TY  - JOUR
T1  - Efficacy of <I>Lactobacillus plantarum</I> C5 Cell and Their Supernatant 
  Against <I>Colletotrichum gloeosporioides </I>on Germination Rate of Chilli Seeds
AU - Saleh W. El-Mabrok, Asma AU - Hassan, Zaiton AU - Mahir Mokhtar, Ahmed AU - Mustafa Aween, Mohamed 
JO  - Research Journal of Biological Sciences
VL  - 7
IS  - 4
SP  - 159
EP  - 164
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1815-8846
DO  - rjbsci.2012.159.164
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjbsci.2012.159.164
KW  - Colletotrichum gloeosporioides
KW  -lactic acid bacteria
KW  -infected seeds
KW  -germination percentage
KW  -chilli
AB  - Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB) were isolated from different fermented fruits and vegetables and screened for antifungal activity against chilli phytopathogen <I>Colletotrichum gloeosporioides. </I>Seven LAB showed antifungal activity as observed in the dual overlay assay method. These LAB grew between 10 and 45&deg;C, pH 4.4 and 9.6 (except 1 isolate), 6.5 and 18% NaCl. Fungi infected seeds from four species of chilli were evaluated for germination rate with and without LAB treatments. LAB isolated C5 showed good fungal inhibition and allowed good seed germination and was identified as <I>Lactobacillus plantarum </I>using API CH50L kit. The results indicate that C5 has the potential to be used as a biological control for treatment of chilli seeds against <I>C. gloeosporioides </I>to replace the use of chemical fungicides.
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