Artículo original de investigaciónEvaluación del efecto antagonista de un consorcio bacteriano sobre Rhizoctonia solani Kühn en cultivos de arroz.
AbstractR. solani is a fungal phytopathogen that attacks rice, generating low yields in its crops. This study evaluated the behavior of a bacterial consortium (Lp) as a bio controller agent against the phytopathogen fungus. The antagonist effect, using in vitro Lp/R. solani dual cultures preparated in potato dextrose agar and nutritive broth media, reached inhibitory levels of 62,0 ± 1% and 58,0 ± 0,5% respectively as compared with the growth of the fungus in absence of Lp. Besides, Lp grew in a minimal mineral medium supplemented with R. solani as the sole carbon source. The antagonist effect was related to an extracellular proteolytic activity present in the cell free supernatants obtained from Lp, which was determined by zymography. In germination experiments, previous incubations of rice seeds during 12 h with Lp, increased the size of plantlets and roots compared to the non treated seeds. By Lp treatment of a rice paddy, at Calabozo, Venezuela, an increase of 44% (equivalent 867kg/ha) was obtained respect to a control rice field (without any treatment). The data indicated Lp consortium could be used as a biocontroller agent against R. solani in rice cultivation.