Abundance and diversity of tomato rhizosphere microbes and their effect on bacterial wilt disease

The use of land for agricultural production is always accompanied with changes in microbial diversity and emergency of new pathogens. Microbial imbalances and unevenness have enhanced multiplication of pathogens and proliferation of many soil borne diseases, which are tedious to control. Biocontrols...

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Autor principal: Nampamya, D.
Formato: Tesis
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Makerere University 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/120942
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description The use of land for agricultural production is always accompanied with changes in microbial diversity and emergency of new pathogens. Microbial imbalances and unevenness have enhanced multiplication of pathogens and proliferation of many soil borne diseases, which are tedious to control. Biocontrols are promising and environmentally friendly agents against such diseases. However, microbiome composition and land use management have been mentioned as core factors in effectiveness of biocontrols. These factors are shaped by management and land use types. The focus of this research was to determine the diversity and abundance of microbes in the tomato rhizosphere and its effect on severity and control of bacterial wilt disease. Tomatoes were grown in a screen house at Namulonge using unsterilized soils from cultivated, fallow and forest land use types. Four biocontrols were used namely; Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus amyloliquefaciens, Peanibacillus polymyxa and Stenotrophomonas rhizophila. A negative control and a positive control were included. Data were collected on plant growth and yield parameters, and bacterial wilt disease incidence. Rhizosphere microbiome data were obtained using amplicon sequencing. Results showed that B. subtilis and P. polymyxa increased plant height in all land use types. Biocontrols B. amyloliquefaciens and S.rhizophila produced most dry biomass in cultivated land use, B. amyloliquefaciens and P. polymyxa in fallow and P. polymyxa and B. subtilis in forest land use type. In cultivated land use, biocontrols B. amyloliquefaciens, B. subtilis and S. rhizophila reduced bacterial wilt incidence by 31 % and P. polymyxa by 28 %. Fallow land use type had the highest microbial diversity and forest land use had the highest microbial abundance. The major phyla were Proteobacteria, Actinobacteria and Acidobacteria in Forest, Fallow and cultivated land uses respectively. Bacillus and Paenibacillus bacteria were more abundant in cultivated while Stenotrophomonas bacteria were more abundant in forest land use type.
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spelling CGSpace1209422023-02-15T07:29:07Z Abundance and diversity of tomato rhizosphere microbes and their effect on bacterial wilt disease Nampamya, D. biodiversity biological control pests of plants tomatoes pathogens land use research bacteria forests agricultural production The use of land for agricultural production is always accompanied with changes in microbial diversity and emergency of new pathogens. Microbial imbalances and unevenness have enhanced multiplication of pathogens and proliferation of many soil borne diseases, which are tedious to control. Biocontrols are promising and environmentally friendly agents against such diseases. However, microbiome composition and land use management have been mentioned as core factors in effectiveness of biocontrols. These factors are shaped by management and land use types. The focus of this research was to determine the diversity and abundance of microbes in the tomato rhizosphere and its effect on severity and control of bacterial wilt disease. Tomatoes were grown in a screen house at Namulonge using unsterilized soils from cultivated, fallow and forest land use types. Four biocontrols were used namely; Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus amyloliquefaciens, Peanibacillus polymyxa and Stenotrophomonas rhizophila. A negative control and a positive control were included. Data were collected on plant growth and yield parameters, and bacterial wilt disease incidence. Rhizosphere microbiome data were obtained using amplicon sequencing. Results showed that B. subtilis and P. polymyxa increased plant height in all land use types. Biocontrols B. amyloliquefaciens and S.rhizophila produced most dry biomass in cultivated land use, B. amyloliquefaciens and P. polymyxa in fallow and P. polymyxa and B. subtilis in forest land use type. In cultivated land use, biocontrols B. amyloliquefaciens, B. subtilis and S. rhizophila reduced bacterial wilt incidence by 31 % and P. polymyxa by 28 %. Fallow land use type had the highest microbial diversity and forest land use had the highest microbial abundance. The major phyla were Proteobacteria, Actinobacteria and Acidobacteria in Forest, Fallow and cultivated land uses respectively. Bacillus and Paenibacillus bacteria were more abundant in cultivated while Stenotrophomonas bacteria were more abundant in forest land use type. 2019-12 2022-08-25T14:05:30Z 2022-08-25T14:05:30Z Thesis https://hdl.handle.net/10568/120942 en Limited Access Makerere University Nampamya, D. (2019). Abundance and diversity of tomato rhizosphere microbes and their effect on bacterial wilt disease. Kampala, Uganda: Makerere University. 77p.
spellingShingle biodiversity
biological control
pests of plants
tomatoes
pathogens
land use
research
bacteria
forests
agricultural production
Nampamya, D.
Abundance and diversity of tomato rhizosphere microbes and their effect on bacterial wilt disease
title Abundance and diversity of tomato rhizosphere microbes and their effect on bacterial wilt disease
title_full Abundance and diversity of tomato rhizosphere microbes and their effect on bacterial wilt disease
title_fullStr Abundance and diversity of tomato rhizosphere microbes and their effect on bacterial wilt disease
title_full_unstemmed Abundance and diversity of tomato rhizosphere microbes and their effect on bacterial wilt disease
title_short Abundance and diversity of tomato rhizosphere microbes and their effect on bacterial wilt disease
title_sort abundance and diversity of tomato rhizosphere microbes and their effect on bacterial wilt disease
topic biodiversity
biological control
pests of plants
tomatoes
pathogens
land use
research
bacteria
forests
agricultural production
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/120942
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