TY - JOUR AU - Lowe, Aiofe AU - Rafferty-McArdle, Susan M. AU - Cassells, Alan C. PY - 2012/03/12 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Effects of AMF- and PGPR-root inoculation and a foliar chitosan spray in single and combined treatments on powdery mildew disease in strawberry JF - Agricultural and Food Science JA - AFSci VL - 21 IS - 1 SE - Articles DO - 10.23986/afsci.4997 UR - https://journal.fi/afs/article/view/4997 SP - 28-38 AB - <p>Trials were carried out using, as a root inoculants, mixed <em>Glomus </em>spp. (<em>G. mossae, G. caledonium, </em>and<em> G. fasiculatum</em>) and <em>Bacillus subtilis </em>FZB24,<em> </em>and the plant activator N, O-carboxymethyl chitosan applied as a foliar spray. The treatments were applied singly and in combinations, on strawberry plants grown out of season in a greenhouse.  Both fruit yield and runner production were reduced due to disease.  Several of the treatments were found to have significant effects, increasing fruit number and yield, and runner production.  Disease symptom severity was lowest in the <em>B. subtilis</em> FZB24 plus chitosan treatment. The treatments giving significantly higher fruit yield/number and runner production werea inoculation with <em>B. subtilis</em> FZB24, and with <em>B. subtilis</em> FZB24 or AMF combined with chitosan spray. These treatments and a fungicide treatment, gave the same level of disease control.</p> ER -