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Potential Use of EM for Control of Phytopathogenic Fungi and Bacteria

C. M. Castro¹, S. D. Motta¹, F. Akiba² and R. L. D. Ribeiro²

Mokichi Okada Faundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil¹ and
Federal Rural University of Rio De Janeiro, Itaguai, RJ, Brazil²

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Abstract

Inhibition of fungi and bacteria by Effective Microorganisms (EM) was investigated by a double-layer plate method. Colony diameters of fungi (Sclerotium rolfsii, Pythium sp., Rhizoctonia solani, Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, Alternaria sp., Thielaviopsis paradoxa, Phytophthora capsici, Aspergillus sp., Fusarium moniliforme and Fusarium oxysporum fs phaseoli) and numbers of bacteria (Xanthomonas campestris pv vesicatoria and Pseudomonas solanacearum) were compared with untreated controls after 24 or 48 hours of incubation. Phytopathogenic fungi and bacteria were generally inhibited by EM in this study.