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Chinese Journal of Biological Control ›› 2026, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (4): 934-944.DOI: 10.16409/j.cnki.2095-039x.2026.02.040

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Isolation and Identification of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens Z3 and Control Effect of Its Metabolites on Sugar Beet Damping-off

ZHANG Ya1, WANG Weixiong3,4, SUN Jiameng3,4, WU Di3,4, HU Xiaohang1,2, NIU Ben3,4   

  1. 1. College of Modern Agriculture and Ecological Environment, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150008, China;
    2. National Sugar Improvement Center, Harbin 150008, China;
    3. State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China;
    4. College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China
  • Received:2025-10-15 Published:2026-08-26

Abstract: Sugar beet is an important sugar crop, and damping-off caused by Rhizoctonia solani poses a serious threat to its yield and quality. To achieve green and efficient control of this disease, a total of 354 bacterial strains were isolated from the leaves, stems, roots and rhizosphere soil of healthy sugar beet seedlings. This strain showed an inhibition rate of 79.83% against R. solani under in vitro conditions, and its protective efficacy against sugar beet damping-off reached 70%. Based on morphological characteristics, physiological and biochemical reactions, 16S rRNA and gyr B gene sequence characteristics, strain Z3 was identified as Bacillus amyloliquefaciens. Greenhouse disease control test demonstrated that the sterile filtrate of strain Z3 had a control efficacy of 85% against sugar beet damping-off. Furthermore, non-targeted metabolomics combined with bioactivity validation revealed that quinaldic acid and menadione produced by strain Z3 significantly suppressed R. solani growth, with IC50 values of 67.19 and 7.55 mmol/L, and control efficacies of 40% and 55% in pot assays, respectively. These findings indicate that B. amyloliquefaciens Z3 and its bioactive metabolites hold considerable application potential for the biocontrol of sugar beet damping-off.

Key words: sugar beet damping-off, Rhizoctonia solani, Bacillus amyloliquefaciens, metabolite, biological control

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