Plant growth promotion and biological control of<i>Pythium aphanidermatum</i>, a pathogen of cucumber, by endophytic actinomycetes

Abstract

The results clearly show that the endophytic, glucanase-producing actinomycetes used, especially as a combined treatment, could replace metalaxyl, which is the currently recommended fungicide for Pythium diseases in the United Arab Emirates. These endophytic isolates also have the potential to perform as plant growth promoters, which is a useful attribute for crop production in nutrient impoverished soils.