Screening of locally available organic materials as substrates for production of Pochonia chlamydosporia in Kenya

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Luambano, N, Manzanilla-Lopez, R. H. and Powers, S. J. 2019. Screening of locally available organic materials as substrates for production of Pochonia chlamydosporia in Kenya. Biological Control. 133, pp. 18-25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2019.03.001

AuthorsLuambano, N, Manzanilla-Lopez, R. H. and Powers, S. J.
Abstract

Pochonia chlamydosporia is a nematophagous fungus with high potential for the biological control of root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.). The fungus is commonly produced in colonised rice substrate, but non-staple and more affordable substrates may encourage the production and use of this biological control agent. An in vitro study was conducted to screen different organic materials, including green and animal manures and industrial by-products as substrates for local production of viable fungal chlamydospores. Chlamydospore yield from sugarcane filter mud, bean straw, sunn hemp, goat manure, African marigold, wild sunflower, maize cobs, and velvet beans substrates was equal to or significantly greater than production using rice (standard substrate). In addition, the percentage viability of chlamydospores produced in most organic substrates was greater than 50%. The use of non-staple substrates deserves further investigation as a viable, and economical local option to rice substrate for mass production of P. chlamydosporia inoculum in Sub-Saharan Africa.

KeywordsCabbage amendments; Crotalaria juncea; Mucuna pruriens; Pochonia chlamydosporia var. catenulate; Root-knot nematodes control; Tagetes minuta
Year of Publication2019
JournalBiological Control
Journal citation133, pp. 18-25
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2019.03.001
Open accessPublished as non-open access
FunderBiotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
Department for International Development (DFID)
Funder project or codeNutrient regulation of the saprotroph to parasite transition in Pochonia chlamydosporia a soil microbial inoculant for nematode control
Output statusPublished
Publication dates
Online02 Mar 2019
Publication process dates
Accepted01 Mar 2019
ISSN1049-9644
PublisherAcademic Press Inc Elsevier Science

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