Biological Control of Rigidoporus microporus the Cause of White Root Disease in Rubber Using PGPRs In vivo

• Main Authors: Mathurot Chaiharn, Nikhom Sujada, Wasu Pathom-aree, Saisamorn Lumyong
• Language: English
• Published: Science Faculty of Chiang Mai University 2019
• Subjects: Hevea brasiliensis; white root disease; Rigidoporus microporus; biocontrol; PGPRs
• Online Access: http://it.science.cmu.ac.th/ejournal/dl.php?journal_id=10396; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/66918
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

White root disease caused by Rigidoporus microporus is abundant in Hevea brasiliensis plantations in Thailand. Disease control by systemic fungicides is expensive, pollutes the environment and causes health hazards. Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPRs) obtained from rubber growing areas were...