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Chinese Journal of Biological Control ›› 2025, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (4): 887-894.DOI: 10.16409/j.cnki.2095-039x.2025.02.043

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Identification of Bacillus velezensis BV-3 and Its Control Effect on Southern Corn Leaf Blight

WU Mengjing1,2, HUANG Peng1, ZHANG Jie1, ZHENG Luping2, YU Deyi1, LIN Sheng2, WU Zujian2, YAO Jinai1   

  1. 1. Institute of Plant Protection, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory for Monitoring and Integrated Management of Crop Pests/Fujian Engineering Research Center for Green Pest Management, Fuzhou 350013, China;
    2. Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
  • Received:2025-03-06 Published:2025-08-15

Abstract: Southern corn leaf blight caused by Bipolaris maydis has been spreading and causing significant damage in corn-growing regions of Fujian Province. To obtain effective biological control bacteria against southern corn leaf blight, various antagonistic bacteria were isolated from corn rhizosphere soil by the plate dilution method and the antibacterial activity of the isolated strains were determined by the plate confrontation method. Then the strains demonstrating strong antagonism were subsequently identified, and their antibacterial spectrum and pot control efficiency were evaluated. The results showed that 25 monospore strains were isolated from the soil, and 3 strains exhibited significant inhibitory effects against B. maydis. The strain BV-3 domonstrated the strongest antagonism with the inhibition zone width of 18.04 mm. Based on morphological, physiological, biochemical characteristics and 16S rDNA phylogenetic analysis, the strain BV-3 was identified as Bacillus velezensis. This strain displayed a broad antibacterial spectrum and showed good inhibitory effect against 5 pathogenic fungi of corn leaf spot disease. In pot experiment, the control efficacies of strain BV-3 against southern corn leaf spot on resistant variety ‘Xin Zhong Yu 801’ and susceptible variety ‘Min tian 986’ varieties reached 73.72%~92.00% and 68.27%~84.62% in 7~14 days, respectively. In conclusion, Bacillus velezensis BV-3 effectively controls southern corn leaf blight and demonstrates significant potential as a biocontrol agent.

Key words: southern corn leaf blight, Bacillus velezensis, screening and identification, biological control

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