Table 10.1
(continued)
Biotic stress
Causal agent
BCA
Biocontrol mechanisms
Reference
and stimulation of the plant
defenses (induction of defense
gene expression and callose
production)
Cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
downy mildew
Pseudoperonospora
cubensis
Streptomyces padanus
PMS-702
Production of a polyene
macrolide antibiotic
fungichromin which displays
antagonistic activities, including
reduced sporangial germination
and caused cytoplasmic
aggregation
Fan et al. (2019)
Stem rust disease of wheat
(Triticum sp.)
Puccinia graminis
Trichoderma
spp.—T. harzianum
and T. viride
Significant reduction of the
disease measures with induction
of peroxidase and polyphenol
oxidase enzymes, increased total
phenol, and enhanced plant
growth and yield parameters
El-Sharkawy
et al. (2018b)
Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea)
rust
Puccinia arachidis
Acremonium obclavatum
Glucan from Acremonium
increased levels of chitinase and
β-1,3-glucanase in the apoplastic
fluid, along with an increase in
endogenous levels of SA
Sathiyabama and
Balasubramanian
(2018)
Leaf rust of wheat (Triticum sp.)
Puccinia triticina
f.sp.
tritici
BCA—Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus
chitinospours, Bacillus pumilus,
Trichoderma viride
and
Trichoderma harzianum
Significant decrease of number
of pustules, pustule length and
width,
final rust severity, along
with increase activities of
catalase and peroxidase
Omara et al.
(2019)
Coffee (Coffea sp.) rust
Hemileia vastatrix
Yeast—Pichia membranifaciens
Effective slowing down the
progress of the rust by
Melchor et al.
(2018)
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(continued)
Biotic stress
Causal agent
BCA
Biocontrol mechanisms
Reference
and stimulation of the plant
defenses (induction of defense
gene expression and callose
production)
Cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
downy mildew
Pseudoperonospora
cubensis
Streptomyces padanus
PMS-702
Production of a polyene
macrolide antibiotic
fungichromin which displays
antagonistic activities, including
reduced sporangial germination
and caused cytoplasmic
aggregation
Fan et al. (2019)
Stem rust disease of wheat
(Triticum sp.)
Puccinia graminis
Trichoderma
spp.—T. harzianum
and T. viride
Significant reduction of the
disease measures with induction
of peroxidase and polyphenol
oxidase enzymes, increased total
phenol, and enhanced plant
growth and yield parameters
El-Sharkawy
et al. (2018b)
Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea)
rust
Puccinia arachidis
Acremonium obclavatum
Glucan from Acremonium
increased levels of chitinase and
β-1,3-glucanase in the apoplastic
fluid, along with an increase in
endogenous levels of SA
Sathiyabama and
Balasubramanian
(2018)
Leaf rust of wheat (Triticum sp.)
Puccinia triticina
f.sp.
tritici
BCA—Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus
chitinospours, Bacillus pumilus,
Trichoderma viride
and
Trichoderma harzianum
Significant decrease of number
of pustules, pustule length and
width,
final rust severity, along
with increase activities of
catalase and peroxidase
Omara et al.
(2019)
Coffee (Coffea sp.) rust
Hemileia vastatrix
Yeast—Pichia membranifaciens
Effective slowing down the
progress of the rust by
Melchor et al.
(2018)
320
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