Silicate solubilizing bacteria UPMSSB7, a potential biocontrol agent against white root rot disease pathogen of rubber tree

• Main Authors: Shabbir, Imran, Abd Samad, Mohd Yusoff, Othman, Radziah, Wong, Mui-Yun, Sulaiman, Zulkefly, Md Jaafar, Noraini, Bukhari, Syed Asad Hussain
• Format: Article
• Published: Springer 2020
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/85817/; https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42464-020-00052-w#:~:text=Silicate%20solubilizing%20bacteria%20not%20only,a%20physical%20barrier%20to%20pathogens.

Rigidoporus microporus is a causal agent of white root rot disease of rubber trees. Chemical control is commonly used against this disease but it is expensive, causes environmental pollution and fungal resistance. Silicon is a beneficial element which enhances plant growth and disease resistance but...