The Journal of general and applied microbiology
Characterization of rice rhizospheric Bacillus thuringiensis as biocide against leaf folder (Cnaphalocrocis medinalis), stripe stem borer (Chilo suppresalis), plant pathogens, and plant growth promotion traits.
Jyotirmayee Das, Kshira Sagar Behera, Tapan Kumar Adhya, Tushar Kanti Dangar, Madhusmita Panigrahy
Published: 202610.2323/jgam.2025.12.001
Abstract
Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) has broad spectrum multipotent functionalities for pest and disease suppression, and growth promotion (PGP) of plants. Therefore, potency of 27 rice rhizospheric and 2 commercial Bt isolates was assessed for biocidal and P…
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