The allelopathic potential of an artificially applied allelochemical, benzoic acid, on in vitro Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. niveum (a soil-borne pathogen causing watermelon wilt) was evaluated. Benzoic acid strongly inhibited its growth, sporulation and conidia germination, whereas it stimulated virulence factors of this pathogen. The biomass was reduced by 83-96 % and the conidia germinating rate and conidia production rate were decreased by 100 % at a concentration of >200 mg/L. However, phytopathogenic enzyme activities and mycotoxin production were stimulated with an increase of 10.2-1250 % for enzyme activities and 610-2630 % for mycotoxin yield.
- MeSH
- Citrullus mikrobiologie MeSH
- Fusarium klasifikace účinky léků izolace a purifikace fyziologie MeSH
- fylogeneze MeSH
- kyselina benzoová farmakologie MeSH
- molekulární sekvence - údaje MeSH
- mykotoxiny metabolismus MeSH
- nemoci rostlin mikrobiologie MeSH
- rostlinné exsudáty farmakologie MeSH
- spory hub účinky léků fyziologie MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
- Názvy látek
- kyselina benzoová MeSH
- mykotoxiny MeSH
- rostlinné exsudáty MeSH