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Root Biology of Grasses and Ecology of Rhizobacteria for Biological Control

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

Horace D. Skipper ,
Alex G. Ogg Jr.  and
Ann C. Kennedy
Horace D. Skipper
Affiliation:
Dep. Agron., Clemson Univ., Clemson, SC 29634-0359
Alex G. Ogg Jr.
Affiliation:
USDA-ARS, 165 Johnson Hall, Washington State Univ., Pullman, WA 99164-6416
Ann C. Kennedy
Affiliation:
USDA-ARS, 215 Johnson Hall, Washington State Univ., Pullman, WA 99164-6421
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Abstract

Rhizobacteria are being evaluated for promotion of plant growth and for biological control of weeds, insects, diseases, and nematodes. Although considerable efforts have been allocated to this approach to biological control, commercial success remains elusive yet intriguing. In this review, the root biology of downy brome and winter wheat is described as an initial model of the information needed for other plant hosts. A limited review of rhizobacteria in disease management is presented to demonstrate the potential and some limitations with rhizobacteria as biocontrol agents. Several techniques are described to improve the survival of a rhizobacterium to suppress downy brome. To achieve success with rhizobacteria in pest management, more information is needed on the root biology of the host plants and the ecology of the rhizobacteria.

Keywords

Downy brome (Bromus tectorum L. ♯3BROTE)winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)Bacterial survivalbiocontrol agentsBROTErhizosphereweed managementweed suppression
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Weed Technology , Volume 10 , Issue 3 , September 1996 , pp. 610 - 620
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Copyright © 1996 by the Weed Science Society of America 

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