Paper · 2025 · Journal of Eco-friendly Agriculture

Biocontrol agents to combat Fusarium wilt supporting disease management strategies in organic farming of lentil

Anshul Arya; Sujata Singh Yadav

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Abstract

This study delves into the intriguing role of bioagents in tackling Fusarium wilt in lentil (Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. lentis) by stimulating plant defense mechanisms, reducing wilt incidence, and regulating growth factors to boost yield. Biocontrol agents: Trichoderma harzianum (Th-14) (PB1), Pseudomonas fluorescens (Psf 173) (PB2), or a mix of the two (PB3) were used at both in vitro and in vivo at different doses (6 g, 10 g, and 15 g per kg seed). Bioagent, Pseudomonas fluorescens (Strain Psf 173) exhibited a significant 70 percent inhibition of the pathogen mycelium radial growth along with the significant decrease in the wilt disease and an increase in yield in the field after the seed treatment. The plant defense-related enzymes such as PAL, PO, PPO, and catalase also increased many folds. Thus, demonstrated a promising result in controlling Fusarium wilt in lentil in organic farming.

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Observationobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

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P. fluorescens Psf 173 inhibited pathogen mycelial radial growth by 70 percent.

Taxon
lentilLens culinarist0
Interactor
FusariumFusariumt1pathogen
Second interactor
Pseudomonas fluorescensPseudomonas fluorescense0biocontrol_agent
Outcome
pathogen mycelium radial growthe0
Direction
inhibitione0
Value
70 percente0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Lens culinaris
Lens culinaris · TaxonUser:Justinc · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Fusarium
Fusarium · Interactor · picture of the genus (one of its species)Public domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Pseudomonas fluorescens
Pseudomonas fluorescens · Second interactorNinjatacoshell · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Pseudomonas fluorescens (Strain Psf 173) exhibited a significant 70 percent inhibition of the pathogen mycelium radial growth”

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“lentil”

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“Fusarium”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

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P. fluorescens seed treatment significantly decreased lentil wilt disease in the field.

Taxon
lentilLens culinarist0
Treatment
seed treatmente0
Interactor
FusariumFusariumt1pathogen
Second interactor
Pseudomonas fluorescensPseudomonas fluorescense0biocontrol_agent
Outcome
wilt diseasee0
Direction
decreasee0
Setting
fielde0

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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Lens culinaris
Lens culinaris · TaxonUser:Justinc · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Fusarium
Fusarium · Interactor · picture of the genus (one of its species)Public domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Pseudomonas fluorescens
Pseudomonas fluorescens · Second interactorNinjatacoshell · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Bioagent, Pseudomonas fluorescens (Strain Psf 173) exhibited a significant 70 percent inhibition of the pathogen mycelium radial growth along with the significant decrease in the wilt disease and an increase in yield in the field after the seed treatment.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 454–709 · show in text ↑
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“lentil”

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“Fusarium”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

P. fluorescens seed treatment increased lentil yield in the field.

Taxon
lentilLens culinarist0
Treatment
seed treatmente0
Interactor
Pseudomonas fluorescensPseudomonas fluorescense0biocontrol_agent
Outcome
yielde0
Direction
increasee0
Setting
fielde0

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Lens culinaris
Lens culinaris · TaxonUser:Justinc · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Pseudomonas fluorescens
Pseudomonas fluorescens · InteractorNinjatacoshell · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Bioagent, Pseudomonas fluorescens (Strain Psf 173) exhibited a significant 70 percent inhibition of the pathogen mycelium radial growth along with the significant decrease in the wilt disease and an increase in yield in the field after the seed treatment.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 454–709 · show in text ↑
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“lentil”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 105–111 · show in text ↑
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“Fusarium”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Plant defense enzymes PAL, PO, PPO, and catalase increased many fold after bioagent treatment.

Taxon
lentilLens culinarist0
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PAL, PO, PPO, and catalasee0
Outcome
plant defense-related enzymese0
Direction
increasede0
Value
many foldse0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Lens culinaris
Lens culinaris · TaxonUser:Justinc · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“The plant defense-related enzymes such as PAL, PO, PPO, and catalase also increased many folds.”

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“lentil”

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“Fusarium”

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seed treatment · Fusarium · Lens culinaris (lentil)Positive and negative results

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