107 CFU/g root) than the A. delafieldii ATH2-2RS/1 populations. Cyanide (53-68 mM/g root) was recovered from the P. putida ATH2-1RI/9-inoculated velvetleaf plants. In contrast both A. delafieldii ATH2-2RS/1 and P. putida ATH2-1RI/9 colonized the corn rhizosphere to the same extent (1-5 × 107 CFU/g root), producing 1 mM and 14 mM/g root respectively. These results suggest that bacterial formulation methods can influence the effectiveness of deleterious rhizobacteria in reducing weed growth. © Springer Science+Business Media, Inc. 2005.

Journal Title

Current Microbiology

Volume

50

Issue

3

First Page

167

Last Page

171

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1007/s00284-004-4422-4

First Department

Biology

Acknowledgements

Free article retrieved March 17, 2021 from https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00284-004-4422-4

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