Effectiveness of beneficial bacteria to promote systemic resistance of grapevine to gray mold as related to phytoalexin production in vineyards
Abstract
The rhizospheric Bacillus subtilis PTA-271 (271) and endophytic Pseudomonas fluorescens PTA-CT2 (CT2) and Pantoea agglomerans PTA-AF2 (AF2) bacteria are able to induce systemic resistance (ISR) in grapevine against B. cinerea, but ISR markers and their costs remained unknown in vineyards. In this study, we investigated the relationship between the effectiveness of single and binary combinations of selected bacteria to induce ISR and their ability to trigger phytoalexin accumulation, as a potential marker for disease resistance, in leaves and berries, as well as their impact on grape yield in vineyards.