Main description:

Plant diseases are a serious threat to food production. This unique volume provides the fundamental knowledge and practical use of B.subtilis as a promising biocontrol agent. In order to replace chemical pesticides, one possibility is microbial pesticides using safe microbes. Bacillus subtilis is one of several candidates. Screening of the bacterium, the application of plant tests, clarification of its suppressive mechanism to plant pathogens and engineering aspects of suppressive peptides production are presented here. The author illustrates how B. subtilis is far more advantageous than, for example, Pseudomonas in biocontrol and can be considered as an useful candidate.

Features:

Bacterium B. subtilis suppresses many plant pathogens and is a biocontrol agent to replace chemical pesticides

The book presents the bacterium's suppressive mechanism to plant pathogens, and engineering aspects of suppressive peptides production

Biological control of plant disease plays an important role in sustainable agricultural production practices and is expected to replace agricultural chemicals

Contents:

Preface

Author

Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 In Vitro Selection of B. subtilis as a Candidate of Biocontrol Agent and Characterization of Suppressive Products

Chapter 3 In Vivo Plant Tests

Chapter 4 Stability of B. subtilis and Its Derivative Strains in Soil

Chapter 5 Development of Transformation Methods of B. subtilis and Cloning of Genes Responsible for Biosynthesis of Lipopeptide Antibiotics

Chapter 6 Genetic Analysis of B. subtilis Related with Production of Three Peptide Substances

Chapter 7 Optimization Study of Production of Antifungal Substances and Spores in Submerged Fermentation (SmF) or in Solid-State Fermentation (SSF)

Chapter 8 Surfactin Production and Plasmid Stability

Chapter 9 Co-Use of B. subtilis with Chemical Pesticide

Chapter 10 Mixed Culture Effect on Biocontrol

Chapter 11 Practical Application of B. subtilis in Fruit Gardens for Biocontrol of Diseases

Chapter 12 Conclusions