Direct plantlet inoculation with soil or insect-associated fungi may control cabbage root fly maggots

Razinger, Jaka; Lutz, Matthias; Schroers, Hans-Josef; Palmisano, Marilena; Wohler, Christian; Urek, Gregor; Grunder, Jürg

doi:10.1016/j.jip.2014.05.006

Publication type:	Article in scientific journal
Type of review:	Peer review (publication)
Title:	Direct plantlet inoculation with soil or insect-associated fungi may control cabbage root fly maggots
Authors:	Razinger, Jaka Lutz, Matthias Schroers, Hans-Josef Palmisano, Marilena Wohler, Christian Urek, Gregor Grunder, Jürg
DOI:	10.1016/j.jip.2014.05.006
Published in:	Journal of Invertebrate Pathology
Volume(Issue):	120
Page(s):	59
Pages to:	66
Issue Date:	2014
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	Elsevier
ISSN:	1096-0805 0022-2011
Language:	English
Subject (DDC):	570: Biology
Abstract:	A potential Delia radicum biological control strategy involving cauliflower plantlet inoculation with various fungi was investigated in a series of laboratory and glasshouse experiments. In addition to entomopathogenic fungi, fungi with a high rhizosphere competence and fungi with the ability to survive as saprotrophs in soil were tested. The following fungal species were evaluated in the experiments: Trichoderma atroviride, T. koningiopsis, T. gamsii, Beauveria bassiana, Metharhizium anisopliae, M. brunneum and Clonostachys solani. A commercial carbosulfan-based insecticide was used as a positive control. Additionally, two commercial products, one based on B. bassiana (Naturalis) and one on Bacillus thuringiensis (Delfin) were used as reference biocontrol agents. The aims were (i) to assess the pathogenicity of the selected fungal isolates to Delia radicum, (ii) to evaluate the fungal isolates’ rhizosphere competence, with the emphasis on the persistence of the original inoculum on the growing roots, (iii) to assess possible endophytic plant tissue colonization, and (iv) to evaluate potential plant growth stimulating effects of the added inoculi. Significant pathogenicity of tested fungi against Delia radicum was confirmed in in vitro and glasshouse experiments. All tested fungi persisted on cauliflower rhizoplane. More importantly, the added fungi were found on thoroughly washed roots outside the original point of inoculation. This provided us with evidence that our tested fungi could be transferred via or grow with the elongating roots. In addition to colonizing the rhizoplane, some fungi were found inside the plant root or stem tissue, thus exhibiting endophytic characteristics. The importance of fungal ecology as a criterion in appropriate biological control agent selection is discussed.
URI:	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/8436
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Departement:	Life Sciences and Facility Management
Organisational Unit:	Institute of Natural Resource Sciences (IUNR)
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Razinger, J., Lutz, M., Schroers, H.-J., Palmisano, M., Wohler, C., Urek, G., & Grunder, J. (2014). Direct plantlet inoculation with soil or insect-associated fungi may control cabbage root fly maggots. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 120, 59–66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2014.05.006

Razinger, J. et al. (2014) ‘Direct plantlet inoculation with soil or insect-associated fungi may control cabbage root fly maggots’, Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 120, pp. 59–66. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2014.05.006.

J. Razinger et al., “Direct plantlet inoculation with soil or insect-associated fungi may control cabbage root fly maggots,” Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, vol. 120, pp. 59–66, 2014, doi: 10.1016/j.jip.2014.05.006.

RAZINGER, Jaka, Matthias LUTZ, Hans-Josef SCHROERS, Marilena PALMISANO, Christian WOHLER, Gregor UREK und Jürg GRUNDER, 2014. Direct plantlet inoculation with soil or insect-associated fungi may control cabbage root fly maggots. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 2014. Bd. 120, S. 59–66. DOI 10.1016/j.jip.2014.05.006

Razinger, Jaka, Matthias Lutz, Hans-Josef Schroers, Marilena Palmisano, Christian Wohler, Gregor Urek, and Jürg Grunder. 2014. “Direct Plantlet Inoculation with Soil or Insect-Associated Fungi May Control Cabbage Root Fly Maggots.” Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 120: 59–66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2014.05.006.

Razinger, Jaka, et al. “Direct Plantlet Inoculation with Soil or Insect-Associated Fungi May Control Cabbage Root Fly Maggots.” Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, vol. 120, 2014, pp. 59–66, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2014.05.006.