Acta Agriculturae Zhejiangensis ›› 2023, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (7): 1662-1671.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-1524.20221161

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Screening, identification and biocontrol effect of endophytic fungus from Lycium barbarum

HOU Caixia1,2(), DING Dedong1,2, HE Jing1,2,*(), ZHAO Jitao1,2, LI Yanxiang1,2, ZHAO Qian1,2, ZHANG Chongqing1,2, LI Nan1,2   

  1. 1. College of Forestry, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China
    2. Gansu Lycium barbarum Harmless Cultivation Engineering Research Center, Lanzhou 730070, China
  • Received:2022-08-11 Online:2023-07-25 Published:2023-08-17
  • Contact: HE Jing

Abstract:

In order to screen antagonistic strains with significant inhibitory effects against Fusarium solani, the main pathogenic fungus of Lycium barbarum root rot, endophytic fungi were isolated from healthy L. barbarum plants using tissue separation method. Antagonistic strains were selected through plate confrontation method, and their taxonomic status was determined based on morphological features and molecular biology identification. The effects of endophytic fungi treated with different culture media on the mycelial growth and spore germination of F. solani were compared by mycelial growth rate method and droplet method, and their biocontrol effects were verified by pot experiments. The results showed that out of the 106 endophytic fungi isolated, one antagonistic strain YBG8 was selected, which had a significant inhibitory effect against F. solani, and was identified as Alternaria alternata. The inhibition rate of YBG8 against F. solani mycelial growth was the highest (70.49%) at a volume fraction of 20%, and showed concentration dependence. When YBG8 filtrate volume fraction was 50%, the inhibition rate against F. solani spore germination was the highest (82.4%). Pot experiments showed that pre-inoculation with A. alternata followed by F. solani could effectively reduce the incidence of L. barbarum root rot, achieving a relative preventive effect of up to 50%. These findings provided a theoretical basis for the effective use of endophytic fungi to control L. barbarum root rot.

Key words: Lycium barbarum, root rot, endophytic fungus, antagonistic strain, disease incidence

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