Balloon flower (Platycodon grandiflorum) is a kind of mountain herbs whose roots have restorative properties and the cultivating acreage of balloon flower has been steadily increasing in Korea. More frequent rain and high amount of rainfalls as a result of climate changes predisposed balloon flower to the outbreaks of root rot at high-density cultivation area in recent years. Root crowns were u...

Wilt is an important disease of tomato crop causing significant reduction in yield. In present study, the pathogenic fungus was isolated from infected plant and identified based on morphological and cultural characters as Fusarium oxysporum f.sp.lycopersici whose pathogenicity was confirmed by Koch’s postulate on tomato seedling. In vitro evaluation of extracts of 20 plant species was done by p...

The presence of lysine (Lys) or arginine (Arg) and tryptophan (Trp) are important for the antimicrobial effects of cationic peptides. Therefore, we designed and synthesized a series of antimicrobial peptides with various numbers of Lys (or Arg) and Trp repeats [(KW and RW)(n)-NH(2), where n equals 2, 3, 4, or 5]. Antifungal activities of these peptides increased with chain length. Light microsc...

The emergence of nanobiotechnology has exposed the greener methods of preparation and application. Many theoretical and experimental works have been conducted in the biosynthesis of various nanomaterials and nanocomposites. Biologically synthesised nanomaterials are exhibiting excellent, unique and optimised properties. Micro organisms play an important role in the detoxification of metals thro...

Multiple studies confirm laccase role in fungal pathogenicity and lignocellulose degradation. In spite of broad genomic research, laccases from plant wilt pathogen Fusarium oxysporum are still not characterized. The study aimed to identify F. oxysporum genes that may encode laccases sensu stricto and to characterize the proteins in silico in order to facilitate further research on their impact ...

SILVA, S.B. DA; BITTENCOURT V.R.E.P. [Evaluation of cellular response in engorged females of Boophilus microplus (Canestrini, 1887) inoculated with Metarhizium anisopliae, Beauveria bassiana, Penicillium corylophilum or Fusarium oxysporum]. Avaliação da resposta celular de fêmeas ingurgitadas de Boophilus microplus (Canestrini, 1887) inoculadas com Metarhizium anisopliae, Beauveria bassiana, Pe...

The Role of Endophytic Fungi Isolated from Native Iranian Yew (Taxus baccata) in Biological Control Fusarium oxysporum

BERNADOVIČOVÁ, S., IVANOVÁ, H. 2011. Hyphomycetes and Coelomycetes fungi isolated from affected leaves and twigs of cherry laurel trees. Folia oecol., 38: 137–145. The aim of this work was to identify fungi occurring on leaves and twigs of Prunus laurocerasus L. Mycological observations were carried out on leaves and twigs collected from symptomatic cherry laurels growing in green areas of the ...

Plant diseases are a threat for global food safety. Allium obliquum, Allium fistulosum, Allium ursinum, Aloe vera, Berberis vulgaris and Chelidonium majus plant extracts were obtained by the repercolation method and the antifungal activity was determined by the agar-dilution assay against Apergillus niger, Botrytis cinerea, Botrytis paeoniae, Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. gladioli, Fusarium oxyspor...